Nancy Kitur

Curriculum Vitae KITUR NANCY CHEMUTAI Email:- Mobile: - ABOUT ME: I hold a bachelor´s degree in education arts (Language and Religion) from Kenyatta University with experience in teaching, writing, researching, and editing fiction and non-fiction texts. As a freelancer, I have written newsletters, monthly blogs, social media captions, website copy for various clients. I have also worked as a publisher for Longhorn and Spotlight Publishers (Kenya and East Africa) where I helped with both developmental editing of manuscripts received from authors and also copy editing of the manuscripts after lay out was done by graphic designers. Through Upwork, I have helped self-publishing authors to edit their books for consistency, flow, factual errors, sentence structures and flow, grammar, syntax and many more. Due to my attention to detail and timely submission of quality work, I have managed to get 5-star reviews from clients and have some of them for long-term engagements. I have over five years of experience writing and editing various texts for businesses, publishers and individual Upwork freelance clients in the digital space. Link to my Upwork profile https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01888be9301a6810b7. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: Writing, reading, adventure, hiking, community outreach. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: 2017: Certificate in Mentorship and Leadership, Kenyatta University. KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: The professional skills I have acquired include: Microsoft Word- tracking changes during editing Google Docs- engagement and updates on changes Asana- collaboration and updates on tasks assigned Improved working speed and accuracy Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills Effective time management Strong communication skills Good at team working and coordination Fast learning and adaptability Tact and diplomacy for negotiating changes with authors EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:-:Kenyatta University Bachelor of Education Arts (Kiswahili/Christian Religious Education) Second Class Honors, Upper Division -:Our Lady of Victory Girls’ High School- Kapnyeberai Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Mean Grade - B+ -:Chebaiywa Primary School Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) 316 marks out of 500 WORK EXPERIENCE: December 2020 to date: Editor, Translator and Writer- Upwork Duties and Responsibilities Content writer. Researching and writing content on various topics as instructed by my clients. Some of the content I wrote was for websites, blogs, social media captions, LinkedIn bios, newsletters, about pages, FAQs. Copywriting. I helped a client develop copy that was meant to help her gain some traction into her page through hooks and Call to Action phrases. Developmental and copy editing. I helped a client edit and shape her book (more like being a Beta reader) which was focused on succeeding in business while practicing Christianity at the same time. Formatting and proofreading manuscript. Ghostwriting children’s storybooks for a client. August 2021: Writer and Editor: Documentation of Impact Stories for Mercy Corps under the Omo Delta Project. Duties and Responsibilities Visiting and interviewing different groups (youth, men and women) that benefitted from the projects-GIRL, Gum Arabica, REAP, YES! and BMUs in different wards within Lodwar. Fact-finding from beneficiaries on the impacts the projects brought to them. Noting down responses from beneficiaries about the impact of respective programs. Interviewing various beneficiaries on their journey prior and after receiving support in their respective businesses. Visiting their businesses and areas of work to ascertain that what they said was truly what had transpired in their lives. Editing the impact stories and adding relevant pictures of the beneficiaries. February 2020-April 2020: Editor: Spotlight Publishers (E.A) Duties and responsibilities Editing of: Kenya’s New Curriculum course book for Islam Religious Education Grade 5, Pupil’s Book and Teacher’s Guide. Editing short educative stories and poems to be used in class as part of activities. 2017 September–January 2020: Editor: Longhorn Publishers Plc Duties and Responsibilities: Editing of: Creative books. Some titles include A Boy Named Koko, Happy Hannah series which is a compilation of stories under Christian Religious Education for young readers, Curious Koko series mainly composed of stories on Agriculture and Science for young readers and Super Sarah series which comprise of short stories that educate young readers on English activities as per the New curriculum directives. New Curriculum Course Books, Environmental Activities for Grades 1, 2 and 3, both Pupil’s Book and Teacher’s Guide South Sudan Social Studies Course Books and their Teacher’s Guides South Sudan English course books and their Teacher’s Guides Proofreading of Kenya’s County Books Proofreading of Christian Religious Books and Geography Books Editing and proofreading of Zambia Social Studies and English Books Proofreading the New Curriculum Books for Islamic Religious Education Coordinating and editing of New Curriculum Books, Christian Religious Education Substantive editing of Malawi’s Bible Knowledge Pupil’s Book for Standards 5 and 6 Substantive editing of Malawi’s Religious Education Pupil’s Book for Standards 5 and 6 2016 MAY–2016 AUGUST:St. Albert Kamito Boys’ Secondary School Teaching Practice Kiswahili and CRE Teacher Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching learners and ensuring that they can effectively handle any task from the syllabus and relate it to their outside world Guiding and counselling learners with emotional instability in school Coaching the school badminton team 2013 JAN–2013 AUGUST:Kapsimotwa Day Secondary School Teacher of English and Kiswahili Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching learners and ensuring that they can effectively handle any task from the syllabus and relate it to their outside world Guiding and counseling learners with emotional instability in school 2015 MAY–2015 AUGUST:Kapsimotwa Day Secondary School Teacher of Kiswahili, English and Religion Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching learners and ensuring that they can effectively handle any task from the syllabus and relate it to their outside world Guiding and counseling learners with emotional instability in school Preparing lesson plans and other learning materials Handling daily class room challenges among students and ensuring that they coexist n harmony Preparing assignments and tests relevant to the level of learners and how far they are in syllabus coverage. Marking exams and recording learners’ progress before stipulated deadlines. REFEREES: Allan Peter, Coordinator and Admin, Initiative Consultants Limited,-.- Everline Nyanumba, Editorial Coordinator, Creative Books, Longhorn Publishers Plc-.- Daniel Olubero, Coordinator, LifeStraw-.