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Freelance Proofreader at Self-Employed
freelance proofreader
Self-Employed
Review manuscripts for proper grammar, spelling, formatting, and consistency in preparation for publication.
Freelance Proofreader
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/annmarie-sculpture-garden-arts-center
- Support visitors at events
- Greet visitors at front desk, register students for classes, answer phone
- Assorted office tasks
Solomons, MD
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Volunteer
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/annmarie-sculpture-garden-arts-center
- Recruited volunteers to staff events throughout the year.
- Planned volunteer appreciation events.
- Retained volunteers and increase involvement through monthly volunteer newsletter.
- Supported office functions as needed.
Solomons, MD
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Volunteer Coordinator
Seakeeper, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/seakeeper-inc
- Developed and executed communications strategy through social media content and email campaigns. Reported on social media and email campaign performance.
- Assisted in copywriting and proofreading copy for website, brochures, and other external communications.
- Provided support for public relations: attending interviews, drafting press releases, and supplying additional materials as needed.
- Tracked publicity hits in relevant industry publications.
- Monitored forums for mentions of Seakeeper and competitors.
- Completed media training.
California, Maryland
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Communications Coordinator
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/princeton-university-press
- Coordinated book sales at author events
- Prepared for semiannual sales conference: arranged accommodations and meals for visiting sales reps, wrote and edited tip sheets, coded all books on the upcoming list, selected sample chapters, compiled sales kits, made advance information sheets for European reps, rehearsed presentations with editors
- Provided friendly service to customers with questions and orders. Communicated with authors regarding various aspects of marketing, publicity, and sales for their book
- Wrote copy for paperback books. Tracked hardcover copy approvals for other copywriters
-Translated foreign reviews for new hardcover books
- Helped prepare the seasonal catalog for printing
- Scheduled launch meetings, recorded and distributed meeting minutes to staff
- Drafted letters to authors describing the marketing plan for their book
- Represented PUP at BEA and the 2012 meeting of the American Sociological Association
- Assorted office functions: filing, mailings, making flyers in InDesign, etc.
Princeton, NJ
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Senior Sales Associate and Paperback Copywriter
Dunham Literary
- Reviewed new contracts: Royalty, Work-for-hire, and Permission agreements; created an Excel worksheet cataloguing the rights retained in all of the agency’s contracts
- Organized financial statements, researched sales numbers for an editor to bring to acquisitions board
- Read client and potential client manuscripts, suggested revisions, and drafted editorial letters
- Evaluated query letters and recommended potential projects to lead agent
- Drafted company letters, organized filing, photocopied and various other office tasks
- Attended AAR (Association of Author’s Representatives) meetings
New York, NY
Intern
The Bent Spoon
- Interacted with customers and prepared ice creams, sorbets, and baked goods
- Verified orders with companies, and helped train new hires
Princeton, NJ
Counterperson
Historic Morven Museum & Garden/Isles YouthBuild Institute
- Coordinated schedule for projects and educational activities including guest speakers and field trips
- Taught landscaping, job skills, and environmental awareness through hands-on projects
Princeton, NJ
Intern Team Leader
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Concentration: Languages and Literature (French and German)
- Study Abroad: Sarah Lawrence College Study Abroad Program, Paris, France, Spring 2008 
- Literature Courses: 20th Century German Literature (Advanced German); 19th Century French
Literature; The European Fairy Tale: A Modern History; Love Stories from France
- Research Projects: Analyzed Christine de Pizan’s City of Ladies; Researched and analyzed themes in Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptameron; Researched feminist themes in Mme. D’Aulnoy’s fairy tales, Fall 2007
- Translations: Mme. Du Chatelet’s Discourse on Happiness (used as a course text by Gina Luria Walker at the New School in New York City), Parts of Pascal Bruckner’s Beauty Thieves
Liberal Arts
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Sarah Lawrence College
https://www.linkedin.com/school/sarah-lawrence-college/
High School Diploma
Princeton Day School
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-brown-2998505
Los Angeles, CA
Jen Brown
Freelance Proofreader/Copy Editor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-burt-949836149
Los Angeles, CA
Jackie Burt
Freelance Proofreader and Editor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefani-wexler
Rockville, MD
Stefani Wexler Berdia
Publishing Professional and Yoga Instructor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-balderrama
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Alicia Balderrama
Copy Editor and Proofreader
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-ferreira-39b36455
New Bedford, MA
Christopher Ferreira
High School Science Teacher at Bourne Public Schools
https://cn.linkedin.com/in/zhi-m-11864489
Suzhou
Zhi M.
China Patent Attorney Biotech/Pharma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eda-stark
Boston, MA
Eda Stark
Intellectual Property Attorney at Fish & Richardson P.C.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryant-gauthier-36269b10
Washington, DC
Bryant Gauthier
Director Litigation Technology and Support at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaifeng-liu-3223b589
Boston, MA
kaifeng liu
research fellow at Boston Children's Hospital
https://sa.linkedin.com/in/al-ajaleen-law-and-ip-4b558010a
Saudi Arabia
AL AJALEEN LAW AND IP
IP and Legal Consultant at AL-AJALEEN LAW & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - AJ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-castrianni
Levittown, NY
Joseph Castrianni
Director of Attorney Recruiting at McClure Harrison
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffoneill
Somerville, MA
Jeffrey O'Neill
Patent Bots 🤖 founder, Patent Attorney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryportzline
Camp Hill, PA
Larry Portzline
I'm a screenwriter and lifelong word pro who creates feel-good, character-driven comedies with quirky pop culture themes.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahzim
Lawrenceville, GA
Sarah Zimmerman
Translating science into action
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-reed-97562750
Knoxville, TN
Amy Reed
Writer and Communications Specialist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bailee-bryant-99477010a
Fitzgerald, GA
Bailee Bryant
College, Career & Workforce Educator  at Ben Hill County Schools
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francine-scoboria-73a34411
Fleetwood, PA
Francine Scoboria
Communications Coordinator of Safe Berks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aubrey-bohn-0bb7ba58
New York, NY
Aubrey Bohn
Senior Manager, Public Relations at Universal Standard