Sarah Neeson

​Bachelors of Arts, Major English

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Complete: December 2017

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Plain Language Certificate Program

Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies

Complete: December 2017

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Southbank Writing Certificate Program

Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies

Complete: September 2013

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Print Futures Professional Writing Diploma Program

Douglas College

Complete: May 2011

Software

Expert

• Microsoft Word

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Acrobat Professional

Advanced

• Microsoft Excel

• WebWorks Publishing

• SharePoint

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​Personal Abilities

 

• Time-management

• Teamwork

• Consistent and accurate

• Communication

• Problem solving

• Leadership

Technical Abilities

• Technical Writing and editing

• Plain language

• Information mapping

• Document design and formatting

• Content management

• Template creation

• Project management

• Process improvement

In-house ​Editing and Publishing Specialist

Central 1 Credit Union

May 2010 – October 2019

• Worked with clients and teammates to write, edit, format, and publish a variety of content including policies and procedure documents.

• Worked on multiple projects at once, each with different deadlines and different scopes. This required coordinating publishing dates to ensure users were not overloaded with too many updates at once.

• Designed and implemented specific templates for different types of documents.

• Applied language styles to create consistency between multiple platforms.

• Kept careful records on what documents were created, deleted, and changed so that other people could easily find and update documents after I had completed a project.

• Created training material for new employees.

• Found areas for process improvements to keep our workflows streamlined and efficient.

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Teacher's Assistant

January 2011 – Present

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Publishing Editor

pulp  magazine

April 2015 – June 2017

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Tutor

Learning Disability Association Fraser South

September 2014 – December 2014

Editors Canada

April 2016 – October 2019

Member in good standing

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Federation of BC Writers

March 2016 – June 2017

Board Member

Surrey Writer's Conference

October 2013

October 2015

October 2017

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Federation of BC Writers AGM

May 2016

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Editors Canada Conference

June 2016