Amy Haagsma has been a member of the British Columbia branch for two years. Her editing career evolved out of a 10-year career in marketing, with an increasing focus on communications. Amy was a writer at the time, but found that her work primarily involved editing. “I was thrilled to have found a word to define what I did so I took an introductory editing course at Simon Fraser University,” she recalls. “I decided to register for the Editing Certificate program, which I completed in October 2014.” Later that fall, Amy started working for Talk Science to Me, a science communications company based in Vancouver. The position involves mostly copy editing and proofreading, in addition to marketing and graphic design. Amy says the variety makes for interesting work and the fact that it’s part-time leaves more hours in the week for additional freelance work. To the benefit of the BC branch, Amy also has hours to spare as a member of the communications and social media committee, as well as editor of the branch’s blog, West Coast Editor. She describes the work as rewarding and a uniquely good fit. “The roles I’ve taken on have been a great fit with my marketing background, and I’ve gained so much from my involvement with EAC, both personally and professionally.”
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