Manager Maintenance

JEFFREY ESSMANN

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New York, NY 10024

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EDUCATION

Loyola University Chicago Philosophy/German Language &

B.A. (Summa Cum Laude)

Literature

Goethe-Institut Munich German (Advanced Level)

Zertifikat Deutsch

NYU Translation Studies Literary/Journalistic/Legal

Translation [non-certificate program]

Program

Manhattan Proofreaders Proofreading/Blacklining/Redlining

Certificate

EDGAR ASCII/EDGAR HTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RR.Donnelley

Proofreader, Translation Dept. 2010

. Proofreading translations into and out of English,

primarily to/from German, French, Dutch, and Spanish

. Light copy editing of translated documents

. Tracking changes to maintain translator glossaries

for ongoing projects

. Quality control on large projects (annual reports,

etc.)

. Reporting to project managers on translation and

document quality

Goethe-Institut New York

PR Manager 2009

. Content management of all promotional materials for

cultural events (film series, lectures, readings,

performance)

. Writing of web copy, promotional blurbs, pitch letters,

press releases, blog entries

. Translation and editing of German-language materials

. Research of websites/publications/audience for cultural

events

. Maintenance of target-group mailing lists

. Submission of press releases to journalists, websites,

listings editors

. Posting of events on website/maintenance of online

calendar

. Supervision of weekly email newsletter

. Press liaison

Accredited Language Services

2007 - 2009

Content

Manager/Translator/Proofreader

. Writing and supervision of all copy on company's main

website

. Creation and supervision of microsites and landing

pages

. Consultation on web development

. Translation (German-to-English) of personal/professional

documents

. Proofreading/copyediting of translations (legal,

medical, financial, personal)

. Direct editing of Word, WordPerfect, Excel and

PowerPoint files

Terry Hines & Associates 2005 - 2007

Head of Proofreading Department

. Proofreading and fact-checking of ad campaigns

. Proofreading of ads

. Consultation with AEs on new campaigns

. Maintenance of campaign log

. Updating of reference materials

. Supervision/training of proofreading staff

Jane Jordan Browne/Multimedia

Product Development 1995 - 2005

Literary Assistant

? Reading and reporting on manuscripts (fiction and non-

fiction) from

potential clients

? Consultation on prospective clients

? Proofreading and copyediting of client manuscripts

(fiction and non-fiction) in

preparation for submission to publishers

? Fact-checking on non-fiction titles

? Consultation on projects of existing clients

? Composition of pitch letters for manuscript submissions

? Follow-up with publishers on submitted projects

? Composition of promotional materials for catalogues and

book fairs

? Maintenance of submission and reading logs

? Maintenance of publicity, contract and correspondence

files

? Supervision/training of interns

Freelance Writing

1985 - present

[resume available upon request]

LANGUAGES

German (fluent); French (rusty); Ancient Greek (reading)

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