Julie Reeves

Document formatting and design, mainly using Word and PowerPoint.

• Word: I have extensive experience creating templates, setting up and modifying built-in styles, and creating masters to coordinate with existing designs and layouts. I also can fix up the formatting of existing documents, whether it’s a short document or a long and complicated reference manual, facilitator guide, etc.
• PowerPoint: I’ve worked for many years with PowerPoint to create new designs, slide masters, and templates, and also format content consistently for a variety of clients and audiences.
• PDF creation: I can convert documents to PDF and create fillable online forms, smart PDFs, etc.

Proofreading, editing and QA work.

• Services include proofreading and copy editing as well as quality control of material to ensure that content is consistent, follows corporate standards and is well written. These important reviews can also test the functionality of online training, website links, smart documents/forms, etc.
• Samples of work: Proofreading legal agreements for family lawyers, assessment reports for psychologists, website content and functionality for multiple clients, training material, including slide decks, facilitator guides, participant material and e-learning modules.

Virtual producing for Zoom meetings.

• Acting as a virtual producer (VP), I support presenters/facilitators to ensure that meeting and training sessions run smoothly. For most of my VP clients, I set up breakout rooms, resolve technical issues, share files or links in chat, monitor the chat for questions or comments, and admit people into meetings, and take attendance. Experienced with Zoom, MS Teams and Kaltura platforms.

JEWEL COMMUNICATIONS – 1996 - PRESENT

Freelance Consultant

• Worked extensively with a wide variety of clients in different roles to provide QA services, including reviewing a variety of materials, proofreading, editing, formatting of documents, liaising with clients and other team members, and coordinating translation.
• Established quality control standards, processes and project standards to be consistent with clients’ corporate standards. 
• Experienced doing QA work specific to accessibility of learning programs, including using JAWS (screen reader) to test content for non-visual users and also testing keyboard navigation for users who cannot use a mouse to navigate through content.
• Extensive experience using Word to create styles/templates and format all documents using correct styles to ensure consistency of formatting/layout, and use built-in features such as mail merges, cross references, table of contents, etc. 
• Coordinated translation of material according to project plans to ensure highest quality of work while also controlling consistency of content.
• Extensive experience creating slide templates, designing slide masters and graphics, as well as formatting of PowerPoint slide decks. 
• Advanced user of client-specific software applications, including issue tracking software and LMS sites, shared drives and e-learning sandbox platforms.
• Clients include KPMG (Procom), Calian, CMHC, PrairesCan (Western Economic Development) DataLink Consulting, Best Version Media, TrainingFolks, ExxonMobil, Royal Bank, GP Strategies, CN Rail, HR & Associates, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Novopro Projects Inc., Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Imperial Oil, McCain Foods.

SENECA COLLEGE - 1991-1992

Corporate Communication, Post-Graduate Certificate

• Post-graduate program: Advanced writing, marketing communications, public relations, media relations, graphic design, human relations and organizational skills.
• Graduated with High Honors.

Bachelor of Arts

• Divisional Major, Social Sciences.
• Minor in Economics.
• Liberal Arts degree stressing interdisciplinary approach.