Office Writer

***********@*****.*** 406-***-**** ︎ ***** E Park St, Atlanta, GA 73563

Iann Scott

EXPERIENCE

[Freelancer]

Accomplishments

Eight years of editorial experience in the area of print and online technical communication.

Appointed chief coordinator on the A. Datum Corporation Editorial Board.

Developed, researched, and delivered on time the A. Datum Corporation Style Guide.

Wrote specifications for the Editorial Request Tool, an innovative design using Microsoft Visual Basic to enable the efficient submission of requests to the A. Datum Corporation Editorial Board.

For more than four years, managed the editorial department at Consolidated Messenger, which consisted of four employees who provided editorial coverage to the company’s then 21 writers.

Professional Experience

Technical Editor III–A. Datum Corporation, Blvd Lakewood Ranch, FL Nov 2010 - Apr 2020 – Present

Develop and publish editorial procedures to support the more than 80 writers who document peer-to-peer services and network strategies in the e-commerce space.

Specify and prototype tools to increase editorial efficiently in the workplace, and work directly with writing teams to develop customer-focused content.

Maintain the editorial schedule and ensure that the six editors on my team have sufficient work.

Collaborate across teams to share information and coordinate on new ideas at the weekly editorial board meetings.

Managing Editor–Consolidated Messenger, Foster City, CA Feb 2009 – Jul 2010

Edited content, managed four editors, and provided usability feedback for Web site development projects that showcased the company’s business-to-business wireless services.

Projects Editor–Litware, Inc., Foster City, CA May 2007 – Jan 2009

Researched, wrote, and edited content for the department’s Web site. Conducted usability studies on the site and provided troubleshooting assistance as needed.

Freelance Writer–Baldwin Museum of Science, Boston Jun 2005 – Sep 2006

Interviewed specialists in scientific areas and wrote informative articles on current scientific practices and theory as they pertained to the mission of the museum.

Purchased articles were printed in the quarterly 32-page magazine published by the museum.

Freelance Editor–Lucerne Publishing, New York City – Aug 2020

Wrote and edited feature news articles and press releases for daily metropolitan newspaper under stringent deadlines. Highlights include covering the North Carolina Incident.

Programming and Software Skills

Microsoft Visual Basic, HTML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator

Education

National University, North Torrey pines Road, LA billa, CA

, Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science 2004 - 2007

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