Qualifications and Experience

QUALIFIED PROOFREADER

I obtained a distinction with a Proofreading and Editing diploma through the Centre of Excellence.


EXPERIENCE

VOLUNTEER PROOFREADER

Last year, I volunteered for an online newspaper, proofreading articles before going to print. This enabled me to start a portfolio of my proofreading work.

ADVERTISING 

I was employed by an advertising company to proofread and edit advertisements, using QuarkXPress, before submitting them to The London Gazette and other national newspapers.

I studied and passed my Proofreading and Editing Diploma whilst employed in this position.


MEDICAL

I proofread (sometimes edited) consultants'/doctors' letters in local hospitals before they were posted out to patients, other medical departments, general practitioners (GPs), etc. 


LEGAL

The job needed excellent attention to detail for all legal documents, where I proofread letters, emails, and other documentation before distribution.