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Editorial Assistant Resume

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Chicago, IL

SUMMARY

  • Edit and maintain the employee handbook
  • Conduct federal grant research
  • Develop and deliver employee training
  • Edit student papers for academic style and grammar
  • Tutor students across a variety of genres and disciplines
  • Freelance Technical Writer
  • Interviewed subject matter experts Wrote and tested video tutorial scripts
  • Performed usability testing on content and software UI
  • Edited and delivered feedback on documentation across teams
  • Wrote and managed the department blog, social media channels, and quarterly newsletters
  • Trained new department assistants
  • Developed onboarding materials Planned events: created budgets, contracted vendors, developed programming, and ran day - of logistics
  • Advised new and prospective students

SKILLS:

Writing Manuals Product Specs Release Notes Agile / Lean Roadmaps Style Guides Digital Scripts Newsletters Web & SEO Web/Software Photoshop InDesign FrameMaker Acrobat X Salesforce Microsoft MindTouch Wordpress MailChimp

EXPERIENCE:

Editorial Assistant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

  • Edited and proofread academic articles for content, mechanics, and APA style
  • Communicated regularly with authors and editors Fact-checked articles for accuracy

Lead Technical Writer

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Hired, trained, and supervised technical writing intern
  • Researched, designed, and developed internal and external
  • knowledge bases in CRM solutions
  • Created online tutorials and web articles
  • Conducted software and documentation usability tests
  • Led onboarding and client trainings
  • Created and maintained templates and style guides for all operations content

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