Danielle Pickering

Professional memberships

Intermediate Member, Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)

Qualifications

BA (Hons) English and Linguistics (2013)
MSc Forensic Linguistics (2018)

Training and professional development

Introduction to Proofreading (SfEP, 2016)
Introduction to Copy-Editing (SfEP, 2016)
Basic Proofreading (PTC, 2018)

Experience

I have worked as a freelance proofreader and copy-editor since 2016, working with students and self-publishing authors. I worked as a Clerical Legal Officer for six years and I also tutor English to students studying for GCSEs and other important examinations.

Media

Business literature
Essays, PhD and Masters dissertations
Non-fiction autobiography (self-publishing)

Skills and services offered

Proofreading
Copy-editing
Subtitling
Editing
Legal transcription

Subject areas

Business training materials, academic, legal, faith-based and religious works

Clients include

Proofreading Birmingham, Proofessor, SDI Media, Safis Publishing and many private non-fiction authors and students.

Examples of work undertaken

Student dissertations covering topics on education, mental health in young people, cultural diversity and financial banking to name a few.
Television channels (subtitling).
Several reflective faith-based works for self-publishing clients.
Training manuals for a programming and IT company.

Additional information

My Masters dissertation was an authorship analysis on the infamous Zodiac Killer.