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Taylor Byas

Taylor Byas

Creative Writer, Editor, and Instructor
Cincinnati,OH

Summary

Excellent creative writer with 4+ years of storytelling and publishing experience. Detail-oriented and adaptive editor with 3+ years of experience with correcting and assessing various texts. Curious and resourceful academic researcher. Witty and passionate social media manager of own personal brand.

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Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Features Editor

The Rumpus
Remote
02.2021 - Current
  • Offer clear and encouraging editorial advice to authors of accepted work.
  • Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication.
  • Proof copy to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation and syntax.
  • Confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or publication.

Freelance Editor

Self-Employed
Remote
01.2019 - Current
  • Manage multiple writing and editing assignments in dynamic environment within stated timelines.
  • Collaborate with authors on creative projects ranging from short articles to book-length projects.
  • Edit manuscripts to better address client’s needs and to execute the client’s creative vision.
  • Proofread and copy edit final manuscripts before official client submissions to publications.

Creative Writer and Performer

Self-Employed
Various Locations
01.2019 - Current
  • Craft and teach writing workshops and lectures at universities and within virtual spaces.
  • Write creative submissions in genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and criticism.

Associate Editor

Cincinnati Review
Cincinnati, OH
08.2022 - 04.2023
  • Created blog content that aligned with organization’s interests and values.
  • Published new content and updated previous content in the organization’s CMS (WordPress).
  • Collaborated with a team of editors to copy edit and proofread all print and online copy before publication.
  • Pitched new ideas for online content, conducted relevant research, and executed projects.
  • Edited and proofread social media and blog posts.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
08.2019 - 04.2023
  • Taught English Composition Courses focused on rhetoric, argument, and persuasion.
  • Researched and developed innovative learning methods to optimize learning processes.
  • Developed guides and course materials to reinforce lecture information and help students learn.
  • Established objectives for lessons, modules and projects.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Creative Writing and Literature

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
04.2023

Master of Arts - English/Creative Writing

University of Alabama At Birmingham, Birmingham
04.2019

Bachelor of Arts - English Language and Literature

University of Alabama At Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
04.2017

Skills

  • Copy Proofreading
  • Copy Editing
  • Text Writing
  • Author Relations
  • Leadership Strength
  • Problem-Solving
  • Deadline Attainment
  • Readability Improvement
  • Error Correction
  • Spelling, Punctuation and Syntax
  • Post Optimization
  • Social Media Copywriting
  • Google Suite
  • Microsoft Office
  • CMS (Wordpress)
  • Storytelling
  • Research

Timeline

Associate Editor - Cincinnati Review
08.2022 - 04.2023
Assistant Features Editor - The Rumpus
02.2021 - Current
Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Cincinnati
08.2019 - 04.2023
Freelance Editor - Self-Employed
01.2019 - Current
Creative Writer and Performer - Self-Employed
01.2019 - Current
University of Cincinnati - Doctor of Philosophy, Creative Writing and Literature
University of Alabama At Birmingham - Master of Arts, English/Creative Writing
University of Alabama At Birmingham - Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature

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