Résumé

SUZANNE UCHYTIL

385.505.3934
[email protected]
https://linktr.ee/suzanneuchytil

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Proofreader and Copyeditor
Covenant Communications, Inc. | Feb 2021–Present

Proofread novels, novellas, and nonfiction manuscripts for ebook and print publishing using Adobe Acrobat.
Copyedit novels, novellas, and nonfiction manuscripts for correct grammar and spelling and for adherence to Chicago style and Covenant Communications’ house style.
Copyedited Whitney Award–winning novel Not Dead Yet, by Traci Hunter Abramson.

Freelance Developmental Editor, Proofreader, and Typesetter
Suzanne the Editor | Aug 2014–Present

Copyedit and substantive-edit clients’ manuscripts, adhering to selected house styles. Evaluate developmental strengths and weaknesses of novels, novellas, and short stories written for adult and young adult audiences. Write and edit back-cover copy and Amazon page copy. Organize and maintain portfolio website, providing copywriting, blog posts, webpage content, and creative-writing samples. Manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Edited over 150 articles, essays, and blog posts and 15 self-published and traditionally published books, improving writing quality and sustaining writers’ and publishers’ credibility.
Write industry-related blog posts.
Partnered with Covenant Communications to provide acquisitions editing, developmental editing, substantive editing, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and cover design for novellas.

Publications Editor and Graphic Designer
BYU Graduate Studies | Jun 2022–Jan 2023

Collaborated with team to develop Graduate Studies publications and design projects. Substantive-edited and copyedited academic guides, pamphlets, newsletters, manuals, and more. Formatted and provided illustrations and graphics for pamphlets, newsletters, cards, stickers, t-shirts, tablecloths, banners, and more. Contacted and consulted with printing vendors for upcoming publications and designs. Reviewed and edited text for grammar and spelling errors, faulty usage, style inaccuracies, and outdated or erroneous information.

Substantive Editor and Graphic Designer
BYU Latter-day Saint Insights and BYU Editing Research | Sep 2022–Dec 2022

Substantive-edited summary articles on the Latter-day Saint Insights and Editing Research websites, adhering to Chicago and the house style. Communicated with authors and other editors and designers to ensure quality of work.

Wrote 5 published articles.
Substantive-edited 10 published articles.
Provided graphic designs for a dozen articles.

Editor and Typesetter
Faculty Publishing Services Internship, BYU | Jun 2020–June 2022

Copyedited and substantive-edited academic manuscripts, research articles, and other documents for grammar, spelling, and clarity, and for consistent adherence to The Chicago Manual of Style, APA, MLA, IEEE, and other styles. Fact-checked sources for inaccuracies. Communicated with authors to ensure quality of work.

Typeset the fall 2020 issue of the Journal of Response to Writing to prepare it for publication.
Partnered with Faith Matters Foundation to typeset and provide interior book design for Better Than Happy, by life coach Jody Moore.
Designed brochures and flyers for the BYU TESOL and Linguistics master’s programs.
Compiled Table of Cases and Table of Legislature for Scales of Memory: Constitutional Justice and Historical Evil, by Justin Collings, Professor of Law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School of Brigham Young University.

Managing Editor and Translator
Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum Internship, BYU | Jan–Apr 2019; Sep 2019–Jun 2021

Spearheaded the Russian–English translation and editing process to prepare the 400-page book Materials on the History of the Jews in Latvia, vol. 1 (Материалы по Истории Евреев Латвии, выпуск 1) for international publication. Assembled, managed, and provided feedback for a translation and editorial team of over 25 interns. Communicated by email with publisher, Shamir Association, in Riga to discuss book design and production.

Advertised current and future translation and editing projects.
Created a production schedule for the project outlining the steps required for publication and determining the necessary participants.

Professor’s Teaching Assistant for Freelance Editing Class
Linguistics Department, BYU | Apr 2020–Dec 2020

Reviewed and edited essays, articles, résumés, cover letters, bios, and online portfolios written and created by 40+ undergraduate editing students. Instructed classes in freelance and substantive-editing principles.

Assistant to Office Manager
Foreign Language Student Residence, BYU | Aug 2019–Aug 2020

Assisted Office Manager in planning events, advertising, building community relations, and performing data entry.

Designed 40+ flyers and created 20+ Facebook posts to announce events and important notices for over 120 residents.
Interviewed residents and highlighted interviews on social media.

Acquisitions and Substantive Editor
BYU Leading Edge Magazine | Jan 2020–Apr 2020

Selected or rejected short story submissions based on writing and story quality. Edited select short stories for cohesion, coherence, organization, flow, sentence structure, and word choice. Discussed substantive edits with managing editor. Copyedited short stories for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Typeset journal articles. Wrote book reviews for publication in the journal.

Full-Time Service Missionary
Russia Moscow Mission | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Apr 2016–Nov 2017

Effectively planned and managed time and worked 12 hours every day. Trained volunteers in language acquisition, teaching skills, safety procedures, local customs, interpersonal relations, and social skills. Presented and trained at conferences for the organization, teaching problem-solving skills, goal setting and acquisition, productive behaviors, interpersonal relations, and team unity. Worked in teams to volunteer help at orphanages, rest homes, hospitals, libraries, shelters, and other establishments. Participated in local congregation councils and volunteer leadership councils to discuss group goals, events, and problems. Collaborated with local congregation leaders and members and with other volunteers to organize events, set up appointments, gather information, and address congregation needs. Worked on teams to solve interpersonal concerns between volunteers and local congregation members. Effectively budgeted team finances. Translated Russian into English in a variety of formal and informal situations. Manually transcribed proceedings of meetings for Russian-speakers who are deaf.

Increased active participation among congregation members.
Helped strengthen the faith of congregation members after the 2016 Yarovaya law took effect.

EDUCATION

BA in Editing & Publishing | Brigham Young University, Provo, UT | Graduation: Apr 2024

Relevant classes:

Basic Editing Skills: Studied and utilized copyediting and proofreading theory and practice.
Genre and Substantive Editing: Gained substantive-editing experience in revising for coherence, cohesion, concision, organization, logic, tone, usage, and inclusivity.
Introduction to Print Publishing: Developed basic skills in text formatting, graphic design, and print design, and in programs such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
Business of Editing: Wrote, edited, designed, typeset, and published a writing-skill reference booklet that sold over 120 copies and featured in the top 10% of its genre category on Amazon.
Editing for Publication: Applied editing, design, and marketing principles to prepare a book for publication. Process included developmental editing, substantive editing, and copyediting; back cover blurb; typesetting; proofreading; and cover design. Collaborated on teams to provide substantive edits for articles and to design images for websites and social media.
Introduction to Web Design: Learned and practiced basic principles of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and graphic design.
Modern American Usage: Discussed current conventions in and learned effective use of American English.
Spreadsheet Skills and Business Analysis: Learned Excel features such as basic functions, logic and reference functions, statistical functions, what-if analysis, and charting to solve complex business problems.

HONORS

Honorable Mention, National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest from the American Council of Teachers of Russian
Humanities Department Dean’s List: Fall 2015, Fall 2018, and Winter 2019
Abrelia C. S. Hinckley Scholarship

SKILLS

INTERESTS

I’m passionate about books. I’m always looking for books that twist familiar tropes and realities of life in unique and intriguing ways. I have also developed a love for Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, and other Russian writers.

When I’m not reading, editing, or writing, you can find me watching thunderstorms, playing badminton with family, and growing basil and mint.

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