My qualifications and experience


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Qualifications
  • BA Hons in English Language and Literature (University of Manchester, UK)
  • Certificate in Professional Proofreading and Editing (Cengage, Australia)
  • Chartered Accountant (Institute of Accountants, England and Wales)
  • Practicing certificate in Real Estate (Kaplan, Australia)
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Experience

Copywriting, Business Writing and Proofreading
I started EditWrite in 2010 following constant frustration at seeing badly written English!
Examples of my work so far are copywriting websites, writing funding applications and proposals, writing business case for a business acquisition, writing sales letters and responses to complaint letters, correcting flyers, writing articles.
My clients include
Life Survival UK
HGA Creative UK
Rendezvous Roulette, Australia
MyVisa, Australia
Jessups Retravision, Australia


Finance
I worked in finance for thirteen years in a number of roles including due diligence, valuations, management reporting, business planning. All of these have required attention to detail, accuracy, working to tight deadlines and producing professionally written reports and documents.
I have worked for Arthur Andersen (UK), Ernst & Young (Australia), Caltex Australia and Fairfax Australia.


Teaching
I taught English as a second language to both children and adults in Tokyo, and look forward to teaching native speakers to improve their written English!



Memberships

I am a member of the NSW Society of Editors, EditFast, Freeline and the Sydney Writers Centre
Some of my creative writing is featured at http://www.bluethumbnail.com/Author/nicola-wilson.html