Smita

Looking to contribute my knowledge and skills in a school that offers rewarding and challenging role in education. To transition where I can use my editorial and writing skills to teach students how to improve writing skills. To use my graphics design skills to make things vivid for the children in class.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
• Comprehensive knowledge of medical science, diagnostics being a student of Biotechnology and microbiology.
• Additional extensive knowledge content editing, copy editing, proofreading and basic editorial guidelines.
• Additional knowledge of graphics design and editing.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
Software skills: MS Office 2007, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw

Willing to travel: 1 miles

Experience: WORK EXPERIENCE:
Oct 2005 – Dec 2006: Technical Editor: Macmillan India Limited (Book Division), Bangalore
• Edited science journals and general articles
• Provided alternative words, phrases to bring clarity in the text

Dec 2006 – Mar 2007: Copy Editor: India Book House
• Copy edited 10 science journals and 30 articles. Major journals like Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• Performed quality assurance

Aug 2007–May 2011: Self-employed - Proofreading
• Edited general science articles as a freelancer

Dec 2014 – Dec 2015: Proofreader: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Kolkata
• Edited science journals and medical books
• Provided alternative words, phrases to bring clarity in the text
• Edited relevant diagrams for medical books
• Assisted production head in preparing index

Aug 2016–Dec 2020: Self-employed ―Teaching/Freelance proofreader/graphics designer
• Tutored students of class I–V.
• Taught preschoolers for nursery and lower kg with interactive sessions of story telling and art and crafts.
• Provided help in doing science project for class I–V
• Used multimedia for effective communication.
• Worked as freelance proofreader
• Worked as freelancer graphics designer (self-taught graphics designing)