OLUWATUNMISE OLUPONA
Brisbane,Queensland
Summary
Hardworking writing and editing professional proficient in checking and correcting articles, memos, letters, and online postings for accuracy and form. Offering 13 years of related experience a superior work ethic.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Editor
Centre For Natural Language Processing
02.2016 - Current
- Guided and motivated staff to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines.
- Trained contributors, editors, associates and designers on expectations, processes and organization style guidelines.
- Collaborated with writers and graphic designers to develop content schedules and plan workflows.
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes, and approved final versions for publication.
Senior Assistant Editor
Association Of Nigerian Authors
02.2012 - 03.2015
- Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
- Selected and edited photos for use in diverse projects.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Established and implemented workflows to streamline editing processes.
Editor-in-Chief
National Youth Service Corp, NYSC
07.2011 - 03.2013
- Oversaw, trained and developed writers and associates, assistants and junior editors to optimize production and quality of work.
- Supported and encouraged editorial board to provide independent and objective advice, opinions and perspectives to enhance publication.
- Assigned manuscript submissions to editorial board for peer review and publishing determination
- Minimized procedural problems and publication errors with stringent fact checking.
- Established editorial direction and publication policies and procedures and monitored and maintained functional consistency.
- Sustained and enhanced publication performance and fostered reliability, transparency and fairness.
Education
Ph.D. - Linguistics
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW05.2026
Master of Arts - Linguistics
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria02.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Adekunle Ajasin University
Ondo State, Nigeria04.2011
Skills
- Proposal Development
- Editing Articles
- Copyediting Expert
- Document Proofreading
- Fact-Checking
- Copy Editing
- Research
Affiliations
- Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)
- Linguistics Association of Nigeria LAN)
- Modern Language Language Association (MLA) USA
- Australian Linguistics Society
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Editor
Centre For Natural Language Processing
02.2016 - Current
Senior Assistant Editor
Association Of Nigerian Authors
02.2012 - 03.2015
Editor-in-Chief
National Youth Service Corp, NYSC
07.2011 - 03.2013
Ph.D. - Linguistics
Western Sydney University
Master of Arts - Linguistics
University of Ibadan
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Adekunle Ajasin University
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