Lauren Ditzel
Wantagh,NY
Summary
Diligent Editor with background in editorial assistance and knack for managing content workflows. Supported editorial teams such as The Reel Effect in producing high-quality publications, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail through meticulous proofreading and content management.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Entry Associate / Customer Service
Nassau Candy
Hicksville, NY
06.2022 - Current
- Process all orders accurately and efficiently with the utmost attention to detail
- Work closely with all customer service representatives, production staff, and other team members - handling orders from start to finish
- Manage, track, and release all open orders for my assigned accounts to ensure timely shipping from our warehouse to our customer
- Receive, review, process, and transmit all sales orders from purchase orders
- Identify and resolve any issues on sales orders or purchase orders in a timely manner, including price, terms, and quantity discrepancies and communicate issues to the sales team to resolve
Freelance Ghostwriter/Editor
Self Employed Services
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Meet with my client weekly to understand content needs to effectively produce her books/cookbooks
- Utilize my excellent editing skills to ensure all copy is accurate, clear, concise, and grammatically correct
- Write detailed and descriptive content and copy to her specifications
- Attend monthly meetings to discuss next steps for publishing
Proofreader
Henry Schein (Temp via Lloyd Creative)
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Proofread product flyers, emails, faxes, etc.
- Review material for spelling, consistency, grammar, and punctuation errors
- Review formatting to make certain all elements are included and appear as they should
- Correct and submit print material to department head once all necessary edits have been made
Editorial Intern
The Reel Effect
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Regularly pitched new and creative ideas for articles on website – updated supervisor with open lines of communication as necessary
- Thoroughly researched and wrote articles for Black entertainment industry
- Attended weekly meetings to review ideas and content for website
Merchandise Associate
DII
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Rotated displays to promote new product launches and reflect seasonal themes
- Aligned culture, products, and image with targeted market
- Defined, designed, and implemented creative visual merchandising strategies
- Organized workstations on a regular basis to avoid misplacing products or causing unnecessary delays
Editorial Intern
Bookstr
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Expanded brand's target audience by contributing daily social media content
- Published book culture articles for social media accounts reaching over 1.5M people
- Maintained knowledge on industry best practices, in-demand content, and resonating trends
- Utilized SEO to drive traffic to website and related social media platforms
- Developed news stories, listicles, quizzes, opinion and think pieces that helped bolster brand recognition
- Platform to discuss favorite literary tropes, adaptations, and more
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Dean College
05.2020
Skills
- Editing/Proofreading
- Decision-making
- Active listening
- Team collaboration
- Organizational skills
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time Management
- Office administration
- Relationship building
- Deadline oriented
Timeline
Data Entry Associate / Customer Service
Nassau Candy
06.2022 - Current
Freelance Ghostwriter/Editor
Self Employed Services
05.2022 - 01.2024
Proofreader
Henry Schein (Temp via Lloyd Creative)
11.2021 - 04.2022
Editorial Intern
The Reel Effect
08.2021 - 12.2021
Merchandise Associate
DII
06.2020 - 05.2021
Editorial Intern
Bookstr
01.2020 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English
Dean College