Manager Assistant

KELLEY R. SMILKSTEIN

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Summary: Masters degree in Mass Communication. Nine years experience in editing and proofreading in the fields of

education, medicine, philanthropy and nonprofits. Proficient in Spanish.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CONTRACTOR

EDICIONES POLIGRAFA Barcelona (independent); Translator/proofreader Oct. 2009–Present

PROUS INSTITUTE Barcelona (independent); Writer/editor Oct. 2009–Present

PEARSON EDUCATION Boston (through nSight); Bilingual copyeditor/proofreader Jan. 2009–Sept. 2009

APPINGO Boston (independent); Bilingual copyeditor/proofreader March 2008–Aug. 2008

SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY May 2009–Aug. 2009

Communications Consultant Boston, MA

Developed communications for summer youth programs, including news releases and features

Rewrote and edited organization’s Web site in order to streamline and make more web-friendly

HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION Aug. 2008–Jan. 2009

Communications Intern – Philanthropy Wellesley, MA

Developed, planned, researched and executed e-newsletter for Growing Up Healthy – a $5 million initiative to

curb the childhood obesity epidemic in MA, NH and ME

Researched and wrote internal communications promoting Foundation activities for company mailings

Produced and pitched news releases and wrote a variety of collateral for Foundation activities

Took initiative to create media list for tri-state area and major national organizations

BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sept. 2007–Dec. 2008

Lead Research and Editorial Assistant to Prof. Michael Elasmar, Applied Communication Research

Copyedited and proofread, sought peer reviews, managed database, prepped for print inaugural issue of

American Journal of Media Psychology)

PROUS SCIENCE SA (now a Thompson Reuters business) Jan. 2001–May 2007

Production Manager/Assistant Editor Barcelona, Spain

Managed two advertisement-supported websites (AccessDermatology.com and ttmed.com/urology, as well

as Cardio, Respiratory, Neurology, etc.) and two subscription-based print journals (Drug News & Perspectives

and Methods & Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology), doubling the impact factor within two years

Copyedited and proofread; Oversaw design, editing and composition; Budgeting, payment and invoicing for

authors and outsourcing; Secured copyrights for print and multimedia content

Established best practices to improve quality output and timeliness of products

Worked across multiple departments to plan, write, edit and oversee design of brochures, quarterly

newsletters and other collateral, assuring branding guidelines were maintained

EDUCATION

BOSTON UNIVERSITY College of Communication Jan. 2009

Master of Science in Mass Communication With Distinction

Hearst Corporation Scholarship, BU Merit Scholarship

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – Boulder May 1998

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Dean’s List, Honors Program

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

Languages: English and Spanish; strong knowledge of French and Catalan.

Social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogging.

Computer skills: PC and Mac OS; working knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver (CSS, HTML,

wireframes); Microsoft Office; Quark; Vocus; Oracle, LexisNexis and other internet-based research tools.

Volunteer work: Trees for Mother Earth, Navajo Nation, AZ; Habitat for Humanity, Tijuana, Mexico; Middletown,

CT; Boulder County Shelter for the Homeless (Spanish tutor and interpreter).

INTERESTS: Writing; travel; Romance languages; the printed word; hiking, skiing and other outdoor activities; food

and wine; oil painting and drawing; social and environmental responsibility; learning every day.

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