salma jafry

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

Freelance Editor at Upwork

Studied Mass communication at Jinnah University for women

Joined March 24, 2021

Skills

Languages

Urdu

Fluent

English

Fluent

About

I have done Masters in Mass Communication. I have worked for Oxford University Press as a Junior Editor.

Experience

Upwork

Aug 2019 – Present

Online

Freelance Editor

• Content writing • Content editing • proofreading

Oxford University Press

Aug 2009 – Dec 2009

Pakistan

Freelance Editor

• Wrote two Teaching Guides for Computer for classes 1 and 2 • Proofreading • Reviewed few series of Computer Studies for secondary classes

Oxford University Press

Aug 2008 – Jul 2009

Pakistan

Junior Editor

• Editing and proofreading of manuscript for several projects • Content editing, in context of review and feedback • Provided in-house review for the series Keyboard • Coordinated and collaboration with the Design department for typesetting, artwork and layout of texts • consulted external reviewers and subject specialists • Arranged for outline/manuscript review in schools in coordination with Sales • Developed a comprehensive analysis of competitors’ books available in the market, in terms of content/text, word count, extent, paper quality, illustrations and price • Prepared survey forms and questionnaires for the sales team and provided input for flyers and promotional material • Ensured the piracy and plagiarism of the text was taken care of

Education

Jinnah University for women

Jan 2002 – Jan 2006

Masters, Mass communication