Assistant Marketing

EDUCATION

Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2006

o English emphasis in Creative Writing with Minor in Art

History

o Graduated Magna Cum Laude

o Overall GPA 3.6; Major GPA 3.8 (4.0 scale)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pearson Education (Scott Foresman), Glenview, IL

Technical Composition Proofreader, April 2008-present

o Proofread hard/soft copy for consistent grammar and

design changes

o Utilize file programs with InDesign, InCopy, and Acrobat

o Track changes, produce barcodes, and maintain barcode

archive

o Collaborate with team to organize files, burn disks, and

print directories

CDW Corporation, via Advanced Resources, Vernon Hills, IL

Proofreader, February 2008-March 2008

o Edited CDW-G marketing products in FileMaker Pro, such

as magazines, brochures, letters, e-mails, pamphlets,

and posters

o Assisted K-12, higher ed., state & local, and fed.

government editors

ETA/Cuisenaire, Vernon Hills, IL

Copy Editor, May 2007-November 2007

o Edited educational materials, such as textbooks and

manipulatives, for product development, creative,

merchandising, and marketing teams

o Wrote and proofread catalog copy, helped to compile

catalog index

o Assisted with product reprints, fact-checked, and

updated style guides

Pearson Education (Scott Foresman), via Corestaff Services, Glenview,

IL

Proofreader, February-March 2007

o Proofread educational K-6 textbook content proofs and

.PDF files

o Implemented proofreading marks and advised changes to

supervisor

o Worked with production department team to correct

art/design layouts

Dynamic Graphics, a division of Jupitermedia, Peoria, IL

Keyword Specialist, January 2006-January 2007

o Wrote and edited descriptions for online art stock

images

o Researched image information for consistent quality

assurance

o Organized and maintained online images, data entries,

and files

Anaga Yearbook, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Copy Editor, August 2004-May 2006

o Promoted from Assistant Copy Editor to work with

production

o Proofread 200+ pages of yearbook copy and website text

SKILLS InDesign Photoshop FileMaker Pro

Acrobat InCopy

QuarkXpress

Basic HTML Spanish, French (Basic)

Microsoft Office

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