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Miranda Roccisano AE

Henley Beach

Business: 08 8355 2656
Mobile: 0430 498 448
Email: mirandaroccisano@gmail.com

Miranda has worked in publishing for 14 years in various roles, including as editor, proofreader and writer. She edits a wide variety of materials for print and web; she writes and rewrites.

Miranda has also accrued considerable experience in copyright management, interpreting the Copyright Act 1968 and its amendments, and identifying and tracking down copyright holders and corresponding and negotiating with them.

Experience

In-house:

Editing conference papers, journal articles, books (academic, fiction, non-fiction), curriculum and assessment documents, educational materials aligned to a wide range of curricula for the Internet, manuals.
Writing and rewriting manuals, policy. Proofreading. Copyright management.
SACE Board of South Australia (formerly Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia), future SACE Office, University of South Australia, Seaview Press.

Freelance:

Books, Masters and PhD theses, articles.
Clients have included future SACE Office, Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia, University of South Australia, San Giorgio la Molara Community Centre, Seaview Press, ERA Publications, private individuals, business, government departments.

Qualifications

BA (Hons); Grad. Dip. Library Studies; Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing) (TAFESA) as well as a range of subjects towards the Advanced Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing), including editing subjects; IPEd Accredited Editor

Special skills

Academic editing, copyright management, design for effective communication, desktop publishing, on-screen editing, periodical publications, picture research, project management, referencing, report writing, research, word processing, writing and rewriting

Areas of expertise

Alternative therapies and philosophies, Australian studies, biography, children’s books, education and training, environment, fiction, gardening, government and administration, history, linguistics, literature, social sciences, travel

Computer software capability

 Windows: Database (Microsoft Access); Page layout (Adobe InDesign); Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel); Word processing (Microsoft Word)