Jaida Stickney
Ottawa,Ontario
Summary
A motivated, professional, and customer-focused worker and university graduate with four years’ work experience in a fast-paced retail environment. A meticulous copy editor for a self-published author. Experience in writing, editing, research, and formatting. Fluent in English.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Copy Editor and Proofreader
David Marshall (Self-Publisher)
- Reviews manuscripts
- Critiques writing style and syntax
- Gives constructive writing feedback
Associate
Walmart
Plymouth, New Hampshire
05.2025 - Current
- Helps customers complete purchases by moving heavy items, collecting payments, and bagging purchases
- Delivers energetic responses to customers in-store and by telephone, going above and beyond to serve needs
- Adapts readily to company needs, working both front and back ends upon management requests
- Pleasantly greets customers and provides prompt and courteous service
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario06.2026
Skills
- Writing, editing/proofreading
- Wrote and formatted papers for courses
- Edited manuscripts for two novels
- Writing Critique
- Reviewed manuscripts for two young-adult novels in order to ensure that the writing flowed, the punctuation was consistent, and the formatting was consistent
- Would finish each manuscript in about one to two weeks
- Research and Analysis
- Performed thorough research for academic papers and utilized them efficiently to back up my analyses and arguments
- Wrote academic papers for literature and history courses that analysed the material, composed critical analyses of literary work or historical events, and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the relevant topics
- Communication with Coworkers and Customers
- Made sure to maintain communication with the author for whom I was editing in order to consider their preferences and keep him up to date on the progress of the manuscript reviewing
- Sustained clear communication in order to help people with inquiries to the best of my abilities
- Adept with computer technologies/applications
- Have engaged with computer applications when performing and organizing my work
- Have acquainted myself with ethical uses of artificial intelligence for a project that required it
- Comfortable with numerous social media platforms
- Have run accounts on Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and other common social media platforms
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Associate
Walmart
05.2025 - Current
Copy Editor and Proofreader
David Marshall (Self-Publisher)
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Ottawa