Meredith Barrett
Content Editor & Quality Assurance Lead at Jan Kelley- Claim this Profile
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Katie Richard
When working with Meredith, you can tell immediately that she is deeply committed to her work based on her enthusiasm and her attention to detail. She has above-average communication skills and one of her top priorities is making sure her collaborators have the materials needed to complete a project. I work on a weekly newsletter with Meredith, and I really appreciate Meredith's efforts to provide me with all the materials I need to complete my job. This shows me that she is setting me up for success, and working with a person who makes your job easier is a great feeling. She is considerate, efficient, deadline-oriented, and bubbly, which makes her an excellent coworker.
Gina Nicholls
I worked with Meredith at The Cord when I was a copyeditor, and I greatly enjoyed my time with her. She was constantly supportive and encouraging, and would take time to explain problems to the group and manage any issues that we couldn't agree on. As well, she was able to consistently improve our time management as a team, getting work done faster, more efficiently, and with less mistakes. I certainly learned a lot from her, and she was definitely one of the most able and committed leaders I've worked with.
Katie Richard
When working with Meredith, you can tell immediately that she is deeply committed to her work based on her enthusiasm and her attention to detail. She has above-average communication skills and one of her top priorities is making sure her collaborators have the materials needed to complete a project. I work on a weekly newsletter with Meredith, and I really appreciate Meredith's efforts to provide me with all the materials I need to complete my job. This shows me that she is setting me up for success, and working with a person who makes your job easier is a great feeling. She is considerate, efficient, deadline-oriented, and bubbly, which makes her an excellent coworker.
Gina Nicholls
I worked with Meredith at The Cord when I was a copyeditor, and I greatly enjoyed my time with her. She was constantly supportive and encouraging, and would take time to explain problems to the group and manage any issues that we couldn't agree on. As well, she was able to consistently improve our time management as a team, getting work done faster, more efficiently, and with less mistakes. I certainly learned a lot from her, and she was definitely one of the most able and committed leaders I've worked with.
Katie Richard
When working with Meredith, you can tell immediately that she is deeply committed to her work based on her enthusiasm and her attention to detail. She has above-average communication skills and one of her top priorities is making sure her collaborators have the materials needed to complete a project. I work on a weekly newsletter with Meredith, and I really appreciate Meredith's efforts to provide me with all the materials I need to complete my job. This shows me that she is setting me up for success, and working with a person who makes your job easier is a great feeling. She is considerate, efficient, deadline-oriented, and bubbly, which makes her an excellent coworker.
Gina Nicholls
I worked with Meredith at The Cord when I was a copyeditor, and I greatly enjoyed my time with her. She was constantly supportive and encouraging, and would take time to explain problems to the group and manage any issues that we couldn't agree on. As well, she was able to consistently improve our time management as a team, getting work done faster, more efficiently, and with less mistakes. I certainly learned a lot from her, and she was definitely one of the most able and committed leaders I've worked with.
Katie Richard
When working with Meredith, you can tell immediately that she is deeply committed to her work based on her enthusiasm and her attention to detail. She has above-average communication skills and one of her top priorities is making sure her collaborators have the materials needed to complete a project. I work on a weekly newsletter with Meredith, and I really appreciate Meredith's efforts to provide me with all the materials I need to complete my job. This shows me that she is setting me up for success, and working with a person who makes your job easier is a great feeling. She is considerate, efficient, deadline-oriented, and bubbly, which makes her an excellent coworker.
Gina Nicholls
I worked with Meredith at The Cord when I was a copyeditor, and I greatly enjoyed my time with her. She was constantly supportive and encouraging, and would take time to explain problems to the group and manage any issues that we couldn't agree on. As well, she was able to consistently improve our time management as a team, getting work done faster, more efficiently, and with less mistakes. I certainly learned a lot from her, and she was definitely one of the most able and committed leaders I've worked with.
