JoannaMarshall

Helping you with everyday writing

Location: Palmerston North

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    Last logged in: 44 days ago

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    My Work Experience

    Employer / Position

    Time Period

    Location

    PN Personnel

    Temp: Document Management Administrator

    2010 May - Now

    Palmerston North

    Refugee Services Aotearoa

    Volunteer Support Worker

    2011 Feb - 2011 Aug

    Palmerston North

    the SYSDOC Group

    Consultant Documenter

    2004 Jun - 2009 Nov

    Wellington

    CWA New Media

    Production Coordinator/Project Manager

    2001 Jan - 2004 Jan

    Wellington

    The Correspondence School

    Project Manager

    1995 Jan - 2001 May

    Wellington

    The Law Society of England and Wales

    Administration Team Leader/Quality Coordinator

    1988 Mar - 1994 Feb

    London

    My Education/Qualifications

    Qualification / Institution

    Year

    Status

    Diploma in Web Content

    Contented Enterprises Ltd. NZ

    2010

    Completed

    Document Design Paper

    Christchurch Polytechnic of Information Technology

    2004

    Completed

    Certificate Of Human Resources Management

    Polytechnic of East London

    1991

    Completed

    Introduction to Rehabilitation Studies Paper

    Massey University

    1981

    Completed

    Bachelor of Arts (Humanities)

    Massey University

    1979

    Completed

    More About Me

    Experienced writer and editor of online content for business and government intranets and websites

    I write and edit online content for business and government intranets. I specialise in writing processes, procedures, work instructions, and guidelines that people use in their daily work. I have also written computer system instructions and a code of practice.

    Qualified to write or edit your business documents or web sites

    * Academic qualifications in languages, document design, human resource management

    * Diploma in writing web content (e-learning course 2010)

    * 5 years experience writing process and procedure content published on business and government intranets

    * 10 years experience coordinating production of web-based or hard copy resources for teachers and learners

    My Background

    People and information!

    Over the years I have worked as a:
    * business writer
    * web production scheduler
    * multimedia resource production editor
    * educational materials project manager
    * quality coordinator
    * administration officer and team leader
    * residential worker for IHC
    * rehabilitation officer for ACC
    * community worker


    People Describe Me As

    ...professional, calm, funny, kind...

    I'm Proud Of

    ... working with a huge number of people (from different cultures) over the years:
    * public servants, members of the public
    * business workers, teachers, lawyers
    * graphic artists, web designers, programmers and developers,
    * audio and video directors, editors and producers,
    * people with mental or physical disabilities.

    The Way I Work

    I work closely with on-the-job experts at all levels of an organisation. My job is to get critical business information (out of their heads, if necessary!) and write it up in clear, logical formats. I like to make this process as painless and enjoyable as possible.

    I Specialise In

    *Web content editing.
    *Writing processes, procedures, work instructions, and guidelines that people use in their daily work.
    *Coordinating web publishing projects.

    I Would Be Perfect For

    * Editing website content to make it more readable, findable and helpful.
    * Working with small business owners/managers to create or update procedure manuals, and/or map business processes.
    * Working as a team member in a quality improvement programme to map existing processes so that opportunities for improvement can be identified.

    My Attributes

    Analytical, Friendly, Organised, Methodical, Humorous

    Additional Comments

    If you need help with everyday writing, I'd love to help.

    For example, I can help with writing letters, CVs, job applications, filling in forms for government departments, and proofreading letters, assignments etc.