gabrielle a. barber
**** *** ****** *** *****, CA 94024 206-***-****
***********@*****.***
Objective
Position in technical writing and editing
Skills Profile
Extensive media, writing, editing, research and reference
experience
Experience with taxonomies, metadata, controlled vocabularies and
classification
Online and print content publishing and editing; headline
writing; layout and design
Customer service and client relations
Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, XMetal, oXygen,
CSS, HTML, XML, SQL, FTP, data entry
Secretary, sALA: student chapter of the American Library
Association; editor, The Silverfish: student newsletter of The
Information School, University of Washington
Employment History
Student Technician, Special Collections, University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Archive, document and tag historical photographs and print
documents; assist in finding-aid creation using XML; sort and
record information and metadata related to archival material;
upload information to database for display in UW online catalog
and directory
Intern, The American Library in Paris
Paris, France
Record and archive historical documents; create finding aid;
record metadata attached to archival material; catalog documents
according to content; maintain archival records; assist in
day-to-day library operations
Wire Editor, The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, CA
Budget, edit and produce content and images for three editions of
300,000+ circulation daily print and online publication; present
daily news and image lineup to managerial staff; coordinate with
editorial and management staff to ensure accurate and timely
production; write eye-catching headlines and text; edit content
for accuracy; design news pages; proofread and fact-check
material; manage reporter relations; communicate with national
bureau to ensure publication consistency
Desktop Publishing Consultant, WASSER Studios
Seattle, WA
Edit, design and QA technical documents for print and online
publication; coordinate with production team to ensure accuracy
and adhere to client standards; communicate effectively with
staff and management team to produce high-quality manuals,
documents and other items for print production and translation
into 20 languages
Education
Master of Library and Information Science: University of
Washington, March 2010
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Communications, Political
Science: University of Oregon, 2003