Emily Cannon

Current

• Search Editor (Contract) at Yahoo!
• Freelance writer at (no company)

Past

• Quality Assurance Specialist at Survey.com
• Student Assistant, Health Sciences Microlab at University of Washington Libraries
• IMDb Intern at Amazon.com

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Education

• University of Washington

Recommended

2 people have recommended Emily

Connections

21 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Emily Cannon’s Summary

After three years in an industry I wasn't excited about, I'm exploring the areas I WANT to work in. If you need someone who will be enthusiastic about your subject matter, be it food-oriented, technical, or artsy, I'm your girl. I possess a broad skill set without much in-depth experience to back it up, and I'll work hard to change that. I can write, proofread, copyedit, design, lay out, work with graphics, perform Web maintenance, communicate, use all kinds of software, organize, distill information, research, explain, and collaborate. I learn fast and I love variety. I want to be of use.

Emily Cannon’s Experience

• Search Editor (Contract)

  Yahoo!

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

  September 2008 — Present (11 months)

  Responsibilities include evaluating and improving results for Yahoo's mobile and Web search products in a collaborative environment.

• Freelance writer

  (no company)

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  Writing about movies, food, local business owners... anything else I can get my hands on that sounds fun. Portfolio link will include examples when they're published.

• Quality Assurance Specialist

  Survey.com

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Market Research industry)

  November 2004 — February 2008 (3 years 4 months)

  Responsible for evaluating business and survey documents for logic and fluency, ability to meet client goals, consistency, adherence to internal programming standards and company conventions, editing, formatting, and online functionality.
  ---Developed an elegant manual that gave staff an easy-to-use reference for quality control processes and project development.
  ---Analyzed clients' research projects to avoid costly mistakes.
  ---Initiated collaboration between departments that increased cooperation and accuracy.
  ---Oversaw testing of online surveys that were free of errors and glitches.
  ---Effectively managed all QA functions solo when needed, freeing manager to complete higher-level tasks and increasing overall workflow within the department.
  ---Improved accuracy of sales proposals, ensuring the projects the clients wanted were the projects the company delivered.

• Student Assistant, Health Sciences Microlab

  University of Washington Libraries

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Libraries industry)

  October 2001 — June 2004 (2 years 9 months)

  Helped library patrons and instructors use workstations and printers; answered questions and gave customer service.
  ---Resolved technical issues for computer lab users.
  ---Kept workstations up to date without neglecting lab users' questions.

• IMDb Intern

  Amazon.com

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMZN; Internet industry)

  July 2001 — December 2001 (6 months)

  Updated database information using a proprietary content management system; maintained commercial links between IMDb.com and its parent company, Amazon.com.
  ---Improved usefulness and accuracy of IMDbPro entertainment industry site by keeping contact and representation information up to date.
  ---Contributed to overall value of IMDb by adding and tagging promotional photos that would be of interest to users.

Emily Cannon’s Education

• University of Washington

  BA , Journalism/Communications, Psychology , 2000 — 2004

  ---Excelled in copyediting and design course. Reinforced copyediting and proofreading skills following AP Style rules; learned layout skills using paper dummies and Adobe InDesign.
  ---Worked with a small production crew to design and create all content for a multimedia website. Learned to shoot video with a prosumer-grade MiniDV camera, use professional sound equipment, and compose simple Flash animation. Employed interviewing, research, and editorial skills, resulting in a project that won the University of Washington's Department of Communications Undergraduate Excellence in Digital Journalism prize in 2004.
  ---Researched, interviewed subjects, and wrote news and feature stories as part of the news writing sequence. Some stories were published in Seattle-area community newspapers.

Additional Information

Emily Cannon’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Emily Cannon’s Interests:

food, vegetarianism, world cuisine, travel, modern art, eat local movement, cooking, film, independent music, rabbits, comedy, television, politics, geeks, editing, publishing, being useful