Lisa Eldred

Current

• Contract Employee at MessageMakers
• Freelance Editor for Professor Joe T. Darden at Michigan State University

Past

• Editorial Assistant at Michigan State University Office of University Outreach and Engagement
• Graduate Assistant at Communication Information and Technologies at MSU Outreach and Engagement
• Web Site Developer for Taylor Reid at Michigan State University

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Education

• Michigan State University
• Grand Valley State University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Lisa

Connections

35 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• wasabijane || blog & portfolio
• twitter || firstcrusader

Lisa Eldred’s Summary

I hold a Master's degree in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing from Michigan State University and have an interest in editing, graphic design, Web 2.0 and social networking tools, and user experience research.

Lisa Eldred’s Specialties:

Adobe CS4 products (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver); Microsoft Office; EndNote. User experience research. Spanish.

Lisa Eldred’s Experience

• Contract Employee

  MessageMakers

  (Media Production industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  I manage the ToolKits for the Harley Owners Group training sessions.

• Freelance Editor for Professor Joe T. Darden

  Michigan State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  Transcription, editing, and presentation design services for Joe T. Darden, professor of Geography at Michigan State University. I assisted in editing the book "The State of Black Michigan, 1967-2007" (MSU Press, 2007), among other documents.

• Editorial Assistant

  Michigan State University Office of University Outreach and Engagement

  (Higher Education industry)

  October 2004 — October 2009 (5 years 1 month)

  I edited, wrote, and assisted with graphic design for online and print publications.

• Graduate Assistant

  Communication Information and Technologies at MSU Outreach and Engagement

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  August 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 5 months)

  See description under editorial aide; my employers at University Outreach and Engagement was gracious enough to provide me with a graduate assistantship in order to complete my Master's degree in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing.

• Web Site Developer for Taylor Reid

  Michigan State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2008 — September 2008 (5 months)

  I was the freelance web developer of the Beginning Farmers website (beginningfarmers.org). I created the site in WordPress.

Lisa Eldred’s Education

• Michigan State University

  M.A. , Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing , 2006 — 2008

  In addition to the degree, I acquired a certificate in Serious Game Design.

• Grand Valley State University

  B.A. , English , 2000 — 2004

  I achieved a B.A. in English Language and Literature and a minor in The Classical Tradition through the Honors College.

  Activities and Societies:

  Intervarsity Christian Fellowship

Additional Information

Lisa Eldred’s Websites:

• wasabijane || blog & portfolio
• twitter || firstcrusader

Lisa Eldred’s Groups:

•    MSU Alumni Association
•    Grand Valley State University Alumni Association
•    Publishing and editing professionals
•    Professional Writers

Lisa Eldred’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch