Resume – Online Communities
Julia Temlyn
julia@temlynwriting.com ● www.temlynwriting.com
Dynamic and self-motivated professional social media manager and community manager/moderator with excellent attention to detail. Proven track record with building and moderating online communities and social networking.
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
- B.A. in English, with dual minors in communications and theology
- Ten years’ community building & moderating experience
- More than six years’ professional writing and editing experience; twelve years’ informal experience
- Expert research skills; always willing to learn
- Specialties include various levels of editing, moderating, nonfiction, articles, & blogging
- Access to high-speed Internet and various tools & technology; quick learner
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEMLYN WRITING: freelance writing & editing services (The Proof is in the Reading) (January 2003-present)
Writer, Editor, Proofreader, Blogger, Moderator
- Independent freelance writing and editing company serving clients worldwide. Webmistress of Writers Remember, Musical Reviewer (formerly All About Musicals), and Mrs. Write Right, Word Therapist.
Chatroom experience (1998-present):
- IRC Singles Channel OP – High-trafficked (Channel Operator: 1998-2004)
vBulletin experience (2003-present):
- Absolute Write — Forum Moderator: I moderate the following forums: Blogging, SEO/Content/Blog Networks, Paying Markets, Nonpaying Markets, and Grammar and Syntax (April 2005-present; 20,000+ members)
- MakeupTalk.com — Forum Moderator, promoted to Super Moderator (2004-2005)
phpBB experience (2003-present):
- Femilia (formerly MyCycle) — Community moderator/manager (February 2009-present)
- Writers Remember forum, formerly hosted on phpBB — Forum Administrator
myBB experience (2005-present):
- Writers Remember Forum — Forum Administrator
Ning experience (2007-present):
- Houston Writers & Editors — Community manager & administrator (2008-present)
- Musical Reviewer Community — Community manager & administrator (January 2009-present)
- WEGOHealth.com — Online Community Builder/Moderator (July 2007-April 2008)
- Writers Remember Community — Community manager & administrator (2009-present)
- Writer Warnings — Administrator (2008-present)
Wiki experience (2005-present):
- Wetpaint Senior Community Moderator (employee, July 2006-September 2007; volunteer, September 2007-present)
- Book Lust with Nancy Pearl
- How to Date
- Should I Do What I Love? Creative Advice for Career Types
- Wetpaint Central Moderator (employee, July 2006-September 2007; volunteer, September 2007-present)
- Moderator Lounge (hosted on Wetpaint wiki)
Yahoo! Groups experience (1998-present):
- Freecycle.org — Sugar Land Freecycle Moderator (July 2009-present)
- SW Houston Writers & Editors — List Administrator
- Writers Vent: Vent and share your experiences! — Forum Administrator
Miscellaneous Social Media Management:
- SONlight — Newsletter editor & Blog administrator/moderator (July 2009-present)
- The Christian PEN Proofreaders & Editors Network — Social Media Coordinator (September 2009-present)
- The Christian Editor Network — Social Media Coordinator (September 2009-present)
LiveJournal experience (2003-present):
- Bad Birth Control — Administrator (February 2005-present)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minors in communications and theology
Additional Coursework: Continuing Education courses completed in editing and grant writing
SKILLS & EDITORIAL STYLES
Technical: Microsoft Office, HTML, NVU, Wordpress CMS, GIMP
Moderating: chat, wikis, forums, message boards, virtual worlds, social networks
AWARDS
- One of Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers 2007, for WritersRemember.com
- Second Place for Free Verse Poetry for “Vertigo” – 2002 National League of American Pen Women Prose & Poetry Contest, Nature Coast Branch
- Numerous vocal awards and recognitions
MEMBERSHIPS
- AOCM, The Association of Online Community Moderators
- e-mint, The Association of Online Community Professionals
- Chicks Who Click, a private network for women in media, creative arts and girls’ & women’s advocacy
- Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society (1999-Present)
- Copyediting-L, a list for professional copy editors
- The Christian PEN, Proofreaders and Editors Network
My complete resume is available for prospective clients & employers.
