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Ashley McDonald

Ashley McDonald

Editorial Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    interior designer

  • Education

    • Pennsylvania State University

      2006 - 2007
      BA English, Publishing

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Kappa Gamma; THON Penn State Dance Marathon; Penn State Ballroom Dance Team

    • Virginia Tech

      2003 - 2006
      Interior Design; Apparel, Housing & Resource Management; and English

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Kappa Gamma; Literature, Language, and Culture Student Representative

  • Experience

    • State College Magazine

      Jan 2007 - May 2007
      Editorial Intern

    • Charleston Home + Design Magazine

      Sept 2007 - Aug 2009
      Copy Editor

      • Collaborated with editor-in-chief and creative director to plan content and design for each issue from concept through completion• Researched and wrote columns, departments, and features for approximately half of 180-page quarterly publication with production staff of only three people• Photographed homes, businesses, clients, and products as needed to appear in the magazine• Proofread and edited magazine throughout multistage revision process• Maintained professional relationship with more than 200 clients• Assisted in organization and preparation for semiannual home show, including public relations, special exhibits, guest speakers, seminars, design consultations, and continuing education courses Show less

    • Freelance Editorial Services

      Aug 2009 - Jul 2015
      Editor

      • Selected to join small team of pilot editors working exclusively on novels acquired by Amazon• Performed comprehensive edits and final proofreading of novels from professional writers (some of which have appeared in the Top 10 of the Top 100 list of best-selling Kindle ebooks), as well as fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for self-published books• Established accompanying style guides with notes on grammar and consistency for subsequent editors to follow• Composed companion editorial letter to author explaining revisions and discussing aspects of plot flow, characterization, dialogue, point of view, structure, grammar, tone, and style• Maintained strict editorial schedule with little to no oversight Show less

    • Arcadia Publishing

      Sept 2009 - Feb 2011
      Production Editor

    • Arcadia Publishing

      Oct 2013 - Oct 2016
      Production Editor

      • Designs book covers and layouts for all Arcadia series using Adobe InDesign• Levels and edits historical images using Adobe Photoshop• Edits text according to the Chicago Manual of Style, as well as 100-page Arcadia house style guide• Works with authors to finalize proofs, including proofreading and approving book for print

    • JLV Creative Design Group

      Oct 2016 - Apr 2021
      Design Center Improvement Lead | Selections Specialist

    • One Coast Design Corporation

      May 2021 - Mar 2023
      Senior Designer

    • Imagine Home

      Mar 2023 - now
      Interior Designer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • South Carolina Real Estate License

      Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulations