AMANDA

WIND
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University

English major (in progress), editing minor (completed)

Senior status; Overall GPA: 3.39
Anticipated graduation date: December 2014
Relevant courses: Writing Literary Criticism; Print Publishing; Genre and
Substantive Editing: Magazine; Editing for Publication

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Writing skills from various English classes at BYU (especially academic writing in
literature classes)
Editing skills from various English Language classes at BYU
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop
6 years studying French
75 wpm typing speed

PREVIOUS EDITING- AND WRITING-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Stowaway MagazineCopyeditor and Twitter Manager .............. (Jan 2014Present)

Wrote articles, blurbs, captions, and other magazine text as assigned

Copyedited articles, contents pages, and all other magazine material
Managed the Twitter account and organized regular Tweets in conjunction with
other social media

FamiliusEditorial Intern ..................................................... (Sept 2013March 2014)

Edited assigned books throughout their publication process while

communicating extensively with authors
Created personal deadlines throughout the editing process on multiple projects
at once
Worked with the publisher to reconcile both the authors and the publishers
needs according to marketability, timeliness, and compliance with the
companys objectives

VivintProcessing Packet QA Lead ......................................... (April 2013Oct 2013)

Communicated daily with field service professionals, supervisors, and district

managers via phone and email
Maintained liaison with other departments on policy
Conducted monthly training for technicians