Carrie Deal
Editor, Small Business Powerhouse
Professional Status
Freelancer
Available
About Me
I'm a bright, engaged young professional with a keen analytical mind and skills to match. I have experience with project management, editing, copywriting, building relationships with a wide variety of people (from office worker to inmate to anime fan), and communicating professionally in various modes.
My goal is to put those skills to work at a company I can grow with.
My interests include:
Horror, Japanese history from 1865 to 1945, weird media, and cats
My goal is to put those skills to work at a company I can grow with.
My interests include:
Horror, Japanese history from 1865 to 1945, weird media, and cats
Rhetoric and Media Studies
Experiences
Community Manager and Editor
FAKKU
June 2016
to March 2019
Portland
United States - Oregon
- Proofread and edited 2,000+ pages of translated manga per month, focusing on smooth, engaging dialogue appropriate to characters and setting
- Performed quality control checks on digital and print comics
- Managed and moderated a Discord community of 9,000+ anime fans, including hiring, firing, and directing other moderators
- Acted as the face of the company at anime conventions, both selling comics face-to-face and giving solo panels to audiences of 100+ rowdy anime fans
Project Coordinator
LanguageLine Translation Solutions
October 2015
to June 2016
Portland
United States - Oregon
- Set timelines, coordinated with linguistic teams and other staff, and kept clients updated on their projects
- Delivered projects to clients in an accurate and timely fashion
- Invoiced clients and contractors
- Managed and executed quick turnaround translation projects ranging from a few words to a 100+ pages
Quality Assurance Specialist
LanguageLine Translation Solutions
December 2014
to October 2015
Portland
United States - Oregon
- Provided critical support by editing and proofreading translated documents
- Ensured correct spelling, grammar, numbers, and dates on 200+ pages per week
Academic Director and Registrar
New Freedom College
March 2013
to July 2014
Portland
United States - Oregon
- Designed, taught, and revised 19 adult education courses for inmates independently and from scratch
- Performed nearly every operation the organization required including copywriting, phone calls, administrative tasks, and logistics
- Enhanced the writing capabilities of 20+ students, leaving them better prepared to continue their college educations and more employable after release
- Built the organization up from a founder's idea to a functioning school within a year
Skills
Writing and Editing
- Proofreading
- Creative Writing
- Line Editing
- Copywriting and Copyediting
Project Management
- Organization
- Timeline Development
- Strict respect for deadlines
