Editorial Assistant Copy Editor

Vanessa R. Petrillo

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Professional Experience

Treasure Coast Wildlife Center 5/21 -- Present

Newsletter Editor/Professional Consultant

As the newsletter editor, I am responsible for all newsletter content, including curation of photos and information

on special events, fundraisers, feature stories, and patient intake and release. Also contribute to social media content for the

Instagram, and Facebook page.

Making Web, L.L.C.

Writer/Journalist

Curate and write two to four articles daily which consist mainly of current, breaking news, and political 5/22 – 9/22

content, as well as evergreen content for our survival publication.

Jodi Riley Agency, L.L.C.

Certified Associate Grant writer

Proofread and edit where necessary, all content relating to grant applications and writing letters of inquiry for all 5/21-– Present

501C3 clients; research grant opportunities for all clients who require grant application services. We are making a

difference one client at a time while serving the non-profit community of the Treasure Coast.

Savannas Preserve State Park 6/19 – Present

Staff Volunteer

Duties at the park can vary from week to week, but my primary responsibilities include but are not limited

to visitors’ services, resident animal care, general maintenance, invasive plant removal, caring

for the park’s shade house plants, running and attending plant sales, participating in bird surveying, and park

native plant monitoring projects. I also assist in education programs that run throughout the year as well as

organizing ongoing special event series.

Quill and Birch Editing and Publishing Services

Proprietor 12/17 – Present

Established in December 2017, we are an editing and publishing services company that aims to serve the

Self-publishing community and businesses in need of editing, proofreading or copywriting.

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

DAW Books 8/07 – Present

Proofreader/Copy Editor

Proofreading and copy editing one to four books per month as needed.

Kensington Publishing 8/07 – 6/19

Proofreader/Copy Editor

5-Fold Media 3/11 – 3/13

Proofreader/Copy Editor/Editor

Proofreading and copy editing one to two books per month as needed. A Christian-based publishing

company, publishing fiction and non-fiction books.

Brooklyn Arts Council 9/07 – 1/08

Proofreader

I was hired on a project basis to proofread the Brooklyn Arts Council Directory of Organizations for 2008.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE/HISTORY

A+ Academy, New York, NY 9/07 – 10/18 Teacher

Work with students from grades three through eight to prepare them for City-Wide test examinations and test

preparation for Hunter High School and Stuyvesant High School and build strength in creative writing. Classroom

size varies from one-on-one tutoring to total classroom capacity.

Kensington Publishing, Inc., New York, NY

Inventory Manager

North South Books, Inc., New York, NY

Inventory Planner

Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY

Inventory Planner

Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY

ESL Instructor/Tutor

National Review Magazine, New York, NY Editorial Assistant/Research Assistant

EDUCATION

Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY

Honors Options Program; G.P.A. 4.0

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Liberal Arts: GPA 3.7

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Excel, and Microsoft Word, including Word Tracker for copy editing and proofreading, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, File maker, and Mainframe Database Programs such as VISTA, AS400, and SAP. I Can use both Mac and P.C.s efficiently. Also proficient in Wordpress.

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