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EXPERTISE
Localization, copy editing, developmental editing, proofreading. Straightforward & accessible prose.SELECTED EMPLOYMENT
Editor- The Content Bureau
- Edits B2B thought leadership, e-books, white papers, and more for global enterprises.
Freelance Editor
- Super Copy Editors
- Efficiently copy edits and proofreads marketing, social, print, web, and packaging materials for confidential clients including creative agencies, health care organizations, energy providers, and major CPG companies.
- Amazon Web Services
- Edited 145+ complex technical presentations for grammar, style, visual consistency, and technical accuracy to be presented at AWS re:Invent, an annual tech conference with over 60,000 attendees.
- Summit K12
- Copy edits and proofreads K-12 educational materials, including assessments, teaching guides, lesson plans, worksheets, etc.
- PalmDrive
- Edits and proofreads college admissions essays and application packets for international ESL students. Also conducts mock interviews for admission to U.S. high schools and universities.
Localization Editor
- Cross Infinite World; Hanashi Media
- Edits and localizes English translations of Japanese fiction for grammar, style, and cultural legibility.
- Selected edited works:
- Kiwi Vine
- Edited and localized English translations of Korean fiction for grammar, style, and cultural legibility.
- Selected edited works:
- For Better or For Worse
- The Baengri Clan’s Unwanted Granddaughter (chapters 91-150)
SELECTED PROFICIENCIES
AP Stylebook; Chicago Manual of Style; Microsoft 365 (Word, SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint, etc); Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc); Airtable; Slack; Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat); HTML; CSS; Wordpress.EDUCATION
- Pacific Northwest College of Art ∙ Portland, OR ∙ MA
Earned master’s degree in critical theory/cultural studies. Graduated with a GPA of 4.0. Read thesis. - Columbia University ∙ New York, NY ∙ BA
Majored in history with a focus on East Asia. Managing editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator in 2009; arts & entertainment editor in 2008.