Laryssa Brooks
Multimedia Quality Assurance Editor @PSL Group
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WORK HISTORY
Multimedia Quality Assurance Editor @PSL Group
Efficiently edit and proofread digital marketing deliverables (e.g, banner ads, microsites, HTMLs, and newsletters) at the initial review, proof, and post-production stages for a global healthcare publishing company. Professionally collaborate with a diverse North American team in a remote environment while using desktop publishing software and the Google suite. Comprehensively train new team members on various processes and provide constructive feedback. Tactfully oversaw specific deliverable edits by the team and proactively updated the relevant process. Regularly manage the team\'s work queue, distributing tasks and adapting to changing priorities. Earn nominations for Achiever\'s Paradise (employee) awards in recognition of meticulous work. Accurate, efficient editing contributed to a key account team\'s success, resulting in $1 Million in resales from a client Take the initiative to foster a positive work environment by recognizing team members\' birthdays, participating in the business group book club, and contributing to the departmental newsletter.
EDUCATION
University of Windsor
Non-Major
Toronto Metropolitan University
Postgraduate Certificate
University of Windsor
Master of Arts
University of Windsor
Bachelor of Arts
ABOUT LARYSSA BROOKS
If you\'re reading this, my keywords worked. I\'m a creative, detail-oriented, published writer and editor with 10+ years of experience in publishing. I\'ve edited over three million words while juggling multiple projects in fast-paced environments for leading companies worldwide. I use my communication skills to help writers and businesses optimize their content for readers and create engaging articles and books. Some of my achievements: • I won the Alistair Macleod Masterful Short Story Award from the Windsor International Writer\'s Conference. • Stories I edited won the 2022 Literary Titan Gold Book Award and the 2022 LA Sci-Fi Horror Festival Europa Silver Award. • Works I edited were officially selected for the 2022 RED Movie Awards and nominated for the Acorn-Plantos Award for People\'s Poetry. • My editing earned scholars a cumulative in grants. • My writing has been published in offSIDE,(parenthetical), When Women Waken, the Windsor Local, and more. Here are some reviews I\'ve received:\"Great work, with plenty of valuable advice and insight. I really appreciate the contributions to my work, and the critical feedback was most helpful. The review and edit were thorough and you not only made corrections but also explained the corrections in multiple places, leading me to be cognizant of flaws in my writing and helping me to improve my craft.\"\"With your help, my document improved fundamentally and became more fluent. I also learned a lot from your commentary, including writing strategies and rules for English academic writing. Thank you very much!\"\"Outstanding—I couldn\'t have written it that well; thank you so very much. It\'s all perfect now. Many thanks; you\'re a STAR!\"\"The writing in this book is exceptional! You conjure lovely images replete with memorable detail, transition gracefully between chapters, and employ an exciting variety of sentence structures. Your grammar and mechanics are highly sophisticated.\" I love applying my passion for reading, learning, and helping others so companies and writers can hook their target audience and keep them reading. Note: All thoughts and opinions on my profile are my own.
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