Multilingual Copy Editor, Proofreader, and Project Manager

Emilio Carril

Miami, FL ǀ 786-***-**** ǀ **********@*******.*** ǀ linkedin.com/in/emilio-carril

Professional Profile

Detail-oriented copy editor and project manager with extensive experience in communications, editorial oversight, and content management in financial, legal, publishing, medical, nonprofit and government sectors. Proven skill in multilingual editing, project management, style guide development, and cross-departmental collaboration.

Core Competencies:

Financial and marketing communications editing

Multilingual editing and translation (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)

Style guide development and content review

Internal and external stakeholder communications

Project management of financial reports and publications

Compliance with legal and corporate standards

Content creation and proofreading in high-pressure environments

Extensive knowledge of international politics, economics, geography, U.S./world history

Tools: MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and HTML

Work Experience

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (SMBC), New York, NY 01/2020 – 11/2024

Financial Editor

Recruited as Financial Editor in the Americas Division’s (AD) Corporate Marketing and Communications department.

Drew up a company style guide and reviewed many types of communications for clients and internal stakeholders to ensure they were coherent, accurate, grammatically correct, and conformed to the guide.

Oversaw AD internal communications, including communicating with entire AD and functional and regional sections, updating intranet, and compiling a weekly newsletter to reflect company news and upcoming events.

Reviewed economic and financial reports, client pitches, and other presentations, ensuring the integrity of charts, tables, and graphics, and resulting in improved stakeholder satisfaction.

Reviewed and published multiple communications, including ads, videos, and client event materials.

Provided expert support with writing, translation, and editing in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (BNY MELLON), New York, NY 01/2016 – 12/2019

Project Manager and Financial Editor

Performed dual role as Project Manager and Financial Editor for the Investment Management NA division, reporting to the Senior Vice President and Head of Product Marketing.

As project manager, oversaw multiple projects, including development of fact sheets, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and industry and sector reports, white papers from data collection phase to final stages of legal and compliance reviews, approvals, and publication.

As editor for communications, reviewed and edited/proofread monthly, quarterly, and annual investment reports, newsletters, marketing materials, legal documents, correspondence with clients, blogs, and electronic communications to ensure textual and numerical accuracy, grammatical correctness, compliance with legal directives, and stylistic guidelines for both internal and external clients.

CONSULTING PROJECTS, New York, NY 07/2013 – 12/2015

Financial Editor, Copy Editor and Project Manager (Contract)

Performed financial editing projects for a range of financial, legal, publishing, and medical clients. These included:

Dow Jones: Edited and proofread financial-oriented newsletters (e.g., T. Rowe Price) and marketing materials in English and Spanish.

Credit Suisse: Copy edited financial and marketing material for a special management transition project.

Blackstone: Edited and proofread a wide variety of documents for both internal and external clients.

OppenheimerFunds: Proofread and reviewed financial reports, management presentations, marketing materials, infographics, blogs, emails, and other print and electronic documents.

White & Case, Clifford Chance, Seward & Kissel, Practising Law Institute, and Verisk Analytics: Copy edited and proofread a wide variety of legal and financial documents.

MCGLADREY LLP (NOW RSM US LLP), New York, NY 12/2008 – 07/2013

Financial Reviewer and Proofreader

Recruited to proofread and review a diverse array of accounting, auditing and financial reports for numerical accuracy, correct formats, styles, and content in a time-sensitive environment.

Compared originals with revised updates, making numerical calculations and cross-checking numbers for consistency among statements; reviewed text for spelling, grammar, and content; followed firm style guidelines, highlighting errors and inconsistencies; did Internet research; anticipated potential problems and proactively queried audit staff.

Collaborated with the Marketing department to clarify requirements for editing and proofreading client promotional materials.

Translated financial documents from multiple foreign languages to English after reviewing in the original language.

BEAR STEARNS & CO., New York, NY 04/2006 – 06/2008

Editor, Fixed Income Research (High Yield, Emerging Markets)

Hired for multifaceted role in all aspects of editorial, production and publishing of numerous fixed income publications and articles, including daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual reports in a time-sensitive environment.

Liaised with bankers, Legal and Compliance departments, and 32 analysts in New York, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific regions to ensure adherence with client needs and legal standards.

Researched, formatted, edited, and revised content, text, charts, tables, and written materials.

Published, distributed, and posted to company website, Bloomberg, and printers.

Translated and edited promotional, marketing, and other documents in multiple foreign languages.

Additional Work Experience

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., New York, NY

Project Consultant

EASTWEST INSTITUTE, New York, NY

Program Associate (Association for the Study of Nationalities)

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, Miami, FL

Passport Examiner and Adjudicator, Bureau of Consular Affairs (Passport Services)

Education

Master of International Affairs and Regional Certificate, East Central Europe

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York, NY

Awarded Departmental Research Assistantship, including full tuition plus stipend.

Coursework: International Law, International Trade and Finance, U.S. Foreign Policy, Economic Development, Human Rights, Security Analysis, Statistics.

Master of Arts (MA), Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Honors thesis on drawing of post-World War I Hungarian borders and resultant ethno-political problems.

Coursework: Hungarian, German Language, Linguistics, History, Economic and Political Development, Central European Politics and Culture.

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Phi Beta Kappa.

Additional Skills

Computer – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, EDGAR, HTML, website maintenance

Languages – English (native), Spanish (fluent), French (fluent), German (proficient), Hungarian (proficient), Portuguese (proficient)

Miscellaneous – Broad knowledge of U.S. and world geography, history, international politics, economics, philosophy, music, art, and science; love to read and find domestic and international travel to be both educationally and culturally enriching

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