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Laura Hughes
Toronto, ON

Education

Northeastern University, Boston, MA, September 2003-May 2007
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Psychology
GPA: 3.9
Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Honors Program
Extracurriculars: Spectrum Literary Arts Magazine, Linguistics Club

Experience

Pearson Education, Custom Publishing Division, Boston, MA
Project Manage, May 2008-present

  • Created and modified PDFs and Quark Xpress files for content and layout
  • Formatted and reviewed documents to ensure adherence to in-house style guides
  • Performed preflight and troubleshooting to prepare digital documents for press

Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Internet & Digital Group, Toronto, ON, Canada
Digital Production Coordinator, October 2007-April 2008

  • Organized ebook metadata using Microsoft Excel
  • Wrote copy for digital products including ebook bundles and audiobook scripts
  • Assisted in creation and upkeep of product tie-in blogs

Pearson Education, Custom Publishing Division, Boston, MA
Project Coordinator, March-August 2007

  • Managed high volume of projects during summer textbook rush
  • Created and modified PDFs and Quark Xpress files for content and layout
  • Trained new production assistant in desktop publishing software and procedures

Production Assistant, April-December 2006

  • Formatted pages in Quark Xpress, Adobe Acrobat, and Xerox Freeflow scanning software
  • Handled high volume of projects during summer and fall textbook rushes

Providence Phoenix, Providence, RI, USA
Graphic Artist, July-August 2005

  • Created ads for the Arts, News, Adult and Classified sections in Quark Xpress
  • Designed and modified images in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Production Intern, May-July 2005

  • Created ads for the Arts and News sections in Quark Xpress
  • Scanned and retouched photographs and illustrations with Adobe Photoshop

Snell Library Peer Tutoring Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Peer Tutor, CRLA Level 2 Certified, October 2004-May 2007

  • Tutored undergraduate students in linguistics, psychology, and math classes
  • Promoted effective reading, study, and test-taking strategies

Computer Skills

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/XP, MacOS 8/9/X, DOS, Linux GNOME

Software: Quark XPress; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat with Pitstop & Quite Imposing plugins; Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Visio; some experience with audiovisual software including Soundforge, Flash, Adobe Premiere, and Windows Movie Maker

Webdesign: HTML with Cascading Style Sheets; FTP via client or command line interface

Programming: Some Perl/PHP and Scheme