Experience
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Jan Kelley
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Content Editor & Quality Assurance Lead
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Oct 2018 - Present
-More in-depth content editing and helping to align communications with client business goals
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Quality Assurance Administrator
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Aug 2013 - Oct 2018
Proofread marketing/advertising communications for multiple clients in various industries to ensure:-layout matches the final copy deck-grammar and spelling are flawless-spacing (kerning, tracking, leading) and fonts are consistent-references, contact information, URLs and legal copy are accurate-other language outputs match the EnglishPieces include ads, brochures, posters, videos, newsletters, ebooks, white papers, infographics, press releases, websites and more.Standardize, oversee and work within multiple client style guides, and facilitate house style.
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Paper Droids
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France
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Financial Services
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Copyeditor
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Oct 2012 - Nov 2013
-Checked heds, deks and copy for spelling, grammar and punctuation-Fact checking where necessary -Checked heds, deks and copy for spelling, grammar and punctuation-Fact checking where necessary
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Robert Kennedy Publishing
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Canada
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor - Multimedia
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Dec 2012 - Jun 2013
-Prepared print book files for eBook format, including liaising with conversion companies-Reported on eBook trends and market activity-Wrote copy for and edited a weekly newsletter distributed to over 90,000 readers-Analyzed newsletter open rates, clickthroughs and website traffic using Google Analytics-Designed and executed a short recipe ebook for the Eat-Clean Diet® brand using InDesign-Worked within three CMS templates to load and manage website content (including Joomla and WordPress)-Chose, generated and edited feature content for eatcleandiet.com-Cropped, resized and otherwise prepared images for Internet pages-Answered customer service e-mails to resolve technical issues and troubleshoot for eatcleandiet.com-Supervised book production schedules and timelines-Copyedited, proofread and inputted changes to print book files using InCopy-Completed required changes for book reprints using InCopy, and liaised with printer to ensure timely delivery-Wrote on collaborative book projects-Attended industry events to represent the Eat-Clean Diet® brand and sell books/merchandise-Facilitated contests and prize distribution
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Editor, Online and Print
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
-Prepared print book files for eBook format-Wrote copy for and edited a weekly newsletter distributed to over 90,000 readers-Analyzed newsletter open rates and website traffic for eatcleandiet.com using Google Analytics-Chose, generated and edited feature content for eatcleandiet.com-Answered customer service e-mails to resolve technical issues and troubleshoot for eatcleandiet.com-Copyedited, proofread and inputted changes to print book files using InCopy-Completed required changes for book reprints using InCopy-Coordinated nutrition information calculations-Wrote catalogue, promotional and/or BLAD copy on occasion-Attended industry events to represent the Eat-Clean Diet® brand and sell books/merchandise-Facilitated contests and prize distribution-Booked photo shoots, including photographer, stylist and hair and makeup artist
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Editorial Assistant
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May 2010 - Dec 2010
-Answered customer service e-mails-Calculated nutritional information for recipes in book projects-Proofread books after initial copyediting was complete-Attended industry shows to sell books
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Totem
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Social Networking Platforms
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Intern, Aeroplan Arrival Magazine
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Apr 2010 - May 2010
-Assisted editor in chief on projects, including interview questions, copy for small features-Assisted with copyediting, fact checking, research-Facilitated database updating, organization/filing -Assisted editor in chief on projects, including interview questions, copy for small features-Assisted with copyediting, fact checking, research-Facilitated database updating, organization/filing
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Administrative Assistant
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Jul 2009 - Sep 2009
-Attended desk and phones-Facilitated a filing/archive system-Edited website content-Prepared and proofread professional documents (including flyers, pamphlets, labour agreements, business cards) -Attended desk and phones-Facilitated a filing/archive system-Edited website content-Prepared and proofread professional documents (including flyers, pamphlets, labour agreements, business cards)
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Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Copyediting Manager, The Cord Weekly
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Sep 2008 - May 2009
-Assembled and managed a copyediting team-Performed penultimate revisions on all galleys and edited copy-Standardized a house style guide according to Canadian Press style -Assembled and managed a copyediting team-Performed penultimate revisions on all galleys and edited copy-Standardized a house style guide according to Canadian Press style
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Education
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2005 - 2009
Wilfrid Laurier University
HBA, English -
2009 - 2010
Centennial College
Certificate, Book and Magazine Publishing
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