Editing
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Founding editor Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine
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A four-colour, 72-page, general-interest quarterly published by Harper Street Publishing. It’s the featured inflight magazine on Air North, Yukon’s Airline.
As the founding editor, I wrote and designed the original magazine proposal that was submitted to the airline. Once the proposal was accepted, I wrote job descriptions, contracts and protocols.
On a day-to-day basis I managed freelance writers, designers, copy editors and proofreaders; set editorial; wrote content; copy edited; proofread; managed production and oversaw all parts of magazine production.
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Associate editor Art’zine 2003/04
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Published by ArtsNet and Catalyst Communications; 90 pages; glossy; four-colour throughout.
Client: Catalyst Communications, Whitehorse, Y.T.
An annual, free magazine that focussed on the arts in the Yukon.
As the associate editor of the 2003/04 issue, I copy edited the magazine, wrote and re-wrote articles as necessary.
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Proofreader and typesetter Hold Me Able
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Nonfiction self-help; 240 pages; glossy four-colour softcover; black on white inside.
Publisher: LuminoCity One, Vancouver, B.C.
This book was written by an author who wanted to publish a book to accompany the workshops and courses that she facilitated.
I proofread the manuscript, as well as designed and typeset the inside pages. I also managed the print production by acting as a liaison between the author, the cover designer and Transcontinental Printing in Québec.
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Editor and Designer Randomocracy
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Nonfiction politics; 123 pages; glossy four-colour softcover; black on white inside.
Client: Fairfield Consulting Group, Victoria, B.C.
This was a self-published book written by an author who was an expert on the subject.
I worked with the author on a substantive edit of the original manuscript, and then I copy edited and proofread the book. I also designed and typeset the book.
Writing
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Design
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Getting Real
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A four-colour, 88-page, 8.5” x 11” manual (loose-leaf paper in a binder) created to accompany a DVD on the topic of prevention of intimate-partner violence.
Client: Circles of Respect and Equality (CORE) working group, Whitehorse, Y.T.
This manual was designed for a broad readership: from basic to university level. Design elements used to make the manual accessible for the target audience are generous line spacing (leading) and large font point size for body text. The images are stills from the DVD; the client provided both the images and the illustrations.
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Burnaby Mountain College Business Plan
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A 20-page, 11” x 8.5”, black-and-white, coil-bound document.
Client: Burnaby Mountain College Committee Vancouver, B.C.
This business plan was designed to ensure easy navigation of the document and access to information that was important to the client (i.e., the budget). Black-and-white printing of the inside pages was chosen to keep expenses within the budget of the project.
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Cover mock up for Yukon Traveller
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A four-colour, 8.5” x 11” mock up of a cover for Yukon Traveller (Yukon, North of Ordinary) magazine.
Client: Harper Street Publishing Inc. Carcross, Y.T.
I designed this cover to accompany the inflight-magazine proposal that was submitted to and accepted by Air North, Yukon’s Airline for Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine.
The font treatment and the cover image reflect the tone and content of the magazine: exciting and entertaining.
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Poster for the Coalition of Family Physicians of BC 2006 campaign
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A 11” x 17”, four-colour poster.
Client: Coalition of Family Physicians of BC
This is one of three posters I designed for the coalition’s 2006 awareness campaign. The combination of colours and fonts provides for a simple and bold design.
Project management
National Family Week 2002, 2001 and 2000, Whitehorse, Yukon
As the coordinator of National Family Week, I supervised and recruited volunteers and contractors; managed the budget; fundraised; organized free family events; managed marketing and promotion.
Publishing Ideas and Realities conference and gala dinner September 2005, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C.
As the coordinator of this daylong conference, I worked under the direction of a board to book speakers and venues, and promote the event.