SARAH GREYSON
Editor/Proofreader · Cadence Translate
Glendale, CA
Work Experience
Editor/Proofreader
Cadence Translate2019 – 2019
• Laid off due to company downsizing. • AP Style, Chicago Style • Provided comprehensive research into all forms of financial and business-related online content. • Increased company productivity and received high praise from clients. • Acted as an employee representative in meetings with management. •• Excelled in time management, proofreading, speed, and accuracy. • Learned multiple computer programs and office management software quickly (Slack, Salesforce, Trint Transcription Software, MS Office, etc.). • Provided attention to detail, discretion, sound judgment, and creative writing. • Reviewed 15 reports per week and recommended changes to improve copy flow. • Reviewed each transcription piece for grammar, spelling, • Proofreading punctuation, syntax, accuracy and compliance with quality standards and AP style guides.
Script Clearance Researcher
Marshall Plumb Research Associates2019 – 2019
• Laid off due to a lack of available work. • Provided extensive research into all forms of online database content, sourcing materials, and compiling reports on scripts for major studio productions. • Fulfilled dozens of daily quotas per document, communicated with legal departments and vendors regarding discoveries. • Copywriting multiple alternative names, places, cities, products, apps, etc. when required for all employees and management's usage. • Wrote, formatted, and edited lengthy reports with refined attention to detail. • Increased company's social media presence and improved workflow. • Provided discretion, sound judgment, time management, and a general sense of intuition and flexibility.
Media Researcher
Checkers International2018 – 2018
• Increased company productivity and improved greater office workflow, often taking on additional responsibilities in such as special projects and overtime in order to maintain high-volume schedule. • Took on majority of office workload regarding reference calls, conducted extensive phone interviews, verified facts and stories through various sources. • Provided extensive research into all forms of online media content, sourced materials, and compiled reports on various potential reality television contestants. • Researched all forms of media (social media and online published media) for both controversial and non-controversial content, provided extremely detailed writing, formatting, and editing of lengthy reports. • Operated with discretion, sound judgment, and time management. • Enhanced collaboration between team members by opening up floor for discussions regarding best practices and finding solutions to common problems.
Project Archivist
The Buckley School2017 – 2017
• Inventoried, Cataloged, Curated, and Archived 85 years of mixed media materials for The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California during this temporary contract position. • Digitized specific aspects of collection before containing and storing off-site. • Created Archival Displays both large and small for specifically curated events throughout tenure. • Significantly reduced redundancies and operated within standards of best practice in order to maintain thorough yet streamlined collection for future generations of Buckley Students and Faculty alike. • Educated groups about key events in history and current preservation strategies with polished presentations. • Arranged and analyzed historical information to evaluate significance and organize representations while highlighting findings. • Identified and conserved artifacts of historical significance, including documents, official records and maps. • Located and outlined historical details about economic, social and political events to enhance knowledge of diverse geographic areas and cultural changes. • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins. • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
Animation Librarian
Film Roman2013 – 2015
• Built and maintained The Simpsons' first functional digital databases and reference systems using uniform naming conventions, taxonomies, and intuitive organizational skills for more than 20,000 individual files. • Eliminated redundancies with regards to industry best practices. • Archives/ Special Collection/ DAM management. • Researched and provided animation reference librarianship. • Provided research and acquisition of reference material for EA Games, assisting with additional production demands on an as-needed basis, etc. • Quickly acquired knowledge and usage of new computer programs (FileMaker, R-File, QuickTime, etc.).
Freelance Librarian
SKUNK Production Company2012 – 2013
• Improved workflow and organization by creating filing and DAM systems. • Managed regular updates of technology and contact systems (including but not limited to Excel, Adobe Suite, etc.). • Provided archiving and production assistance regarding archives and filing systems on an as-needed basis.
Production Coordinator
We Power Change2010 – 2012
• Operated as handler for celebrities. • Solved problems, engaged in teamwork. • Arranged transportation. • Ensured comfort and presence of major celebrities at charity functions, conferences, etc., acting as medium between FUEL NYC and Los Angeles event staff.
Personal Assistant
Furlined Media2011 – 2011
• To Diane McArter, CEO of Furlined Media • Managed invoices. • Provided personal shopping and professional letter writing services. • Discretely managed both home and office organization. • Provided multifaceted services to supervisor by running errands, managing mail, scheduling appointments and arranging transportation. • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes. • Identified needs and coordinated plans for travel and out-of-town functions. • Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions. • Liaised with key accounts to deliver targeted administrative support, including estate, household and property management. • Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter. • Developed professional relationships with reliable vendors, including dry cleaning, tailors and designers.
Education
Masters of Library and Information Sciences
University of Oklahoma2014
Masters of Library and Information Sciences