Experience

Being Patient

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Being Patient is a digital news startup that was founded by a former executive producer of The Wall Street Journal. ➢ Write and edit articles on the latest brain health research, feature stories, and narratives ➢ Write and edit proposals, reports, newsletters, and social media content, including written pieces, video clips, and graphics ➢ Collaborated with team to help grow audience from 1,000–20,000 within one year ➢ Manage budgets and advertisements ➢ Analyze metrics and develop innovative campaigns to create community-driven editorial content and build our community ➢ Manage social media groups and social calendar using tools like WordPress, CoSchedule, and Hootsuite ➢ Develop, edit, and upload videos Show less



Culture Trip

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  ➢ Edit travel articles about destinations around the world (have edited 3,000+ articles) ➢ Assist writers around the globe, including ESL writers ➢ Ensure articles conform to editorial style guide ➢ Work closely with WordPress tools, including tools that allow us to feature travel-booking website partners, affiliate link tools, and itemized list generators ➢ Edit travel articles about destinations around the world (have edited 3,000+ articles) ➢ Assist writers around the globe, including ESL writers ➢ Ensure articles conform to editorial style guide ➢ Work closely with WordPress tools, including tools that allow us to feature travel-booking website partners, affiliate link tools, and itemized list generators



Christine Barba Consulting

• Writer and Editor

  • May 2010 - Present

  ➢ I've been published in various outlets including Google Travel and VICE ➢ Assist clients with writing and editorial services (e.g. copy and developmentally edited biographies for Fritzen Media) ➢ Familiar with AMA, AP, APA, CMS, GPO, Harvard, MLA, and Turabian styles ➢ Satisfy all of my clients’ needs on daily basis. Please see client testimonials on my website: http://www.christinebarba.com. ➢ I've been published in various outlets including Google Travel and VICE ➢ Assist clients with writing and editorial services (e.g. copy and developmentally edited biographies for Fritzen Media) ➢ Familiar with AMA, AP, APA, CMS, GPO, Harvard, MLA, and Turabian styles ➢ Satisfy all of my clients’ needs on daily basis. Please see client testimonials on my website: http://www.christinebarba.com.



Google Travel via EnVeritas Group

• Writer and Local Expert

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  ➢ Write and offer feedback on local guides for various destinations, including Cape May, New Jersey, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Delaware, Durham, North Carolina, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Outer Banks, North Carolina, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, and Raleigh North Carolina ➢ Ensure titles and descriptions follow editorial style guide ➢ Write and offer feedback on local guides for various destinations, including Cape May, New Jersey, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Delaware, Durham, North Carolina, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Outer Banks, North Carolina, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, and Raleigh North Carolina ➢ Ensure titles and descriptions follow editorial style guide



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

  ➢ Provided copy and developmental editing for a large project that included lesson content, course builds, and multimedia items ➢ Developed style guides and maintained editorial style documentation based on project-specific criteria ➢ Worked with team to ensure all projects met quality standards and conformed to established conventions ➢ Provided copy and developmental editing for a large project that included lesson content, course builds, and multimedia items ➢ Developed style guides and maintained editorial style documentation based on project-specific criteria ➢ Worked with team to ensure all projects met quality standards and conformed to established conventions



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• ENG101 Instructor

  • Jun 2014 - May 2016

  ➢ Taught academic writing and research across academic disciplines. Promoted novice writers’ growth ➢ Developed transferable materials and daily lesson plans that fulfilled curriculum guidelines, including five major assignments in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and business writing ➢ Instructed students in academic inquiry and argument (happy to provide student evaluations upon request) ➢ Assisted students in English 101 course with developing a social science fieldwork report, as published in an academic textbook. Show less



Technical Information Publishing Solutions

• Copy Editor

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  ➢ Copy edited and proofread scientific, academic, and trade manuscripts ➢ Worked on book design, page layout, indexing, project and social media management ➢ Copy edited and proofread scientific, academic, and trade manuscripts ➢ Worked on book design, page layout, indexing, project and social media management



Project Light to Life

• Blogger

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  ➢ Founded blog. Gained 19,700+ subscribers. Wrote and edited content, using SEO, HTML, and Java http://www.projectLTL.com ➢ Founded blog. Gained 19,700+ subscribers. Wrote and edited content, using SEO, HTML, and Java http://www.projectLTL.com



University of Delaware

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Introduction to Poetry Teacher's Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  ➢ Gave lectures. Taught class in absence of professor. Aided students with assignments in office hours and via email.

• Writing Center Consultant

  • Feb 2012 - May 2014

  ➢ Tutored over 500 clients, including ESL students, on papers, theses, articles, and personal statements



The Main Street Journal

• United States
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Editor in Chief

  • May 2012 - May 2014

  ➢ Selected, edited, and created layout for published works. Worked extensively with publishing company ➢ Selected, edited, and created layout for published works. Worked extensively with publishing company



The Review Newspaper

• Entertainment Editor and Staff Reporter

  • Feb 2011 - May 2014

  ➢ Pitched, assigned, and edited 3,000+ articles. Assisted reporters. Wrote for various news desks. Circulation: 50,000 ➢ Pitched, assigned, and edited 3,000+ articles. Assisted reporters. Wrote for various news desks. Circulation: 50,000