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Jenny Welsh

21 Louisa St, Summer Hill,Sydney, NSW

Summary

A dedicated professional with an BA honours degree in Modern Languages, I recently completed an MA in Publishing at the University of Sydney and currently work as an Editor at Editor Group in Sydney. I have proven experience in managing projects, dealing with clients and working to tight deadlines with over thirteen years' experience in the corporate IT industry.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Editor

Editor Group
Sydney, NSW
01.2022 - Current
  • Reviewing and editing a range of marketing and business materials to fix stylistic and grammatical issues, and ensure the messaging and content is appropriate for the intended audience.
  • Adhering to various style guidelines for content and line editing changes.
  • Localising websites as part of the clients' marketing programs.

Publishing Intern

Sydney University Press
Sydney, NSW
03.2022 - 05.2022
  • Proofread and edited manuscripts to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation and syntax.
  • Created the layout and content for the monthly newsletter showcasing SUP's latest books.
  • Setup a LinkedIn site and YouTube channel for the press and created a social media calendar for two of the upcoming books.
  • Put together author Q&As and wrote blogs for the SUP website.
  • Researched marketing opportunities, and created and scheduled social media posts using Hootsuite.

Freelance Academic Editor

Inner West Editing
Sydney, NSW
06.2018 - 01.2022
  • Proofread academic theses of 60,000 words or more through my own business 'Inner West Editing'.
  • Developed connections with UNSW as a preferred proofreader for PhD students of linguistics.

Freelance Editor

Proofed Inc.
Sydney, NSW
08.2017 - 03.2021
  • Proofread/edited business documents, academic theses, journal articles and blogs/web copy. This included checking grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.
  • Formatted documents according to different academic and business styles.

Technical Consultant

EDS/HP Enterprise Services
Sydney, NSW
10.2008 - 10.2013
  • Part of a projects team implementing new customer solutions and providing support before handover to the client.
  • Completed a project to migrate 3,000 users and workstations to a new networked environment for HP's major financial services client. Provided support post-implementation and documented the migration process.

Technical Engineer

Geni-AAPT
Sydney, NSW
01.2008 - 06.2008
  • Developed project management skills while working on a key project to decommission 100 enterprise servers for one of Geni's major financial services clients.
  • Sole technical resource reporting directly to the Project Manager.

Systems/Programme Administrator

Capgemini Plc
Bristol, UK
11.2005 - 10.2007
  • Built and supported Windows Server environments from a hardware level through to installation, configuration and support at an operating system level. This included troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving technical issues, and liaising with clients and external stakeholders.
  • Successfully completed a migration project to a new email environment, this included liaising with the client to design a new file permission structure.
  • Created detailed technical documentation to use as a point of reference within the team.

Systems Administrator

Fujitsu Services
The Netherlands
08.2004 - 08.2005
  • Developed excellent customer service and problem-solving skills providing IT systems support for over 600 infrastructure servers, with over 12,500 users.
  • Wrote detailed written procedures to ensure all backups were checked and the customer informed of the status on the same day.

Education

MA in Publishing -

The University of Sydney
Camperdown, NSW
2022

Introduction To Graphic Design Skills

TAFE
Sydney, NSW
2017

90120 Certificate - Professional Editing and Proofreading

Open Colleges And The Australian College of Journalism
Online Course, Australia
2016

BTEC HNC Equiv. Advanced Diploma - Computing and Business IT

Edexcel
2008

BA (HONS) - Modern Languages and European Studies

University of The West of England (UWE)
Bristol
1999

Skills

  • Outstanding writing, editing and proofreading skills developed through education and my experience working as an editor and proofreader
  • Excellent communication skills gained while working in multilingual technical support roles
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving skills developed as a result of managing and implementing new IT projects
  • Highly skilled in computer systems, with an ability to adapt to new technology with ease

Accomplishments

I joined the student anthology project at the University of Sydney in 2019 and was involved in publishing the book Diversity in 2020. My role involved shortlisting entries for the book, liaising with authors and editing their work, and proofreading the final version before publication.

I was part of the editorial team for the most recent anthology project Networks, where I helped develop the concept for the new book, liaised with authors and edited submissions ready for publication.

My written work has been published on Sydney University's website 'Salience'.

I recently interviewed academics at the Media and Communications department at Sydney University and wrote a chapter based on my findings for an upcoming book celebrating 20 years of the department.

I have achieved a distinction and above in all modules of my postgraduate degree in Publishing.

References

  • Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya | Lecturer and Degree Director, Master of Publishing, Department of Media and Communications | The University of Sydney | NSW
    P: +61 2 9114 1456, M: +61 414 432 631, E: agata.mrva-montoya@sydney.edu.au
  • Naomi van Groll | Publishing Manager | Sydney University Press M: +61 421 606 755, E: naomi.vangroll@sydney.edu.au

Timeline

Publishing Intern

Sydney University Press
03.2022 - 05.2022

Editor

Editor Group
01.2022 - Current

Freelance Academic Editor

Inner West Editing
06.2018 - 01.2022

Freelance Editor

Proofed Inc.
08.2017 - 03.2021

Technical Consultant

EDS/HP Enterprise Services
10.2008 - 10.2013

Technical Engineer

Geni-AAPT
01.2008 - 06.2008

Systems/Programme Administrator

Capgemini Plc
11.2005 - 10.2007

Systems Administrator

Fujitsu Services
08.2004 - 08.2005

MA in Publishing -

The University of Sydney

Introduction To Graphic Design Skills

TAFE

90120 Certificate - Professional Editing and Proofreading

Open Colleges And The Australian College of Journalism

BTEC HNC Equiv. Advanced Diploma - Computing and Business IT

Edexcel

BA (HONS) - Modern Languages and European Studies

University of The West of England (UWE)
Jenny Welsh