RACHEL HORNER

Experience
Providing excellent customer service and on-time delivery of written and creative projects;

freelance editorial services

Rachel Horner Editorial & Flexible to work from-home or in the client's workspace; Editing (developmental, substantive, Creative Services (2 Years) copy, and line) and proofreading; Copy writing; Use of Microsoft Office suite and Web
applications; Use of Adobe InDesign; Event planning and brand representation; Data entry; Social media maintenance; Creating newsletters, blog posts, presentation materials, sales/press kits and other collateral; Market research; Creating/editing training and technical materials Promoting print and digital materials to post-secondary faculty, students, and buyers in defined

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Ltd. $2 million territory; Assessing needs of customers and correlating to creative solutions; (1 Year)

Conducting planned visits and cold calls; Leveraging company marketing events and crossfunctional team to influence sales decisions; Overcoming objections from key decision-making individuals and committees; Effectively presenting digital and print-based products to faculty and students; Delivery of post-sale service, including product training; Use of CRM database Recipient: "Revision of the Year, 2010" for Modern Advanced Accounting in Canada

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Ltd. (Hilton/Herauf), 6th Edition. (2 Years)

Effectively coordinating e-book and print timelines, budgets, and contributors; Performing substantive edits on manuscripts; Proofreading formatted pages; Coordinating national reviews and synthesizing results; Providing feedback and guidance to authors for manuscript and supplementary materials; Liaising with authors and acquisitions editors to ensure projects meet strict publishing deadlines and stay on budget; Managing permissions budgets and securing digital and print rights for publication of various materials; Providing input for artwork, covers, and general formatting; Proofreading; Effectively prioritizing conflicting deadlines Transcription; Indexing; Conducting various types of research using digital and physical

Dr. Robert Wright archives; Proofreading; Creating and editing citations in a variety of styles; Photo research (5 Years)
Writing and contributing articles for publication; Interviewing subjects; Interview transcription;

Magazine Conducting photo research; Copyediting; Proofreading; Providing input for cover, interior (1 Year)
design, and layout; Working with editor-in-chief on staff assignments; Chairing editorial meetings Writing, proofreading, and sending correspondence to authors and vendors; Conducting

HarperCollins Canada, Ltd. production checks on manuscripts; Photo research; Fact checking; Assisting with awards (4 months)
documents; Evaluating and responding to unsolicited editorial material

application process; Supporting royalties department; Filing, photocopying, faxing, and scanning

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freelance editorial services

Education
Centennial College Post-graduate Certificate, Book and Magazine Publishing Toronto, ON

Trent University Bachelor of Arts, History Peterborough/Oshawa, ON

Volunteer
2011 - Present Providing support to Whitby Rotary fundraising events through charitable bartending and nonWhitby Rotary profit customer service

2012 Guest lecturer; Prepared and delivered content on developmental editing for higher education to Centennial College an audience of students in post-graduate Book & Magazine Publishing program

2009 - 2011 Participant Take a Student to Work Day; Provided mentorship to students interested in Centennial College pursuing careers in publishing; Prepared meaningful itineraries; Answered follow-up questions

2009 - 2010 Created newsletters; Designed tickets and posters for events; Provided fundraising support Friends of the Ajax Library

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