Christine Kuykendall
Summary
Editor with 4+ years of experience enhancing document clarity and readability. Strong editing, project coordination, communication, and time management skills. Adaptable and reliable, with an eye for detail and a commitment to producing high-quality deliverables. Eager to contribute to team success by combining attention to detail with proactive collaboration.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Senior Editor / Coordinator
2022 - Current
- Provide editing, formatting, and proofreading of technical reports, memorandums, proposals, and other documents to company or client standards.
- Effectively communicate with PMs and coordinate the editorial team to consistently meet deadlines.
- Utilize knowledge of editing, grammar, and style guidelines to provide suggestions that elevate document language and improve readability.
- Create individual references and insert citations and bibliographies, formatted to specific guidelines.
- Mentor assistant editors, fostering skill development in formatting and editing, and create internal training materials.
- Collaboration with teams company-wide to ensure readability and grammatical accuracy in internal and external documents.
Freelance
Editor
2021 - 2022
- Assisted self-published authors in the editing and proofreading of their novels, The Road to Remorse (romantic mystery) and Survivors Anonymous (thriller).
- Worked closely with authors to improve overall readability and narrative flow.
- Developed strong organization and time management skills to deliver quality work and consistently meet deadlines.
Allwrite Advertising & Publishing
Editorial Intern
2021 - 2021
- Wrote, edited, and reviewed a variety of articles for online and physical publication. Achieved consistency by adhering to style guidelines, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
- Prepared and edited copy and utilized reference sources to verify facts.
- Participated in weekly editorial and logistics meetings with coworkers and supervisory editor.
- Performed editing for grammar, sentence structure, and prose polishing in books.
PinMaxx
Editor / Content Writer / Web Designer
2021 - 2021
- Wrote, managed, and edited website content for all products and promotional items.
- Provided client with SEO content and suggestions.
- Met weekly with client to provide updates and revise content as directed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - English
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL2022
Skills
- Line and copy editing
- Proofreading
- Communication and teamwork
- Organization and coordination
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Acrobat
- EndNote
- 508/ADA Compliance
- Typing (80 WPM)
Certification
- Certification in Editing and Publishing from the University of Central Florida
- Microsoft Copilot/AI
- Advanced Branding
- Digital Marketing Foundations
Timeline
Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)
Senior Editor / Coordinator
2022 - Current
Freelance
Editor
2021 - 2022
Allwrite Advertising & Publishing
Editorial Intern
2021 - 2021
PinMaxx
Editor / Content Writer / Web Designer
2021 - 2021
Bachelor of Science - English
University of Central Florida