Casey Dooley
******@***.*** ** Main St., Apt. ***, Deep River, CT 06417 203-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Content QA Manager, nSphere, May 2010–Oct. 2011
Trained content editors/analysts on our ever-evolving proprietary content management systems and monitored and evaluated their work for quality and timeliness
Suggested needed and necessary updates and/or fixes to current and future content management systems
Provided feedback on work and quality of content team and quality issues concerning content, topics (search keywords) and general website usability and visibility
Proofread title and topic (keyword) listings
Acted as content editor/analyst when not attending to managerial duties, critically reading articles and creating topics
Freelance Writer, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Jan. 2009–Sept. 2010
Researched and wrote running front-of-book article, “Geek Speak,” a brief explanation of a technical wine term
Editorial Assistant, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Feb. 2008–Jan. 2009
Photo researched all articles to be published
Edited, fact-checked, and/or proofed all articles to be published
Researched and wrote front-of-book articles, captions, headlines, book reviews and online pieces
Maintained and updated online calendar of events, as well as weekly, interoffice Excel spreadsheet of event invitations
Maintained, updated, and supervised Wine Enthusiast Magazine style guide and consulted New York Times’ style when necessary
Provided customer service via phone and email with regards to editorial and photography inquiries/concerns, acquisitions and corrections
Document Publisher, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Nov. 2006–Oct. 2007 (contract position)
Imported, bookmarked, hyperlinked, edited, formatted, published, finalized and/or QC’ed assigned documents
Trained in and proficient with using Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and medical CMSs: Documentum, CARA and CoreDossier
Communicated with authors and supervisor to ensure that documents were compliant
Editorial Assistant, Pre-Press Publishing Co. / Palmyra Press, Oct. 2005–Sept. 2006
Performed light to medium proofreads/copy edits on manuscripts and galleys
Type coded manuscripts according to specifications of author and project manager
Photo researched images from art logs/manuscripts and obtained usage permissions
Created and maintained art logs
Read and critiqued submissions of various genres in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
Researched and wrote critiques and market reports on various book manuscripts
Learned and maintained style guide according to company standards and the Chicago Manual of Style
EDUCATION
B.A. Major: English Minor: Writing
Providence College, Providence, RI, May 2005
GPA 3.37; Dean’s List (5 semesters)
Course Highlights: Literary Journalism, Creative Writing in Fiction, Intermediate Writing, Modern American Fiction, Contemporary Poetry
Semester Abroad: National University of Ireland, Galway, Fall 2003
Course Highlights: Contemporary Irish Writing; Travel: Ireland, Spain, England, Scotland
MediaBistro Online Education, April May 2012
Course: InDesign for Writers and Editors