Greg Duran
Editor/Writer, Translator & Educator
Skills
Copy Editing
Orange County, CA
OC Register
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Supervise editorial production of daily Local news sections
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Adapt to breaking news stories, often under razor-thin deadline conditions
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As slot (copy editing supervisor), model importance of bright, snappy and precise headline writing by checking and, if needed, revising staff editors' work
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Edit lifestyle and health how-to and informational articles for eHow.com, Livestrong.com and the like
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Fact-checking efforts often lead to corrections on vital content, such as medical and wellness issues
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Translate select articles to French and Spanish for inclusion in partner multilingual websites
Web Content
Los Angeles, CA | Demand Media
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Undertook major translation (French-to-English) projects of longitudinal anthropometric surveys in the West African republic of Benin for a major US non-governmental organization, Catholic Relief Services
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Joined ranks as a French-to-English translator (the first non-UK citizen to do so) for Europolitique, then the leading daily newsletter of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium
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Write features and restaurant reviews
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Assign and edit dining trend articles to team of food writers
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Conceptualize art and layout for section's weekly front cover
Feature Writing
San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio Express-News
Proofreading & Translation
Benin, West Africa; Brussels, Belgium
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Language Instruction
Academic English Instructor
Content Management
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Teach courses in Academic Writing and Rhetoric
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Conduct training seminars through Writing Center
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Undertake action (classroom) research projects
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Design writing courses using a variety of content focuses
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Teach and design courses in English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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Social Advertising/Targeting
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Content Promotion
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User Experience (UX)
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Content Strategy
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Copywriting
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Copyediting
+ Nazarbayev University
+ American University of Sharjah
+ Majan University College
+ Bilkent University
+ National University of Benin
