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Niamh O’Carroll

Trading as: O'Carroll Editorial

Based in: Letterkenny, Co Donegal

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Educational qualifications

BA (English, drama, media studies), University of Wales, 1999

Training and professional development

Copy-Editing Skills, Publishing Training Centre, 2007

Proofreading for Editors, Publishing Training Centre, 2005

Languages

Spanish – basic working knowledge

French – basic working knowledge

Experience

I started as in-house staff for Scholastic in June 2003 before launching my freelance business in 2010. I have extensive experience in educational publishing – particularly in the fields of primary and post-primary education and ELT for Irish, UK and global markets. I have also edited materials for businesses, and trade and academic publishers. I am a PRINCE2-qualified project manager.

Services offered

developmental editing, structural editing, content editing, copy-editing, project management, proofreading, business editing

Media

Educational books, courses, blended (print and digital) material, test papers; business reports; magazines; academic books

Subject areas

Educational publishing: ELT; primary level (all subjects – Irish and UK curricula); secondary level English, languages (English text), social sciences

Business editing: documents and reports

Clients include

Berghahn Books Ltd, Cambridge University Press (Spain), Edco (The Educational Company of Ireland), HarperCollins (Collins Learning), Just Rewards Publications, Macmillan Education, Pearson Education Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Scholastic Ltd, Standards & Testing Agency (UK Dept for Education), Sonder Content Agency, SRI Executive, York Press Ltd

Examples of work undertaken

Project manager: Big Ideas series – Developing Environmental Care in the Classroom, Promoting Entrepreneurial Skills in the Classroom (Just Rewards Publications, 2019–2020) 100 Maths Framework Lessons Years 1–6 (Scholastic, 2007)

Editor: Prepare Level 6 – Teacher’s Book (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Qué Pasa 2 – Textbook, TRB and Workbook (Edco, 2018)

Copy Editor: 180 Days of Reading – 7 levels (Just Rewards Publications, 2018), Integrated Science for the Caribbean – Student Book (HarperCollins, 2017), Read & Respond series (Scholastic 2015), All Clear Level 1 – Teacher’s file (Macmillan, 2014)

Proofreader: New Hello Prep 1 – Teacher’s Guide (York Press, 2017), Physics Grade 9, Jamaica (HarperCollins, 2017), Connect New Primary 6 for Egypt (Balberry [now York Press], 2017), Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 English, maths and science national test papers (Standards & Testing Agency [UK Dept for Ed] 2014–2017), George’s Marvellous Experiments (Penguin, 2016), Ladybird ELT Activity Books (Penguin, 2016)

Business editing: Reports and documentation for clients in the international development arena (SRI Executive, 2019)

Testimonials

See www.ocarrolleditorial.com for testimonials

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