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Collection director, editor, preparer, copy editor, and proofreader as a self-entrepreneur, based in Bordeaux since 2015, I carry out all editing, rewriting, and proofreading work. With about ten years of experience in the press and nearly twenty years in the fine books sector, I now work in the field of socio-political or historical essays, as well as novels, journalistic or historical investigations, and scientific popularization.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- IndépendantCopy editor and proofreaderPUBLISHINGFebruary 2017 - Today (9 years and 4 months)Bordeaux, France• Preparer and proofreader for Larousse Beaux-Livres and Hachette Pratique• Preparer and proofreader for the agency Paludes (copy preparation and correction for Calmann-Lévy, l'Observatoire, 10/18, humenSciences and Belin; reading sheets on novels published in Spanish and English for Le Seuil; ortho-typographical proofreading of educational sheets for secondary school teachers, published by Gallimard).• Proofreader for Éditions du Détour• Copy editor (SR) for Zeweed magazine and Technikart special issues
- Éditions AssoulineEditor and layout designerSeptember 2015 - Today (10 years and 9 months)14 Rue François de Sourdis, 33000 Bordeaux, FranceProofreading and rewriting of manuscripts, iconographic research, text layout, and proofs. Publications in the field of Fine Books, from the Ballets Russes to Christian Dior, including recipes from great chefs and erotic photographs by Giacobetti.
- EDITIONS DU DETOURCollection DirectorJanuary 2021 - November 2022 (1 year and 10 months)Bordeaux, FranceThe "Maurice Rajsfus" collection honors this self-taught French journalist, a survivor of the Vel' d'Hiv roundup. He passed away in the summer of 2020 and authored over 60 books. He was a "historian of repression"; a true "beacon" on issues of police violence, according to his contemporary colleague David Dufresne.
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Education
- Master's degree, LEA (Foreign Applied Languages) with a specialization in TranslationUniversité Paris VIII - Saint-Denis1994Maîtrise, LEA option Traduction