Patricia Sclater Wheeler

**** **** ****** *********, ** Canada V5V 4T7

1-778-***-**** adg0hg@r.postjobfree.com

CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-wheeler/

Portfolio: https://blue-cloak-editorial.com/

Objective

A fully remote internship, entry-level position, mid-career opportunity, and/or project-based assignment calling for devotion to quality, attention to detail, comfort with repetitive tasks, and the willingness to be both a mentor and a learner. Why should we collaborate?

I’m a back-office professional who writes and edits content for front-office colleagues and online visitors. During my career, I’ve developed short-form pieces, documented editorial and CRM standards and processes, maintained related assets, and trained co- workers. Additionally, I’m authorized to work in the U.S. and Canada, and I’ve served in a virtual capacity for more than eight years. Skills

Software: Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite. Paint. TeleMagic and SalesLogix CRM. Web: WordPress, SharePoint, and Yoast SEO.

Administrative: Content management, process documentation, file sharing, and virtual trainings/presentations (creation and delivery). Experience

Content Management Specialist, Blue Cloak Editorial (self-employed) 2017–present Work performed remotely for organizations in a variety of industries.

• Creates and edits short-form content such as blogs/mini-articles, social media captions, radio advertising scripts, presentations, HR handbook/manual verbiage, and RFP cover letters and template language.

• Suggests detailed revisions and improvements to content via tracking and comment functions.

• Advises clients on best practices for brand voice and verbal identity development.

• Demonstrates strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Currently finalizing a 57,000-word genre fiction novel; project tasks include managing the work of an illustrator and a copyeditor and formatting the manuscript for print and electronic publication. Editorial Administrator, Grant Thornton LLP 2013–2016 Work performed remotely for the U.S. member firm’s Chicago-based headquarters.

• Developed, documented, and refined editorial style standards and departmental processes.

• Answered stylistic and procedural questions, trained colleagues, and provided content management support.

• Received the April 2014 Spotlight Award for outstanding achievement within the firm’s national marketing and sales organization.

Data Integrity Specialist, Grant Thornton LLP 2000–2012 Work performed for the firm’s Kansas City, Mo., office and its Chicago-based headquarters.

• Revised marketing content, client deliverables, local HR materials, and business correspondence.

• Completed data entry, querying, reporting, and verification tasks to optimize pursuit efforts.

• Created a SalesLogix procedures manual for Kansas City colleagues and trained them on best practices for maintaining good database hygiene.

• Commended by the national CRM administrator for actively promoting data integrity across the firm. Education

M.A. in English, University of Missouri—Kansas City (USA), GPA = 3.675 of 4.0 B.A. in Oxbridge English Language and Literature, William Jewell College (USA), GPA = 3.88 of 4.0

• Graduated magna cum laude.

• Contributed to juried literary journal Facets (1995, 1993).

• Performed honors study at Homerton College, Cambridge, England (1993–1994), as part of B.A. coursework.

• Named to Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges.

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