Sample Writer/ Copy Editor Resume

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Writer/ Copy Editor Resume Example

Personal Details:

Kay Mills
327 Green St
Ithaca, NY 14850
Home: (817) 555-4765
Mobile: (817) 555-6754

Objective:

Seeking for a challenging environment to work as writer/copy editor to utilize my skills and experience.

Professional Abilities:

  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Command on English and have love for the language.
  • Co-operative, work in team as well as independently.
  • Good decision making power.
  • Ability to analyze the content and find out what is missing.

Professional Experience:

  • Copy Editor, Daily News Digest, Chicago, IL
    2006 - Present
    • Looking for the Grammatical and spelling errors for writings of other writers and freelancers.
    • Preparing a layout for the article.
    • Review the article, adding headlines and captions wherever necessary.
    • Make sure that the article is of right length.
    • Cut the lengthy articles to fit in given space without loosing value of the article.
    • Looking for the right picture or artwork to put together with the story.
    • Contacted directly to the production and art personals to prepare layout for the page.

  • Writer, Copy Editor, F Fashion Magazine
    May 2004 - December 2005
    • To write articles for the fashion magazine.
    • Preparing the stories related to current happenings in the fashion world.
    • Editing the articles, stories written by others and putting them together.
    • Provided a layout for articles. Put headlined and captions for other writers and freelancers.
    • Looking for the grammar and syntactical errors in the articles.
    • Supervised other editors

Academics:

  • Master of Arts (Specialization in English)
    University of Phoenix, Chicago, IL
    2004

  • Bachelor of Arts (Specialization in English)
    University of Phoenix, Chicago, IL
    2002

Reference: Available upon request.