DeAnne Ridge
Biloxi,MS
Summary
I have over a decade of experience transcribing the spoken word into a permanent written record. I love my job and I strive to provide 100 % correct transcription for each and every job. I am eager to uphold the customer's requests for formatting and other items.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Transcriptionist
Self Employed Services
06.2020 - Current
- Used various legal transcription audio/video players to create accurate transcripts of court proceedings, police interviews, board meetings, and other types of events.
- Followed specific guidelines and style rules to meet clients' requirements and maintain consistency.
- Verified accuracy of transcribed material prior to finalization.
- Reviewed completed reports for proper formatting, grammar, and sentence structure.
- Provided verbatim or tidied verbatim transcription as requested.
Freelance Editor
Self-Employed
03.2015 - Current
- Proofread, edited, and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
- Checked reference sources to verify dates, facts, and statistics.
- Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers.
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes, and approved final versions for publication
- Changed and rewrote sentences and paragraphs to maintain story flow.
- Generated and maintained style guides to encourage consistent quality of content.
- Utilized SEO techniques to optimize content for search engine rankings.
- Edited blog posts and web pages using WordPress back end.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and tone.
General Transcriptionist
Self-employed
04.2009 - Current
- Transcribed dictated files and video recordings.
- Reviewed and edited transcribed reports and corrected material for spelling, grammar, and clarity.
- Followed specific guidelines and style rules to meet clients' requirements and maintain consistency.
- Reviewed completed reports for proper formatting, grammar, and sentence structure.
- Transcribed podcasts, phone interviews, earnings reports, business meetings, focus groups, medical interviews, academic research, online course material, sermons, talks, and more.
Marketing Manager
Snaparazzi Photobooth Co.
10.2011 - 03.2020
- Created company brand messaging, collateral materials, customer events, promotional strategies, and product commercialization.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to use for launches, rebranding campaigns and promotions.
- Researched developing trends to stay updated with new ideas and marketing practices.
- Boosted brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal and external marketing campaigns and programs.
- Worked with management team to oversee and monitor marketing strategy.
- Developed blog content strategy.
- Created content for blog and web used SEO best practices.
- Prepared and sent proposals to prospective clients.
- Developed and supervised marketing campaigns and events to maximize income and achieve audience targets.
- Represented company at local and trade association meetings to promote products.
- Planned advertising campaigns for online, print and other mediums.
- Managed creation of marketing materials and sales support tools.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS12.1991
Skills
- Microsoft Office/Windows
- Google Drive Docs, Sheets
- Transcribing Legal Proceedings
- Transcribing Police Interviews
- Proofreading
- Grammar
- Proper Punctuation
- Critical Thinking
- Audio player / foot pedal use
- Dictation Transcription
Timeline
Transcriptionist
Self Employed Services
06.2020 - Current
Freelance Editor
Self-Employed
03.2015 - Current
Marketing Manager
Snaparazzi Photobooth Co.
10.2011 - 03.2020
General Transcriptionist
Self-employed
04.2009 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of Southern Mississippi