JANINA RUSIECKI-WILLIAMS
AUTHOR, EDITOR, DIGITAL QUEEN, and CREATIVE IDEA GENERATOR.
• Developmental Editing, Book Mapping, Copyediting, Manuscript Critique, and Proofreading
• Copy, Content, B2B, and Creative Writing
• AP, MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style guides utilized
• Adobe Creative Cloud Suites
• Fundraising and Grant Writing
• Social Media Marketing & Branding
• Creative Project Management
• HTML, PHP, and CSS
Writing and Editorial Background
[Writing]
• Over ten years of professional freelance writing experience for online magazines and publications.
[Editing]
• Edited various materials including web content for local businesses, fiction short stories, brochures, and research papers. MLA, AP, APA and Chicago Manual of styles utilized.
[Business and Corporate Writing]
• Writer and designer of a wide range of business materials including brochures, web content and local advertisements.
[Internet, HTML, and Desktop Publishing]
• Web design.
EXPERIENCE
Multimedia Firm, Chicago, IL. 2015 - Present
• A Most Perfect Day – Picture Book, Author, 2017
• In This World Together – Picture Book, Author, 2015
• Manuscript writer and editor.
• Print and E-book formatting and layout design.
• Branding.
• Social Media marketing.
• Web design.
• Plush toys, fabric sculptures, and puppet designer.
• Hired sub-contractors.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Plush toys, fabric sculptures, and puppet designer.
• Sales.
Freelance Writer - Chicago, IL. Jan. 2007 - Present
• Freelance Writer for Chicago tourist guide (Janina R. Williams).
Wrote local restaurant reviews and feature articles for the online Chicago Guide.
Feature articles: “Going out with Baby” and “Poetry Lives Deep in the Heart of Chicago.”
• Food reviewer for online city guide (Janina R. Williams).
• Content producer for online publisher (Janina R. Williams).
Wrote how-to and list articles, as well as reviews.
Feature articles: “How to Successfully Prepare for a Trunk Show,” “Easy Ways to Fix your Jewelry,” “Review of Personalized Printing Companies,” “What You Should Bring to an Outdoor Music Festival,” “Where to Shop Online for Young Adults,” “Five Things to Do on Your Vacation in Puerto Rico” and “Plan the Ultimate Housewarming Party on a Shoestring Budget.”
• Writer for online publisher (Janina R. Williams).
Wrote how-to and list articles, as well as reviews.
Feature articles: “Letting your children help with vacation planning,” “Car reviews: 2001 Daewoo Lanos,” “How joining a writing group will improve your motivation to write” and “What to eat at a regular restaurant when you're a vegetarian.”
• Published in Smith Magazine's book, Not Quite What I was Planning, Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure.
Financial Firm - Chicago, IL. Admin. Assistant Feb. 2006 – Dec. 2006
• Personal assistant to four individuals in the Private Client Advisory (PCA) department including the Partner, Director, and two senior managers.
• Delivered high-quality coordination and support by responding to client inquiries, managing calendars, organizing internal and external meetings, preparing documents, managing expenses and billing and assisting with any necessary projects.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, deadline-oriented and strong communication skills. Ability to adapt to new technology, work independently and multi-task.
Ad Agency – Chicago, IL. Broadcast Production Finance Coordinator Jan. 2005 – Jan. 2006
• Promote Broadcast Business Affairs in compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley by maintaining current client billing methods including opening jobs, inputting estimates, and creating purchase orders, as well as issuing all applicable paperwork.
• Back-up for print production by opening jobs, inputting estimates and creating purchase orders.
Ad Agency– Chicago, IL. SAP Coordinator July 2003 – Dec. 2004
• Expedite the bill payment process by creating new sales and purchase orders in SAP.
• Processed vendor invoices for payment.
• Support for the print and broadcast traffic departments.
Print Directory– Chicago, IL. Telephone Account Rep. Jan. 2002 – Nov. 2002
• Consultant for Chicago business owners on the effective uses of print, internet and direct mail advertising.
• Wrote ad copy and composed production and insertion orders.
Newspaper – Champaign, IL. Reporter May 2000 – Aug. 2000
• Researched article topics through the internet and national newspapers.
• Wrote articles by interviewing the community.
• Proofread and edited articles.
Literary Magazine– Champaign, IL. Editor-in-Chief July 1999 – July 2000
• Set and enforced deadlines, chose articles for publication, final-edited all articles, reviewed the page and proofed the layout.
• Organized a successful fundraising event to cover the cost of publishing.
EDUCATION
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Bachelor of Arts in English
• Jagiellonian University at Krakow, Poland: Certification
CERTIFICATIONS
• Book Mapping, Editorial Freelancers Association, 2019
• Developmental Editing, Liminal Pages, 2018
• SCORE Chicago Certificate Program, Small Business Administration, 2015
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) – Chicago Chapter Coordinator
• Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) – Member
• Illinois Women’s Press Association – (IWPA) – Member
• Chicago Writers Association – (CWA) – Member
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) – Member
NOTEABLES
• A Most Perfect Day – Picture Book, Author, 2017
• In This World Together – Picture Book, Author, 2015
• Chicago Literary Map, vignette, Ohio Street, 2014
• Luna Station Quarterly, Short Story, The Town on the Road, 2012
• Gapers Block – Arts + Culture = Cool, Chicago Avenue: A ‘Hood in Limbo, 2010
• Rhodia Drive – The Orange Notebook, Brave New Voices, 2009
• Smith Magazine’s Not Quite What I was Planning, Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure, published memoir, 2008
• Mushmato.com – Partner/Author, 2008 - Present
• Pieknosc/Belleza Jewelry – http://piebell.com, Owner/Jewelry Designer, 2007 – 2010
• Circle68: Writers for a Free Voice Literary Journal, Editor in Chief, July 1999 – July 2000
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