Andrew Melvin

Professional Member
Location Sully, near Cardiff
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Mobile Available on request
Website icaneditthat.com
LinkedIn Andrew Melvin
Twitter @AMelvin_Author

Services

Copy-editing, line editing, proofreading, script and screenplay editing and reading, rewriting, writing, website editing, anglicizing and Americanizing, research

Experience

  • Freelance since 2015
  • Five years as the English editor at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, setting the editorial standards for all kinds of documents targeted at thousands of actuaries, regulators, the media, and financial professionals
  • Sixteen years editing and writing for newspapers, including senior positions at Media Wales, publisher of the South Wales Echo, Western Mail, and Wales on Sunday
  • I have trained and/or mentored editors and journalists
  • I have self-published two books (SF and fantasy)

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) English Literature
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism
  • National Council for the Training of Journalists’ National Certificate Examination
  • My latest training/continuing professional development has included courses on script reading and effective editing, and a workshop on storytelling

Recent projects

  • Editing and proofreading a wide variety of books by UK and international authors for leading non-fiction publishers. The subject areas have included: films, music, education, finance, health, history, new media/technology, politics, society, and religion
  • Completing editorial reviews of research papers and in-depth technical guides for financial experts
  • Editing newsletters and other material for a global professional association
  • Editing and writing travel and lifestyle content for a prominent tech company

Testimonials

Andrew was a tremendous resource in editing technical material and making it presentable for our target audience, vetting topics and ideas, and managing workflow to ensure that deadlines were met.

Geoffrey Melbourne, Senior Director, Retirement, at Willis Towers Watson

Andrew has the technical expertise and the command of the English language to turn out a polished product. I would highly recommend him for any of your writing or editing projects! On top of that, he is very easy to work with!

Ann Gregory, Owner, Centretown Corporate Services

Andrew is a thorough professional who focuses on doing a job well. He produces high-quality work on time and to an excellent standard.

Robin Fletcher, Chief Executive, BSA Group