Jennifer Hendricks

Jennifer J Hendricks Copyeditor, Editor & Proofreader, Writer | 384 Four Mile Loop, Cheraw, SC 29520 |- |-EDUCATION California State University, Fullerton B.A. Communications, Journalism2000 GPA: 3.5 | edited, wrote news and a column for “The Daily Titan” Riverside City College A.A. English1997 GPA: 3.75 | editor-in-chief of literary magazine “Muse” Purdue University Worked through these OWL free programs: Proofreading, Mechanics, Grammar, Punctuation2019 AWARDS Literary Award, Creative Writing co-winner RCC1995 – 1996 Best Feature Article & Best New Column CSUF1999 – 2000 Press-Enterprise Team Award for digitalizing the paper from paste-up2001 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Riverside City College Adjunct Instructor – Literary Magazine “Muse”1996 Developed and delivered daily course subjects. Created magazine at end of course. RELATED EXPERIENCE Collegewise, College Admissions and Application Counseling Editor2018 – currently Inducted as a contracted editor during their “crunch” period, I proofread (spelling, punctuation, grammar) and edit (devise structure, establish tone, checked for style consistency, and fixed vocab) while working with the students through each phase. Necessary cuts are made to make word limits. Jenn’s Red Ink, Cheraw SC Proofreader2013 – currently I voluntarily give my services as a proofreader to residents of my small town. The town library has given me the space in which to do this. I mostly help children with their writing homework. Parents Magazine, NYC (now defunct) Proofreader, Page Designer2000 I worked for this magazine when it was taking its last, dying breaths. It was very unorganized and while I initially signed on as a proofreader, by the end I was doing anything and everything I could. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, NYC Graphic Designer2000 I worked here while concurrently working at Parents Magazine. I designed and created those subscription cards that fall into your lap when you first open a magazine (named “blow-in cards,” oddly enough). The Press-Enterprise Daily Newspaper, Riverside CA Quality Controller, Ad Designer, Page Designer, Writer1994 – 2000, ‘02 This was my favorite job. I began as an advertisement designer. When they noticed my proclivity for proofreading, I was placed in Quality Control as a final proofreader of ads. I proofread our classifieds and was part of the team that implemented an overall digital format. Later, I designed the B-1 Page half of the week, where I wrote captions. I worked on deadline every night. Knowledgeable of the Chicago Manual of Style, A.P. Style, and M.L.A. Style. Expert with M.S. Word; familiar with almost all relevant computer programs.