Carolyn Uno
Editor & Copywriter at ChangeLab Solutions- Claim this Profile
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some French & Arabic -
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Bio
Credentials
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Book and magazine publishing
Summer Publishing Institute, New York University -
Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional
National Association of Nonprofit Accountants & Consultants -
Certified facilitator
Core Connexion Transformational Arts
Experience
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ChangeLab Solutions
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor & Copywriter
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Sep 2017 - Present
Edit, proofread, and manage design of publications, web content, promotional materials, and internal documents across all departments of a nonprofit organization that creates policies and provides technical assistance to promote health equity nationwide. Write, edit, and publish product pages, newsletters, email blasts, and social media posts. Advise in-house writers. Implement house style. Edit, proofread, and manage design of publications, web content, promotional materials, and internal documents across all departments of a nonprofit organization that creates policies and provides technical assistance to promote health equity nationwide. Write, edit, and publish product pages, newsletters, email blasts, and social media posts. Advise in-house writers. Implement house style.
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Tigris Productions Limited
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Entertainment
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Owner
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1997 - Present
Production management and quality control of books, journals, and newsletters from manuscript to press. Copyediting and proofreading publications in higher education, business and management, nonprofit management, young adult fiction, art, poetry. Scheduling, hiring, and supervising copyeditors, designers, compositors, proofreaders, indexers. Author relations and resolving editor queries. Collating corrections from proofreader and authors. Checking press proofs. Fact checking. Copy fitting. Overseeing permissions. Managing art programs.
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Production Editor
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1992 - 1997
Managed production of journals and newsletters from manuscript to press, including launches of new journals, in a team-based environment. Routinely handled 15-20 projects per month. Accelerated schedules to meet stringent corporate deadlines. Maintained relationships with editors-in-chief. Hired and supervised copyeditors, compositors, indexers, and other freelancers. Checked cover and text proofs and bluelines. Helped train staff and vendors in electronic editing system. Sat on committees to revise house style guide and house copyediting test.
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Assistant Marketing Manager / Marketing Proofreader
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1990 - 1992
Supervised production of direct-mail packages and flyers, including writing, editing, list selection, printing, and mailing. Provided quality control and fact checking on jacket and catalogue copy for all titles and copy fitting as needed. Errors in marketing materials decreased after I was hired.
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature -
University of California Extension
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Pacific Arabic Institute
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Berkeley Adult School