Hello everyone, I am Giovanni Belcari, an online Content Creator and Editor for Music Focused Magazines. On this platform, I will offer my skills of Editing, Proofreading and Content Creating.

What is my role? An Editor is a professional who is the voice of a company, ensuring that all written materials are accurate and of high quality. An Editor works with writers to improve their content to make sure it flows well while also educating them about best practices for writing well in general. The job entails identifying ways you can improve your document’s flow and advising clients regarding changes needed within specific pieces, so everything comes together seamlessly at publication time. 

As a proofreader, I will ensure that material is clear, consistent, complete and credible, and that text is well written, grammatically correct and accessible. I will take the initial material, or the copy, and make it ready for publication.

My Skills:

4+ years experience in working as an Editor

Strong writing/editing/proofreading skills

Experience with Office, Photoshop, WordPress and other publishing tools

Excellent written skills in English, French and Italian

Correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors

Liaising regularly with authors and publishers

Resolving queries directly with the author, such as style and text inconsistencies

Creating artwork briefs to detail the content of illustrations

Producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalisation, formatting of references, etc

Maintaining awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a view to ensuring they are appropriate for the readership

Preparing preliminary pages for the title, contents and preface of a publication

Typesetting and designing layout