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