I’m a freelance proofreader and an Intermediate member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading.
I have seven years in-house experience in the publishing industry: I worked on academic journals at Royal Chemistry Society and Cambridge University Press, and then on children’s fiction for the LEGO Group.
I have worked with publishers, packagers, communications agencies and authors on a freelance basis for several years.
Qualifications
Lancaster University: BA (Hons) English Literature with Creative Writing [1]
CELTA Teaching English as a Foreign Language Qualification
Professional development
Publishing Training Centre: Essential Proofreading – Pass with Merit
Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading: The Art of Querying
Publishing experience
The LEGO Group, Denmark: Editorial Coordinator (2016-2018)
Cambridge University Press, UK: Production Editor (2012–2016)
Royal Society of Chemistry, UK: Publishing Assistant (2011-2012)
Code of practice
As a member of the CIEP I follow the standards set out in its Code of Practice.