copy editing, proofreading, AP style, Chicago Manual of Style

KATELYN HUNTER

Evansville, IN ***** 812-***-**** **************@*****.***

linkedin.com/in/katelynlhunter

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Copy Editor with expertise in book publishing, marketing, and consumer-facing copy. Copywriter with journalistic, educational, creative, and marketing experience. Proofreader experienced in finalizing manuscripts and professional resumes. Confident team member with the ability to teach and learn in any role.

Core Competencies:

Copy editing

Proofreading

Copywriting

AP Style

Chicago Manual of Style

APA

Book publishing

Resume editing

SEO

WORK EXPERIENCE

Keystone Partners, Morrisville, NC 07/2023 – Present

For the last 40 years, organizations have relied on Keystone Partners to achieve their goals by helping their talent advance their careers.

Resume Proofreader and Formatter

Format client resumes for ATS and checks for grammar, typos, and inconsistencies.

Served as the lead proofer on resume book for pharmaceutical company after only one month of employment.

Quote.com, Tampa, FL 2022 – 2023

Quote.com is a tech-enabled digital media and performance marketing platform that helps consumers shop for insurance.

Freelance Copy Editor

Edited copy for style, grammar, spelling, and readability and help writers utilize SEO keywords to increase web traffic.

Served two teams, editorial and SEO.

Guided new writers in SEO best practices.

Served as copy editor on more than 10 trending articles.

Sourcebooks, Naperville, IL 04/2016 – 12/2021

Sourcebooks is an independent book publisher outside of Chicago that publishes a multitude of topics with the belief that books change lives.

Freelance Copy Editor (04/2016 – 12/2021)

Edited copy for style, grammar, spelling, readability, and plot.

Served as sole copy editor of 11 books, including one series.

Helped develop plot points of 3 fiction books, at authors’ request.

Created templates for style sheets used by all copy editors.

Freelance Proofreader (04/2016 – 12/2020)

Served as the final pair of eyes on multiple books to check the work of copy editors and designers.

Created guidelines for adapting British English books to American English.

Created fact-checking method for all proofreaders.

Worked across genres.

Agile Consulting, Menomonie, WI 05/2016 – 06/2016

Agile Consulting offers end-to-end management of large-scale technical projects and growth support for online businesses.

Freelance Copywriter

Wrote marketing copy about niche topic (US high schools) according to strict project guidelines and SEO practices.

One of 10 writers (out of 75 total) selected to work on the final stage of the project.

Edited other writers’ work.

Created contact list of potential interviewees for project.

University of Evansville Student Publications, Evansville, IN 07/2013 – 05/2014

Student Publications is home to University of Evansville’s student magazine and was formerly home to the LinC yearbook.

Copy Editor for LinC Yearbook

Edited student human interest stories and photo captions for the yearbook and trained junior staff members.

Hired for a position on senior staff despite no prior experience.

Taught journalism course to junior staff.

Acted as fact checker for yearbook and magazine.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN (2014)

PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

Virginia Lowell Grabill Writing Award for Creative Writing, University of Evansville Writing Contest (2014)

3rd Place in Poetry, University of Evansville Writing Contest (2014)

Ohio River Review, University of Evansville (2014)

Glass Mountain, University of Houston (2014)

Horror Scholar (2021)

Divergent Terror, Off Limits Press, LLC (2022)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mental Health Blogger, YouMatter (2016)

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