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Dami Alaka

@damialaka

Writer and editor at Freelance, shaping fictional books and editing published creative work.

As a Freelance writer, I'm building a series of fictional books, moving from poetry to prose and preparing pieces for publication. I use grammar and style guidelines alongside Grammarly and Scribbr to proofread, paraphrase, and shape work for different readers.

As a Freelance Writer/Editor, I edited the anthology Background Music, helping create a professional and artistic vision; the resume reports 70% client satisfaction and a subsequent creative piece. I also served as Assistant Editor for an annual writing competition, creating its assessment guide and reviewing scripts.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Fictional Writing

Current

Freelance

Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 10 months)

Currently building a series of fictional books broadening from poetic to prosaic texts using technical grammatical and stylist skills, acutely curating pieces that meet various readers experiences before publication. Developed a mix of traditional grammar and style guidelines and contemporary agents such as Grammarly and Scribbr to proofread, paraphrase and produce an overall engaging tone of text

Writing Editing Proofreading Research Storytelling Grammarly Scribbr

Current

Writer/Editor

Current

Freelance

Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 10 months)

Proficiently edited an anthology using stylistic and grammatical skills to create professional and artistic vision thereby bringing up client satisfaction by 70%, resulting in the writing of another creative piece. Meticulously edited the visual format, evaluating practical poetic license to design and facilitate readers reaction, thereby increasing readers interest by 65%.

Editing Proofreading Stylistics Customer Satisfaction

Assistant Editor

Freelance

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Led the editing team on the annual writing competition. Strategically created the assessment guide for editing and adjudication, and carried out virtual assessment of various writing and creative skills of each script.

Editing Team Leadership Assessments Virtual Communication

Scriptwriting

Academic Project

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Shaped and customised the tone and style of a radio play by reviewing forms of scripts recommended by multiple experts. Assembled, led and inspired a creative team from different departments in producing a play that illustrated emotional realism and human relationships through emotive style, driving the team to 80% achievement of task expectations.

Script Writing Creative Direction Team Leadership Storytelling

Lead Public Relations Officer

Public Relations Officer

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Led the department towards new ventures, including publishing a departmental journal. Effectively transcribed and edited interviews to captivate and absorb the focal target audience, and intercommunicated between various departments to expand brand image and inclusivity by 30%.

Public Relations Editing Interview Transcription Communication Skills

Public Relations Officer

YDAGENCY

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)

Independently managed and executed a high pressured client event attended by over 100 guests, resulting in 20% increase in brand exposure. Managed client's social media platform, advertised and frameworked an event attended by over 50 national and international fashion industry professionals, and championed the development of event communications (Fashions Finest).

Public Relations Event Management Social Media Management Brand Visibility