Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Linguistics and World Languages (French, Spanish, German), Queen's University
About Me
I am Jay Miller, an editor and writer residing in Montreal, Canada. I have rigorous experience in advertising copy, corporate communications, and translation. I also possess 10 years of firsthand WordPress experience, backend and frontend.
Editing skills
95%Copywriting skills
90%Translation skills
85%830
documents created
1325
shots of espresso
37
satisfied clients
172135
words translated
Editing
Editing poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction for The Lit Quarterly since June 2019
Translation
I translate French-to-English, English-to-French, German-to-English, and dabble in more
Copywriting
I have hands-on experience writing copy for consumer electronics, home goods and tourism
2011 - 2015
2007 - 2011
High School Diploma
Award-winning science, math and arts student with four years regional theatre experience
2010
Shad Valley Alum
Intensive business pitch program leading to internship as Scrum Master at BlackBerry
2020 - present
Technical Writer
Writing standard operating procedures, user guides, creating flowcharts, proofreading and translation
2018 - 2021
Copywriter
Canadian Down & Feather Company, PrimeCables.ca, Living.ca, 123ink.ca, Localfoodtours.com
2019 - 2021
Editor
Editor, reader and webmaster for The Lit Quarterly journal for poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction
Recent Work
- Everything
- Academic
- Corporate
- Editing
- Interview
- Legal
- Poetry
- Proofreading
- Review
- Translation
CorporateTranslation
Adult Card Game 3Some French-English Translation
Adult Card Game 3Some French-English Translation
Translated 400 playing cards, packaging and branding, and player instruction manual for adult-themed drinking game.
Languages
English
100%French
95%German
85%Spanish
70%Polish
25%Italian
40%Arabic
15%Mandarin
10%Latest Posts
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