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As a proofreader or copyeditor, your resume should reflect your editing skills. It should be concise, easy
to read at a glance, kept to one page, and, of course,
error-free.
A resume written in a format we recommend is posted below (your browser may make some spacing appear uneven).
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Sample Resume in HTML-format!
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YOUR NAME
Address
Phone
Mobile
Email
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OBJECTIVE |
A position as a proofreader utilizing my legal and copyediting background.
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EXPERIENCE |
Freelance Legal Proofreader Manhattan Proofreading Agencies
June
1988 - Present
Clients include the following top law firms: Cahill, Gordon; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Weil, Gotshal
& Manges; Kronish, Lieb; Finley, Kumble; as well as various advertising and financial institutions.
Copyeditor/Proofreader Sotheby's Auction House New
York, NY
February 1998 - December 2000
Proofread all appraisal reports; edited catalogues and brochures; some data entry.
Staff Copyeditor Silver Magazine New York, NY
August 1995
- April 1999
Proofread and coordinated production of this quarterly publication. Used Chicago Manual of Style. Booked freelancers and
oversaw staff of four.
Elementary School Teacher Little Red Schoolhouse New York,
NY
December 1988 - July 1992
Taught second and third graders reading and writing. Organized and designed curriculum. Wrote and edited school newsletter.
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EDUCATION |
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT BA in English 1988
Moritz
Legal Proofing New York, NY 1988
• Intensive two-day training in legal and financial proofreading, including redlining, blacklining, EDGAR and citations.
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SKILLS |
MAC and PC literate; knowledge of HTML; internet research; data input; QuarkExpress; digital photography.
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LANGUAGES |
Fluent in French, proficient in Spanish.
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REFERENCES |
Available upon request.
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Copyright © 1998, 2005 Moritz Legal Proofing, 20 W. 20th Street, NYC 212/369-8945. All Rights Reserved.
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