Ashlin Awerkamp Freelance Editor, Proofreader, and Typesetter

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Education
BA | BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | APRIL 2019
· Major: Editing and Publishing
· GPA: 3.96
· Monson scholarship recipient (BYU’s most prestigious scholarship)

Skills and Abilities

· Experienced with The Chicago Manual of Style, LDS Church style guide, Microsoft Word, and Adobe
InDesign, and familiar with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
· Fluent in Russian

Relevant Experience
LEAD EDITORIAL ASSISTANT | RELIGIOUS STUDIES CENTER | APR. 2017–AUG. 2018, JAN. 2019–MAY 2019
· Directed meetings with editorial assistants as lead editorial assistant since Jan. 2018
· Reported to and collaborated with managing editors on style decisions, training, and project progress
· Copyedited and proofread nonfiction manuscripts according to Chicago and Church style guide
· Copyedited and checked citations according to Chicago style
· Created and adhered to style sheets for individual projects
EDITOR IN CHIEF | SCHWA, BYU’S LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS JOURNAL | JAN. 2017–APRIL 2019
· Oversaw biannual production of journal as editor in chief since Sept. 2018
· Managed staff of fifteen editors and editing of a dozen articles per issue
· Organized and presented weekly trainings with staff and senior editors
· Assisted with obtaining acquisitions, substantive editing, copyediting, and typesetting articles
MANAGING EDITOR | LEADING EDGE, BYU’S SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY JOURNAL | SEP. 2018–APRIL 2019
· Reviewed submissions and determined acceptability for publication
· Performed substantive editing and copyediting on science fiction and fantasy short stories
· Assisted with typesetting and design
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT | CEDAR FORT PUBLISHING | AUG. 2018–DEC. 2018
· Copyedited and proofread various manuscripts, including young adult fiction, cookbooks, and several
non-fiction publications, according to Chicago and in-house style guide
· Created and checked format of citations
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT | FUTURE HOUSE PUBLISHING | SEP. 2018–DEC. 2018
· Reviewed acquisitions of science-fiction and fantasy novels
· Wrote posts with managing editor for company’s blog
· Collaborated with authors during copyediting
TEACHING ASSISTANT | BYU’S DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES | JAN. 2018–APR. 2018
· Assisted students in use of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
· Collaborated with teacher concerning student progress and grading
Because you deserve nothing less than an A.