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Julia Temlyn
julia@temlynwriting.com • www.temlynwriting.com
Dynamic and self-motivated professional editor, writer, community moderator, and social media manager with excellent attention to detail. Combines lifelong passion for words with extensive education and experience. 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
- Writing & editing: More than seven years’ professional experience; twelve years’ informal experience
- Community building & moderating: More than eleven years’ experience
- Expert research skills; always willing to learn
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Temlyn Writing: freelance writing, editing, moderating services (Jan. 2003-present)
- Independent company serving clients worldwide. Webmistress of Writers Remember, Musical Reviewer, and Mrs. Write Right, Word Therapist.
STAFF EXPERIENCE/ONGOING CLIENTS
Fun Online Corp — Social Media Monitor for assorted corporations’ social networks; Independent contractor (March 2010-present)
- Manage social media profiles for large corporations, reporting vital user content to brand and consumer relations
- Act as a facilitator and voice of the brand, interacting with consumers regarding the products
- Use Radian6 to monitor the Internet at large regarding consumer comments about the corporations
Femilia — Contracted Community Moderator (February 2009-present)
- Moderate and manage women’s fertility community, taking care of customer service needs/requests, as well as monitoring the community at large
Other:
- The Christian PEN — Social Media Coordinator [Volunteer, September 2009-present]
- Freecycle.org — Sugar Land Freecycle Moderator [Volunteer, July 2009-present]
- Musical Reviewer [Owner/Editor, Community manager & administrator, March 2007-present]
- Writers Remember [Owner/Editor-in-Chief, Community manager & administrator, November 2005-present]
- Absolute Write [Volunteer Forum Moderator, April 2005-2011]
- Sugar Land Magazine [Staff Writer, October 2006-Summer 2008]
- b5media [Blogger for HollywoodBirthday.com, July 2007-August 2008]
- WEGOHealth [Online Community Moderator, July 2007-April 2008]
- Wetpaint [Senior Community Moderator, July 2006-September 2007]
- Sasquatch Books [Senior Community Moderator, July 2006-September 2007]
- MakeupTalk [Newsletter Editor-in-Chief/Super Moderator, 2004-2005]
- IRC Singles Chatroom [Channel Operator, 1998-2004]
FREELANCE CLIENTS
- Dr. Rodney Woo, author of The Color of Church: A Biblical and Practical Paradigm for Multiracial Churches (B&H Academic Publishing Group, August 2009) [proofreader/consultant]
- @ONE Project for California Community Colleges [edited Web content]
- Jamail & Smith Construction [edited SOP Manuals]
- Law Preview, LLC [edited coursebook]
- Paul Killingsworth, author of Contaminated [copy editor]
- Dr. Blake Carroll, author of Out of the Shaker; How to Meet & Defeat the Enemy; Dealing with How You’re Feeling [proofreader/copy editor]
- ConSandra Jones, author of Wisdom for the Journey [proofreader]
- Delight.com [copy editor, proofreader, blogger]
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, MAC and Windows, Wordpress CMS, Radian6, HTML, NVU, GIMP
Editorial: Proofreader’s Marks, AP, CMOS, MLA, APA
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
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society (1999-Present)
- ITBA, Independent Theater Bloggers Association
- AOCM, The Association of Online Community Moderators
- Chicks Who Click, a private network for women in media, creative arts and girls’ & women’s advocacy
- Copyediting-L, a list for professional copy editors
- e-mint, The Association of Online Community Professionals