Kimberly's Profile

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First name	Kimberly
Country	United States
City	Long Beach
Profile	Hi! I am a proofreader of service publications in the automotive industry. In addition to my full-time workload, I am interested in taking on freelance work to keep my skills sharp outside of the technical field. I am happy to help you dot those i's and cross those t's! In my profession, I review material ranging from technical service bulletins to vehicle owner's manuals, from newsletters to letters signed by executive management. As a final backup set of eyes for the technical editors and writers in my department, I have found missing steps in sets of instructions, missing or incorrect digits in lists of 17-character vehicle identification numbers (VINs), and references to the wrong vehicle make or model. I also make rewriting suggestions, depending on the intended audience of a particular publication, with the general goal of making the document easier to read and understand. I have over four years' experience in the newspaper industry. During that time, I quickly learned how to maintain accuracy, find grammatical errors, and fact-check (as well as write solid headlines) under intense deadline pressure. One of my proudest moments of this period was when, while racing to copy edit a major cover story in about 10 minutes, I found, buried in the jump page, "martial arts instructor" typo'd as "marital arts instructor!" Even after I left newspapers as a profession, I worked as an occasional freelancer for a year, which made for an enjoyable change of pace from the not-as-exciting world of technical proofreading. Prior to newspapers, I was in magazine publishing for six years, copy editing, proofreading, and writing for motorsports magazines and racing event programs. I can easily adapt to any specialized style your work might require. If you have any questions, please inquire. I look forward to working with you!
Education degree	BA
Major specialization	English
Second specialization	Journalism
First language	English
Areas of specialization	Not selected

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Computer experience

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