JULIE CARTER

ad2e0r@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/juliecarter

512-***-****

STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES

• Extensive knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style, APA style, Associated Press style, Merriam-Webster spelling conventions, and familiarity with Microsoft style; quick to learn company-specific guidelines and standards

• Experienced user of Mac and Windows operating systems

• Experienced user of Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Workfront, Confluence, Microsoft Teams,

Google Suite, Zoom, Webex

• Proactive, deadline-driven, independent, thorough, collaborative, focused, and adaptable to changing business needs; often commended for my “eagle eye”

• Some experience with SEO/metadata (tagging Brand photo collections with keywords)

• Some experience with Drupal

EXPERIENCE

Copyeditor, Charles Schwab, Creative Center

(in-house ad agency), Austin, TX, May 2015–January 5, 2024

• Following Schwab style, copyedited materials including executive-level communications, the annual report, confidential/NDA material, regulatory documents (e.g., account agreements; forms and applications for domestic and international clients, Schwab Bank, and Advisor Services), web pages, direct mail letters, emails, social media copy, print ads, retirement brochures, materials for annual promotional events (golf, skiing), WCAG-accessible transcripts for videos, and materials related to the merger of TD Ameritrade with Schwab.

• Developed a system of guidelines for working with regulatory documents to increase accuracy and consistency across the editorial team, had an excellent command of corporate terms and trademarks, and was considered (by my supervisor, project managers, and other editors) to have the deepest subject matter expertise for regulatory communications.

• Communicated daily (via Microsoft Teams, texts, emails, in-person and/or virtual meetings) with project managers, writers, and other editors, as needed.

• Advocated with marketing partners for accuracy, clarity, and ease of use for end users.

• Ensured that the Schwab style guide remained up to date.

• Created copy decks and wrote copy, as needed.

• Participated in Schwab Volunteer Week; helped create editorial team presentations; trained new hires and contractors.

Contract Copyeditor, Charles Schwab, Creative Center, July 2014–May 2015

Initially hired to do word-for-word reads of the 40 most-used Schwab regulatory documents.

Freelance Copyeditor, August 2013–July 2014

Contract work for American Institutes for Research, SPi Global, Wordmark, and Small World Communications

Associate Copyeditor, Pearson, Austin, March 2012–August 2013

Proofread and copyedited various stages of standardized testing materials, primarily STAAR, TAKS, and TELPAS tests.

Copyeditor, Institute for Public School Initiatives, Austin, January–March 2013

Copyedited online lessons aimed at improving high school students’ reading and writing skills.

Freelance Copyeditor, Small World Communications, Austin, 2011

Copyedited materials for the international aid organization Catholic Relief Services and ECODIT,

a worldwide environmental consulting company.

Copyeditor, Psychonomic Society Publications Office, Austin, 2006–2010

Copyedited articles for six experimental psychology journals, queried authors about issues with their writing, sent .pdf proofs to authors for input, checked final proofs in the office before publication, and proofread.

Copyeditor, Intramark and Wordmark, Houston, 1997–2003

Copyedited white papers and software training materials, for example, often for HP/Compaq, on a contract basis.

Information about editorial experience contracting for Microsoft and working for Houston Press,

Seattle Weekly, Corbis, Microsoft Press, Fjord Press, Yale University Press, and the University of Texas

at Austin is available by request.

EDUCATION

• M.A., German language and literature, University of Texas at Austin, 4.0 average

• B.A., German language and literature, magna cum laude, Boston University

• Publishing Institute graduate, University of Denver

• Fellowship study at the Free University Berlin

• Junior year in Munich program with Wayne State University

• On professional development days, worked to keep my skills current (via podcasts, videos, and virtual meetings)

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