content editor, managing editor, content writer, copyeditor
Resume:
Kimberly Joyce Reyes Veloso
********@*****.***
*** ****** ****** ******, *********, Cebu City
Summary
Professional copyeditor and content writer
Flexible writer for both print and online media
Meticulous attention to detail (writing style, tone, spelling, and grammar)
Able to meet deadlines
Relevant Experience
Copyeditor and content writer (2017 to present)
180 SEO
ZR & DC Building, Rosal Street, Lahug, Cebu City
Mentoring the content team: planning activities and skill-enhancement training, providing feedback on the performance of writers and writer applicants
Spearheading calibration sessions to ensure that the writers have updated information on the basics of writing and copyediting
Training newly hired writers the fundamentals of copyediting, using The Chicago Manual of Style as a guide
Editing marketing content such that it fits SEO standards
Writing content occasionally: guest posts, press releases, resource pages, infographic content, and other promotional materials
Handling escalations concerning writing projects
Team leader, senior manuscript reviewer, managing editor (2016 to 2017)
Commercial Reach Inc.
Ma. Cristina Building, Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City
Supervising the editorial team: assigning/delegating copyediting tasks, planning activities and skill-enhancement trainings, evaluating the performance of copyeditors, interviewing applicants
Spearheading calibration sessions to ensure that the editors and writers have updated information on the basics of writing and copyediting
Training newly hired editors and writers the fundamentals of copyediting, using The Chicago Manual of Style as a guide
Editing manuscripts, magazine articles, and marketing materials (e.g., news releases and page ads)
Editing articles, website content, and blog posts, coordinating with the marketing team so that these materials adhere to SEO standards
Brainstorming and writing articles for WayFairer, a literary and lifestyle magazine that caters to authors and other key players in the publishing industry (magazine circulation is around 100,000 readers and is distributed in major book fairs around the world)
Working with graphic designers on the magazine layout
Interviewing resource persons from all over the world for magazine articles
Handling escalations concerning copyediting projects
Trainer, senior manuscript reviewer, subject matter expert (2009 to 2015)
Author Solutions Philippines Inc.
6/F TGU Tower, Asiatown IT Park, Apas, Cebu City
Teaching newly hired editors the fundamentals of copyediting and indexing using The Chicago Manual of Style as a guide
Checking the manuscript of international authors using industry-standard rules in spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and word usage
Ensuring consistent application of writing conventions, with special consideration for the context, the manuscript genre, and the author’s writing style
Providing extensive knowledge and supplementary support to editors and colleagues from other departments through coaching and calibration sessions
Handling the manuscripts of VIP authors and authors with difficult or highly specialized concerns
Adding another layer of quality assurance by reviewing all edited manuscripts before they are sent to the authors
Additional Experience
Freelance linguist, various clients
Making phonetic transcriptions for linguistic data
Freelance editor, various clients
Language editor, Tadman (April to May 2009)
Writing and editing articles for the school yearbook, which had a circulation of about 2,000
Intern, Australian Agency for International Development Journalism Program for Mindanao Students (May 2008)
Covering social and political events in Metro Manila
Writing articles posted on ABS-CBNNews.com
Associate editor, CASSayuran (2007 to 2009)
Reviewing and writing news and feature articles for the official publication of the College of Arts and Social Sciences in MSU-IIT
Competencies
Computer skills: Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), TExtract indexing software
Knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style, which is the standard followed by the international publishing industry, and Oxford Style Manual, which is used in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, India, and some African countries
Basic knowledge of SEM, SEO, and analytics (Google, Twitter, and Facebook)
Professional Affiliation
In Other Words (IOW)
A Cebu-based group of language experts who translate works from Cebuano to English and vice versa
References
Meryl Lyn G. Roa
Manager
Mynimo
Christy O. Juevesano
Digital marketing specialist
180 SEO
Thea C. Riñen
Editor in chief, WayFairer
Commercial Reach Inc.
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