About Monica
I am an editor, graphic designer, website designer, knitter, sewer, avid reader, and a proud Vancouverite. I am a talented and motivated individual developing my career in the publishing industry.
I began my post-secondary education at the Publishing Program at Langara College. Graduating in August 2007, I was the Managing Editor of Pacific Rim Magazine 2007, which is written, designed, and produced by the students of the Publishing Program. In September 2008, I returned to school taking courses at SFU's Writing & Publishing Program. I graduated with a certificate in Editing in July 2010.
I have been designing websites since 2000 on a personal and freelance basis. Through Langara's Publishing Program, I completed a course on Dreamweaver and received a cumulative GPA of 4.18.
Skills
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
- Windows XP and Mac OSX operating systems
- Adobe Creative Suite
(CS to CS4)
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Dreamweaver
- Flash
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Quark XPress
- Final Cut Pro
BLOGGING & SOCIAL MEDIA
I have extensive hands-on experience coding, creating, and maintaining blogs and online brands. I have built websites from scratch and used social media to place and promote our brand. I have been utilizing email newsletters since 2008 and have attended several talks based on optimizing eblasts.
- WordPress
- ExpressionEngine
- Blogger
- HTML/CSS
- FTP
- Email Newsletters (MailChimp, ConstantContact)
- Social Media
- Flickr
- Delicious
- YouTube
WRITING & EDITING
I have both web and print experience with writing and editing. I have been blogging (personally) since 2001 and professionally since 2008. I completed a certificate in Editing from SFU's Writing & Publishing Program, during which I took several courses on writing and editing for print, web, fiction, and non-fiction.
- Substantive editing
- Copy editing
- Proofreading
- Stylistic editing
- Writing for the web (blogging)
- Non-fiction articles
- Editing/modifying for the web
Professional Development
I have attended a number of conferences and seminars to further my knowledge and connections within the publishing industry.
- Magazines West 2010
- BookCamp 2010
- FreelanceCamp Vancouver 2010
- Northern Voice 2010 — Blogging & Social Media Conference
- BookCamp 2009
Contact
Please mention "mcmiller.ca" in the subject line so that your email doesn't go directly to the Junk inbox. I look forward to working with you.
Email: monica[AT]mcmiller.ca
