Juanita De Villiers

Juanita de Villiers 1A St Johns Road, Sea Point Cape Town,-- EXPERIENCE SKILLS Copywriting University of Cape Town,​- ​ ​ — ​Emergency Distance Learning Tutor April 2020- Present Creative writing Academic writing Customer relations Academic research Teach Me 2,​- ​ ​ — ​Learning Strategist December 2019 - March 2020 - Assisting clients with assessing their needs and goals and matching them with a lesson plan and tutor to best address these TEFL certified Editing Proofreading Presentation skills Modjaji Books,​- ​ ​ — ​Editorial Intern Teaching February 2019 - November 2019 - Proofreading, author relationships, launches, administration work, and social media management PORTFOLIO Fire Horse Events and Incentives,​ -​ ​ — Temporary Events Co-ordinator Juanitadevilliers.wordpress.com August 2019 - November 2019 https://juanitadevilliers.content ly.com/ Shangaan Press,​ — ​Proofreader LANGUAGES April 2018 - PRESENT English University of Cape Town,​-​ ​ — ​Contract Tutor July 2016 - PRESENT Included Lesson preparations, editing drafts, and marking essays - Plus tutorials: Extra, longer, more detailed tutorials for Students in the extended degree program (EDP) - Seminar Leader: Designed and led a second-year seminar on the Feminine Gothic in 19th-century literature. Blank Books, U ​ nit 2, Salt Circle Arcade, Woodstock​ — ​ Salesperson February 2016 - October 2016 Sales, stock keep, social media (Instagram, Facebook). Afrikaans The Content Catapult, — ​ ​Proofreader February 2015 - November 2016 Editing and proofreading a wide variety of copy for international clients. EDUCATION University of Cape Town, ​Location — M ​ A Literature and Modernity February 2016 - Present Coursework and minor dissertation. My Thesis focuses on the works of Helen Oyeyemi and the postcolonial Gothic. University of Cape Town, ​Cape Town — ​BA hons English Literary Studies February 2015 - January 2016 Coursework and Dissertation. Dissertation focused on Trauma theory and the retelling of Greco Roman rape narratives. PROJECTS Feminine Gothic Seminar — ​ ​University of Cape Town Designed and led a seminar of 20+ students during their second semester of their second year of English Literary studies. Paperbacksandcats (now defunct) ​— ​Youtube For three years I ran a “booktube” channel with a small but loyal following of subscribers. On the channel I examined literary classics, talked about theory, and reviewed several books. At one stage I was a Book Depository affiliate. REFERENCES Colleen Higgs ​— M ​ odjaji Books Founder- DR Peter Anderson ​— U ​ niversity of Cape Town Department of English- Darren Busser — ​ ​The Content Catapult- Belinda Hlatshwayo​— S ​ hangaan Press Founder-