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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
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
Lauren Ditzel