Wendy Darrow

Copy Editing Manager @Javelin Agency

Irving, TX, US

Lead team of copy editors and manage team editing and proofing digital and direct mail campaigns for B2B and B2C lines of business within clients. Personally copy edit work for key accounts, such as AT & T, Citi, DIRECTV and Southern California Gas Company.\\\\n• Restructured and expanded team SOPs from six to over 40 and maximized access by storage in the cloud to significantly increase quality, eliminate errors, promote consistency and ensure commonality of process across editorial staff.\\\\n• Increased efficiency and facilitated complete transparency into team task assignments by establishing standard checklists to ensure coherence in elements evaluated across assignments.\\\\n• Established expansive living style and resource guide through Google Sheets encouraging teamwork, promoting consistency and eliminating errors.\\\\n• Streamlined project turnaround time by devising a cross-functional process to delegate work, minimized confusion by promoting in-person collaboration between copywriters, account managers and editors, and streamlined end-to-end workflow process, reducing staff by 50% while improving overall production process.\\\\n• Significantly decreased unplanned editorial overtime hours by establishing separate shifts to support teams across all U.S. time zones.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English

The University of Texas at Austin

Texas Secondary Teaching Certificate, English Language Arts, Composite