SHEENA CARNIE - CURRICULUM VITAE
With over 20 years’ experience in editing, proofreading, article layout, advertising
design and research while working on magazines and newspapers, I am a very
competent editor, proofreader and graphic designer. I have experience editing books
and magazines in addition to designing posters, maps and illustrations.
I have extensive experience working with QuarkXpress and Photoshop in particular,
but am also familiar with InDesign, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and the
supplementary programmes.
I’m diligent, thorough, hardworking and reliable and am excited about undertaking
more freelance editing and proofreading work.
No matter how well qualified you are it’s always good to have a fresh pair of
eyes check your work before you submit it. Let me do that for you.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Sheena Carnie
ID Number: 7210050091089
Address: 19 Ellis Park Drive, Durban North
Email: [email protected]
Cell number: 083 771 8886
Marital status: Married with two teenage boys
Last school attended: Durban Girls’ High - matriculated 1990
Tertiary education: Diploma in Journalism from Natal Technikon (now Durban University of Technology)
REFERENCE - From Peter Brigg, author of Call of the Stream
I have known and worked with Sheena Carnie for some 15 years. It started in 2000 with
the first of many articles I have had published in Flyfishing magazine with Sheena as the
editor. However, it was in 2007 when I needed someone to proofread and edit the copy
for my book, “Call of the Stream”, that she showed her true worth.
I worked closely with her throughout the process up to the point that the book was ready
to be sent to the printers. Her input was invaluable in ensuring that the manuscript was
nothing short of perfect in spelling, grammar and, in some areas, word choice.
Sheena, with her pleasant, friendly disposition, was meticulous in her approach, always
timeous at meeting deadlines and ready to offer sound, well researched advice when she
considered it necessary.
I wouldn’t hesitate to use Sheena’s services again and, without reservation, can recommend
her to anyone else who may need the services of a competent proofreader and editor.
SHEENA CARNIE - WORK EXPERIENCE
Angler Publications – Ski-Boat and Flyfishing magazines
Duration: March 1999 to present
Title: Editor
Responsibilities:
Supervise production of the magazines from start to finish.
Source articles from freelance writers.
Edit the articles, check facts and ensure photos or illustrations are supplied or created.
Touch up photos and create maps or other illustrations if necessary.
Liaise with writers, sales people, advertisers and repro people.
Check supplied advertising material is of suitable quality and is error-free.
Design and layout articles and adverts and prepare them for repro.
Occasionally write articles.
Supervise the work of others in my department.
Create the magazine dummy and place all the articles and adverts in suitable positions.
Check and sign off final proofs before magazines are printed.
Freelance work
Editing and proofreading “Call of the Stream”, a high quality 191 page,
19 chapter, coffee table-style book.
Editing a variety of books of different genres for Reach Publishers.
Editing “Vanilla” by Garth Brook, a 158 page novel
Designing and laying out six A2 posters for The Mercury newspaper to be run in
conjunction with coverage on the COP 17 climate change conference.
This entailed working closely with a journalist to source and create
illustrations that would convey the information he wanted highlighted.
Designing an A1 sized map of South Africa illustrating the locations of all the
species of fish targeted by flyfishers.
Sunday Tribune: April to June 1998
Sub-editor - Editing copy and proofreading.
Rugby 15 and SharkTales Magazines: October 1996 to March 1998
DTP Designer
Republican Press - Keur magazine: March 1995 to September 1996
Layout artist
Umhlanga Globe: March 1994 to March 1995
DTP Operator
REFERENCES
Peter Brigg, author of Call of the Stream
Email: [email protected] Phone 031-2668794
Helene Griffiths, previous owner of Umhlanga Globe
Email: [email protected] Phone 031-5726732