Cecile Berbesi
Freelance Content and Publishing Services
Media & Communication Industry
Content Services
Digital & Print
Driving License
London United Kingdom
Freelancer
Available
Experience
Freelance Content and Publishing Services
Cecile Berbesi
Since April 2016
Freelancer
London
United Kingdom
- Starting in 2007 as a part-time freelancer during my leisure time, I took the plunge in 2016 and became self-employed on a full-time basis.
My professional expertise covers the following duties:
• peer-review management
• project management
• proofreading (digital & print in English, French and Portuguese)
• reader's report
• translating English to French
• typesetting and indexing
Subject areas include among others Education, History, French, Middle East, Travel Writing, Politics & International Relations, Business, Technical Engineering.
Fees are negotiated on a per-project basis.
For a detailed CV, please click on the 'Experience' tab of this website.
The works displayed in the portfolio are from 2016 onwards. For an exhaustive list of my freelance works between now and 2007, please visit my portfolio on Google+: https://goo.gl/photos/gUqSLE5zZLQ7a6V86
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
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InDesign
• Typesetting books, catalogues and flyers • Creating styles and templates from scratch, following a brief or based on predefined styles • Generating print-ready PDFs with press quality settings onAdvanced
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Acrobat Pro
• Amending text and images using advanced editing tools directly in unlocked PDFs • Tagging PDF files with comments and queries • Transforming Adobe PDF files into ebooks and slide presentations • Combining PDF files to reveal text amendments • Extracting, replacing, adding pages to PDF filesExpert
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Photoshop
• Optimising images for press • Tweaking images • Manipulating and amending scanned or PDF textAdvanced
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Illustrator
• Converting graphs, timelines and other numerical-type of illustrations (png, excel or pdf files) into high-quality eps files • Drawing maps and graphs from screen grabs, pictures or scans • Designing logos and bannersAdvanced
Web Tools
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Wordpress, Blogger
http://lestitchenfolie.blogspot.co.uk • Writing posts as regularly as possible • Branding by designing bespoke banner/logo and web layout using HTML or template • Retouching/refocusing, optimising pictures to improve fast streamingGood
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Google Analytics, Statcounter
• Analysing followers flow data using Statcounter and Google Analytics • Increasing blog visibility by participating in forums, tagging keywords, linking to other social websitesGood
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Social media
Facebook, Goodreads, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Ravelry, Tumblr, TwitterGood
Microsoft Office
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Word
• Formatting layouts using styles and templates • Using track changes and including comments and queries • Compiling mathematical formulas, table of contents, indexes, glossary • Comparing and merging Word documentsExpert
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Excel,
• Creating production planning schedules and budget tracking spreadsheets • Generating graphsIntermediate
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Powerpoint
• Designing dynamic presentationsIntermediate
Education
BA Publishing Studies
Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
June 2004
Book Publishing History, Editorial/Management, Marketing/Bookshop/eBook, Design (InDesign layout), Printing Processes, Copyediting-Proofreading, Cultural Affairs and Book Events
MA English
Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
September 2003
English History, Literature and Linguistics
Thesis on ‘Witch-Hunt in England in the 16th and 17th centuries’
Thesis on ‘Witch-Hunt in England in the 16th and 17th centuries’
A-levels English, Social Sciences and Economics
Lycée Charles de Gaulle
June 1999
