Antoine Giraud

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• Produced user documentation, instructions, manuals, marketing materials, and research reports for various clients using clear, concise language
• Developed, organized and wrote Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) instructional textbooks
• Published newspaper and magazine articles, article abstracts, reviews and poetry
• Demonstrated copy editing and substantive editing skills through work experience and through Print Futures coursework
• Ensured author submissions adhered to in-house style guide and was appropriate to magazine audience
• Converted dense academic jargon into plain English for instructional purposes
• Trained in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Conducted in-depth research into complex subject areas in order to present a simplified and representative overview of the field
• Compiled relevant information from interviews and by using library, archival and Internet databases
• Collaborated with editorial department and liaised with authors to produce content to deadline
• Developed inter-cultural communication skills by working one-on-one with foreign students abroad
• Trained in interpersonal communication through Print Futures coursework and group work
• Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
• Adobe Robohelp, Framemaker
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio
• Print Futures Professional Writing Diploma
• Teaching English as a Second Language Diploma
• Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Anthropology from UBC
• Recipient of the Award for Student Educational Excellence and Achievement from Douglas College
• Recipient of the Sentinel Prize in Anthropology from UBC
• Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
• Recipient of the Undergraduate Scholar Program Scholarship
Assistant Editor - alive magazine: 2007-2008
Curriculum Developer - Transglobal Human Resources: 2006-2007
Writing Instructor - Transglobal Prep. School: 2004-2006
ESL Teacher - Wonderland: 2003-2004
Essay Editor - Self-Employed: 2002-2003

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"You were judged by classmates and faculty in Creative Writing and English to have shown excellence in your academic activities and in your striving for achievement in writing."

Fran Johnson, Chairperson, Educational Excellence Committee

Susan Witter, President,
Douglas College

 

 

 

 

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