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Vijaya Prasad 703.217.8608 [email protected] 1525 Griffith Park Blvd, No. 203, Los Angeles, CA 90028 http://prasadvijaya.com Twitter/prasadvx LinkedIn/in/VijayaPrasad theindianinfluence.com Experience Contractor, Washington DC 9/2010-Current Subcontracted as in-house editor, proofreader, and fact checker on projects including the World Bank, US Pharmacopeia, and the U.S. Federal government at EEI Communications Analyzed websites and landing pages for various organizations to optimize user experience Blogger at theindianinfluence.com, a blog on Indian-American life and culture Copyediting, proofreading, and formatting technical and marketing publications, and periodicals to include fact-checking, consistency, grammar, and editorial style. Performed quality-assurance reviews, proofing, and editing of online publications and Web content. Facilitated the development of marketing and informational communication products. Discovery Communications, Silver Spring, MD 9/2011 – 5/2012 Associate Digital Producer- Contract (Yoh) Supported global Discovery teams in Latin America/Brazil, EMEA/UK, and Asia, by delivering digital content to promote shows Published content to websites using the internal CMS Kept up-to-date records of project deliveries, documented content management procedures, and managed workflows Researched, edited photos, and wrote engaging captions and supported SEO efforts Managed small projects and project work streams American Society of Civil Engineers Reston, VA 11/2007 – 6/2009 Editorial Assistant Managed four international journals and oversaw the peer-review process from initial submission to production Communicated with editors, reviewers, and authors in the U.S. and overseas, to facilitate the production process Initial point-of-contact and problem solver for authors, editors, and reviewers Took minutes at bi-monthly department meetings Generated monthly and weekly system analysis journal reports Education Syracuse University 7/2009–6/2010 *S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications* MA, Magazine & Online Journalism James Madison University 8/2001–5/2005 *College of Arts and Letters* BA, International Affairs with Writing & Rhetoric Skills Language + Editorial Professional writing and editing experience *Excellent project management skills *Copyediting skills (AP, Chicago, & GPO) *Conversational in French and Hindi Digital Media Classes for Georgetown Universityʼs Digital Media Management Certificate: *SEO Building Strong Brands *Understanding New Media Platforms, Applications, and Techniques* Skilled in Wordpress and Blogger Software + Technology Microsoft Office suite* Basic Adobe Photoshop + Html skills *Familiar with both Windows + Mac OS *Social Media Platforms including Twitter, Storify, and others

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Vijaya Prasad 703.217.8608 [email protected]  1525  Griffith  Park  Blvd,  No.  203,  Los  Angeles,  CA  90028 http://prasadvijaya.com

Twitter/prasadvx   LinkedIn/in/VijayaPrasad   theindianinfluence.com  

Experience Contractor, Washington DC 9/2010-Current • Subcontracted as in-house editor, proofreader, and fact checker on projects including the World

Bank, US Pharmacopeia, and the U.S. Federal government at EEI Communications • Analyzed websites and landing pages for various organizations to optimize user experience • Blogger at theindianinfluence.com, a blog on Indian-American life and culture • Copyediting, proofreading, and formatting technical and marketing publications, and periodicals

to include fact-checking, consistency, grammar, and editorial style. • Performed quality-assurance reviews, proofing, and editing of online publications and Web

content. • Facilitated the development of marketing and informational communication products. Discovery Communications, Silver Spring, MD 9/2011 – 5/2012 Associate Digital Producer- Contract (Yoh) • Supported global Discovery teams in Latin America/Brazil, EMEA/UK, and Asia, by delivering

digital content to promote shows • Published content to websites using the internal CMS • Kept up-to-date records of project deliveries, documented content management procedures, and

managed workflows • Researched, edited photos, and wrote engaging captions and supported SEO efforts • Managed small projects and project work streams

American Society of Civil Engineers Reston, VA 11/2007 – 6/2009 Editorial Assistant • Managed four international journals and oversaw the peer-review process from initial submission

to production • Communicated with editors, reviewers, and authors in the U.S. and overseas, to facilitate the

production process • Initial point-of-contact and problem solver for authors, editors, and reviewers • Took minutes at bi-monthly department meetings • Generated monthly and weekly system analysis journal reports

Education Syracuse University 7/2009–6/2010 *S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications* MA, Magazine & Online Journalism James Madison University 8/2001–5/2005 *College of Arts and Letters* BA, International Affairs with Writing & Rhetoric

Skills Language + Editorial Professional writing and editing experience *Excellent project management skills *Copyediting skills (AP, Chicago, & GPO) *Conversational in French and Hindi Digital Media Classes for Georgetown Universityʼs Digital Media Management Certificate: *SEO Building Strong Brands *Understanding New Media Platforms, Applications, and Techniques* Skilled in Wordpress and Blogger  Software + Technology Microsoft Office suite* Basic Adobe Photoshop + Html skills *Familiar with both Windows + Mac OS *Social Media Platforms including Twitter, Storify, and others