Carolina de Legarreta Lozano
**** ****** ***** ** • Little Elm, TX 75068
314-***-**** • ************@*****.***
Work Experience
Freelance Editing December 2013-present
• Assess creative work, both fiction and nonfiction, written by authors publishing independently online
• Prepare correspondence and documentation of necessary edits to written works in question Fox River Valley Public Library District November 2018-November 2019 Bilingual Library Assistant in Youth Services
• Planned and presented read-alouds and program series for children ages 0-12
• Entered and maintained data from program attendance using spreadsheets and databases
• Edited web content and e-mail newsletters for clarity and grammar as well as style i.e. registered trademarks and company name/images
Learning Ascent October 2017-September 2018
Instructional Coordinator
• Assisted students with college essays, instructing them on proper language use as well as overall writing structure and creativity
• Tracked appointment data and confidential student information, creating necessary data reports to help staff provide excellent tutoring service
• Managed company blog with weekly blog posts, SEO optimization, and editing of coworkers’ content Bellarmine University Writing Center August 2014-May 2017 Assistant Director, promoted August 2016
• Coordinated weekly staff meetings with the director
• Conducted research to implement new strategies into the writing center before presenting ideas to the director and other tutors during staff meetings
• Fact-checked and verified director’s research i.e. statistical data during various projects Writing Consultant
• Coached students through the creation of thesis statements while teaching them how to organize and structure writing effectively
• Presented workshops on a variety of topics, including the function of the writing center, effective research methods, citation styles such as APA and overall writing skills
• Kept accessible stock of style guides for clients as well as memorized changes to appropriately communicate them during the editing process
• Contributed to writing center blog, maintaining deadlines, and producing content at a level which led to one post's publication in campus magazine
Skills
Copy Editing/Proofreading ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Navigate proofreading tasks with extreme accuracy and attention to detail, checking for proper style and usage, voice, and overall clarity and consistency
Wordpress and HTML ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Able to maintain Wordpress blog using working knowledge of platform, basic coding, and SEO optimization
Spanish ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Native speaker with proficiency in written communication