Writer/Editor with content creation and proofreading experience
Resume:
Rachel Leigh
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Objective
Passionate, hard-working and creative content writer and filmmaker looking for freelance writing, editing and/or proofreading work.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, English August 2021
University of Houston - Downtown, Houston, Texas
Concentration in Creative Writing
Recognized for excellent writing skills
GPA in Major, 4.0. Overall GPA, 3.4
Editing Experience
Editor (Spring) / Publication Intern (Fall) August 2020 – May 2021
The Bayou Review, University of Houston - Downtown
Select Poetry and Prose from external submissions based on quality of writing and relevance to theme for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 issues of the university’s literary journal.
Proofread and edit selections prior to publication.
Created the print layout of the Fall 2020 issue in Scribus.
Participated in 2020 “Quarantine” podcast and recorded segments in Poetry Corner and interviews.
Editor-in-Chief 2004-2006
edificeWRECKED
Final selections and proof/edit for online literary journal
Managed staff of six editors, overseeing selection of prose, poetry and visual art
Wrote and created all web content (introductions, announcements, interviews)
Publications
Non-Fiction, Short Fiction and Poetry published in numerous print and online publications such as Chicken Soup for the Girl’s Soul, Underground Voices, Vox, The Glut, Word Riot and NFG Magazine.
Awards
BEST PAPER, HHL’s Fifth Annual Student Research Conference December 2020
“Film History as Microhistory: A Deeper Look at Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates”
Film Experience
3:14 (Short Film) Director/Writer/Producer 2020
Hellfire (Feature Film) Producer 2020-2021
Plight (Feature Film) Producer 2020-2021
Imperceptible (Short Film) Director/Writer/Producer 2016
Pickaxe (Feature Film) Co-Producer 2014
Haunted Trailer (Feature Film) Production Assistant 2012
Houston Actors (Webseries) Writer/Producer 2012
Bar Room Blitz (Short Film) Special Effects Makeup Artist 2011
Devour (Short Film) Writer/Producer 2010
The Thing Is (Short Film) Writer/Producer 2010
Escape from the Ladies Producer/Script Supervisor 2010
Room (Short Film)
Film Festivals and Awards
Imperceptible – Official Selection, Blissfest International Film Festival, Denver, CO
Imperceptible – Official Selection, Denver Women in Film Festival, Denver, CO
The Thing Is – Project 21 Film Festival, Philadepha, PA
Devour – Winner: Audience Favorite, Best Sound, Splatterfest, Houston, TX
Skills & Software
Creative Writing
Blog Writing
Technical and Academic Writing
Resume Writing
Screenwriting
Proofreading & Editing
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Adobe (Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign)
Scribus
Final Draft, Celtx screenwriting, StudioBinder
Film Directing/Editing
Photography (composition, lighting, art design)
Set Design
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