Proofreading/Writing/Office Assistant

Jennifer E. Packard

** ***** ******, **** *******, R.I. 02893 / 401-***-**** / *****************@*****.***

Summary: Talented, dependable Proofreader and Office Worker with BA in English/Creative Writing. Strong eye for detail, great communicator and irrepressibly positive outlook.

SKILLS: Proofreading, Internet Research, Microsoft Word, Blogging, Fact Checking, Writing, Answering Phones, Social Media, Emailing, Photography.

Experience:

Proofreader at an International company based in Rhode Island. 12/15-10/16

Proofreading People’s personal information on credit cards and carriers before it is sent out to individuals and businesses both nationwide and internationally.

Checks and confirms that all information matches correctly, including names, addresses, credit card numbers and codes, ensures that all proper inserts are included in mailing.

Responsible for proofing information on various kinds of cards including Higher One, Blue Cross, Solarity, Synergent, Mastercard, Visa; personal credit cards, business credit cards, and information for banks nationwide.

Proofreader at Amica Insurance, Warwick, R.I. Temp 5/15-10/15

Proofread insurance claim reports, checks and bills sent to Amica.

Checked that bills correctly corresponded with patient’s signatures and claim numbers. Edited elongated passages and made sure grammar was correct.

Sorted and proofread patient’s injury reports.

Related Experience:

Save The Bay – Blogger

Wrote environmental articles for Save The Bay’s “Tides” blog, updated readers on new discoveries from the Bay and Exploration Center news from Newport, R.I.

Docent and guide at Save The Bay’s Exploration Center where educational groups learned about biology and wildlife, getting to touch and hold creatures inhabiting Narragansett Bay.

Personal Work:

Short Story “Reciprocity” won Honorable Mention and was published in CrossTime’s Annual Science Fiction Anthology, Vol VIII.

Essay “Up in Smoke” published in Lizzy Miles book The Smoking Section.

Short Story “The Real Wolverine” published in Jenn Dlugos and Kyle Cranston’s book All Woe Great and Small.

Education: Rhode Island College, Providence, R.I. Graduated 5/16/15

Grade 4.0, Dean’s List final two semesters.

Coursework: Social Work I and II, Psychology of Adolescents, Advanced Writing

Fiction and Non-Fiction, Screenwriting, Literature in Film, Women’s Stories

Across Cultures, American History, The Holocaust and Other Genocides

Interests: Screenwriting, reading, photography, painting, environmental

Conservation, music.

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