Los Angeles Operations Coordinator

Sheila Haber

Proofreading specialist with ** years experience in corporate and another 10 years working freelance. Skilled in typography, layout design, copywriting and editing. Experienced in multiple stages of production. In addition to flawless attention to grammar and typographical details, I possess strong art, design and creative writing skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Familiar with AP Style and other style guides. 173 Los Vientos Dr. Newbury Park, CA 91320 909-***-**** *******@***.*** WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance — Proofreader/Copy Writer/Coordinator

Los Angeles Times — Advertising Operations Coordinator Los Angeles Times — Production Artist

Los Angeles Times — Proofreader

Thomas De La Rue — Proofreader

01/2014 to Present, Remote

Freelance proofreader and copywriter for various media including marketing materials, website content, proposal writing, and published novels. Strong focus in the elds of education and the arts. See www.ClaytonConnerArt.com for a writing/design sample. Other references available upon request. 05/1998 to 03/2004, Ontario, CA

Lead coordinator in advertising sales department. Ordered advertising space for multi-zoned daily newspaper. Worked closely with type houses to ensure all customer requests have been included and that multiple revisions were current and accurate. Stayed in direct customer contact to accept their revisions by phone, by courier, or via sales person. Direct communication with typehouse artists to ensure clarity and accuracy. Heavy deadline environment required focused multitasking and organization.

08/1993 to 05/1998, Los Angeles, CA

Manual paste-up of art and typography to generate press-ready advertising. Paste-up of multiple sizes and styles of advertising materials, manually cut color, completion of press pages including editorial and advertising with all advertising materials accounted for and ready for press.

12/1989 to 08/1993, Los Angeles, CA

Proofread all advertising that was, at that time, created in-house. Worked through the revision process until nal sign off. Ensured that all typography requests were ful lled and that all grammatical and typographical errors, including size and style, were identi ed and corrected. Ensured that correct art and photos were placed according to reference and checked for size and quality. Signed off on advertising material once discerned to be set to its best visual advantage, it adhered to all legal requirements, and was error free.

07/1988 to 12/1989, Claremont, CA

Harte-Hanks — Proofreader

Cha ey College — Proofreader

EDUCATION

University of California, Riverside

Cha ey College

Proofread stocks and bonds for legal, artistic, and compliance standards. Proofread the text-heavy ne print to ensure the nal draft was a perfect duplicate of the provided copy and error free. 07/1987 to 07/1988, Mira Loma, CA

Proofread advertising materials for heavily circulated weekly shopper. Checked for all layout speci cations including design, art quality, typography, spelling and grammar. 09/1987 to 06/1988, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Proofread Economics textbooks authored by Professor Craig T. Justice and pending publication. Read for all typographical errors, grammar, and overall consistency. Wrote chapter review questions. 09/1986 to 12/1986

01/1987 to 06/1989

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