Niamh O’Carroll
Trading as: O'Carroll Editorial
Based in:
Letterkenny, Co Donegal
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. 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), German Irish Chamber_AHK 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: 180 Days of English – Books A–G (Just Rewards Publications, 2021–2022), 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: The Summer I Robbed A Bank by David O’Doherty (Penguin, 2021), 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