ABOUT
I am a native English speaker with a degree in Latin and English from Nottingham University, where I was also editor of the student magazine. I understand basic Italian, Spanish and French. A decade working at Heffers Booksellers in Cambridge gave me a fascinating insight into the world of bookselling and publishing. And another decade spent at St John's College, University of Cambridge, taught me how to put together top-quality publications as part of the fundraising and events-management team. And, finally, creating and running The Sanctuary Angels, a small voluntary organisation that raises funds for animal rescue worldwide, involves creating engaging copy for our website and social media on a regular basis.
MY EXPERIENCE
My first job after graduating from university was at Heffers Booksellers in Cambridge, which was the perfect workplace for a lover of books and words – and a lovely environment to learn about everything from customer service to the world of publishing. Then, as Publications Officer at St John's College, Cambridge, I produced top-quality literature, which required superb attention to detail, flexibility, excellent organisation skills and an ability to deal with people at all levels. I speak basic Italian, Spanish and French, and I am a fast touch-typist with good IT skills. Since 2009 I have worked as a freelance proofreader and copy-editor on a variety of projects with publishers, universities, charities, businesses, book authors, students and academics from around the world.
In my spare time I run The Sanctuary Angels, a voluntary organisation that I created in 2009, which raises vital funds for animal rescues around the world (www.thesanctuaryangels.com). This involves, among other things, creating and checking all of the copy for our social media and outreach work.
Perfect Words by Amanda George is a professional proofreading, copy-editing and copywriting service. I can help with your academic project, book draft, blog, brochure, website, CV or covering letter – in short, anything that is written that you want to look its very best. Excellent customer service is guaranteed.