Jay Ann Ramirez

JAY ANN RAMIREZ 392 Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu, Philippines, 6045 | -|-________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Work in the publishing industry as a copy editor, who helps US authors in developing their manuscripts. Uses the Chicago Manual of Style in proofreading authors’ manuscripts and other promotional materials to ensure these are ready before printing. Worked in the media industry for over five years as online content editor and producer. Used AP Stylebook in editing articles. Collaborate with writers, editors, and programmers to improve content for print and online consumptions. EXPERIENCE CommercialReach Inc., Cebu, Philippines Copy Editor, April 2018 - present Uses the Chicago Manual of Style as basis in editing and proofreading articles, web content, blog, and marketing materials. Proofreads and edits client’s marketing materials and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes, and other text. Assesses authors’ manuscripts for potential legal snares like copyright infringement and plagiarism, although this responsibility falls primarily with the authors. Subjects manuscripts for developmental editing to improve or clarify plot lines, character arcs, and any other integral aspects to the story itself. Coordinates with the production team to ensure that materials are ready for publication. Participates in production team huddles and team study time. Writes and researches for articles for the WayFairer magazine. Edits service agreements and order forms. Confers with authors, writers, and other personnel involved regarding revisions to copy. Helps writers, co-editors, and others in drafting guidelines for new services or products. SunStar Publishing Inc., Cebu, Philippines Multimedia Editor, July 1, 2016 - December 20, 2017 Work with editors to publish visual and audio content that meets the highest journalistic standards. Increase site audience and engagement through visual storytelling. Increase number of social videos and visuals that drive engagement and followers. Produce in-house images, GIFs, and videos with both social shareability and evergreen appeal. Develop multimedia skills of editorial team members. Maintain and monitor daily workload and team priorities. Create calendar of activities for yearly production and give quarterly reports on how the videos are performing on the web and suggest new ideas for improvement. Reports to SunStar Network Exchange’s Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief, Social Media team, and SunStar Cebu newsroom. Identify opportunities for social-media-driven stories and work with the rest of the editorial team to create them. Contribute to and maintain outreach to social influencers. Must create or improve protocol on video production and coordinate with team to achieve goals. Must supervise the website’s newscast production from Monday to Friday by creating stories and gathering photo and video supports, phone interviews, graphics and other contents. Must create segments for Saturday and Sunday when no newscast is being aired on the site. Must supervise live streaming coverages and ask help from team on how to produce it. Must check status of equipment for further requests or damage reports. SunStar Publishing Inc., Cebu, Philippines Acting Webcast Producer, April 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Webcast producers may meet with clients or other production company personnel to determine the requirements of a production, and then develop a script and budget. Find and secure a shooting location, select needed equipment, find talent, and hire crew to shoot the production. Create a schedule and organize the shoot in an efficient manner to make the best use of resources. Edit the webcast or oversee and approve the work of a video editor. Work with technicians to broadcast the spot on the web and may help in designing and developing the look of the website using HTML coding and programming software. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, codes of practice and health and safety laws. Commission writers or secure the rights to novels, plays or screenplays if necessary. Create an effective programming on multiple channels, including the Internet. Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary. Produce shows for special occasions, such as holidays or testimonials. SunStar Publishing Inc., Cebu, Philippines Assistant Content Editor, July 12, 2012 – March 31, 2015 Process editorial materials (articles, photos and videos) from SunStar’s network of community newspapers for web uploading. Ensure that articles/stories are free from grammatical errors, factually accurate, not libelous and not of bad taste. Check that content is delivered the soonest possible time. Monitor websites, social media, TV, and radio for news updates. Write and edit breaking news. Select and process stories from affiliates for exchange and news subscription (AP dispatch, dispatch 3, ISEC, top stories for Cebu, business indicator for Davao, opinion for Cebu). Monitor, update and promote special sections (blogs and specials), as well as social media accounts handled by Sunnex. Promote stories (not limited to news) on social media. Update homepage sections (sports, business, opinion, entertainment, feature, and lifestyle). Upload affiliates' front pages to CMS. Remind SunStar affiliates of the deadline for submission of their materials. Assist co-editors in handling multimedia productions, SunStar webcast, and live coverages. VICSAL Development Corp., Cebu, Philippines Merchandising Assistant, October 2011 – June 2012 Facilitates the organization of all key areas such as transition planning, new store opening, canned orders, business meetings and the like. Takes responsibility for consistent, timely, and accurate communication with suppliers, stores, and planning team. Handles execution of clearance strategies, reorders, and related actions for product optimization. Maintains strong understanding of buyer actions taken and impact on sales plans, receipt flow, OTB, and gross margin, provides insights and recommendations on product performance. Takes accountability for store calls and responses. Partners with internal and external colleagues on item and order inputs. Coordinates with parties involved for product demonstrations, promotional programs and activities. Monitors, checks and follow through on product orders, track orders, deliveries, storage and display requirements. Investigates and resolves product complaints and issues in a timely and speedy manner, with a balanced perspective in conformity with corporate policies and guidelines. Gathers information, collates data, prepares reports, manages and maintains files and records on various facets of merchandising operations for performance analysis, metrics tracking, product and pricing decisions, supplier ratings, promotion requirements, process improvements, marketing materials preparation and production. Establishes and maintains comprehensive product/category/SKU data base to enable rapid review and assessment. Ensures accurate and comprehensive data collection, report preparation and information/report distribution. Informs immediate superior promptly any problems or unusual matters of significance. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes. Performs other tasks as may be required from time to time by the immediate superior. E-MO Language Studies Corp., Cebu, Philippines ESL Teacher, June 6, 2011- July 15, 2011; Staff, July 18, 2011 – August 2, 2011 Discuss the lessons in the book to the students. Check the activities in the books of the students. Submit daily scores to the academic team. Make written evaluation on the performance of the students. Make weekly lesson plan. Make weekly and monthly test and submitted to the Academic Team. Administer the weekly and monthly test to the students. Make teaching materials. Maintain cleanliness in the classroom. Plan indoor and outdoor activities Stay in the bedroom with female students as the foster parent. Took picture of the students’ classes and activities. Record the daily scores of the students. Assist in preparing weekly and monthly test papers and learning materials. Handle group study. Check the night’s test papers. Involve in planning for the weekend activities. Assist the nurse in giving medication to students who need first aid. Report daily evaluation of the students’ performance to the program managers. Observe the performance of the teachers and report any untoward incidents to the program managers. EDUCATION Cebu Institute of Technology University, Cebu, PH Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, March 2011 AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES Best in Video Feature for exemplary performance and meritorious service towards achieving company goals given on December 1, 2017 at the Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City. Finalist for Reporter of the Year for Online News Portal and Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year for Print/Online categories during the Globe Excellence Awards 2017 held on September 21, 2017 in Cebu City. Excellence in Multimedia Reporting for the article “Evacuation amid storm surge threat in Cebu” published on December 5, 2015 published on June 12, 2014 at www.sunstar.com.ph. Best in Video Feature for the “Lupang Hinirang (National Anthem) singing challenge”, an Independence Day special published on June 12, 2014 at www.sunstar.com.ph. Awarded with “Introduction to Mobile Journalism” certificate, a non-credit Massive Open Online Course offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on August 6, 2014. LATEST PUBLICATIONS New King of the Road Part II (snstr.co/LF) Getting that diploma: Stories of hard work, self-determination (snstr.co/GU) Shoe repairman's son to finish college as Summa Cum Laude (https://goo.gl/xCNLni) Cebu graduate tops 2017 MedTech board (https://goo.gl/D58QsN) Cebu's water vendor gets Mayor's Special Award (https://goo.gl/Geaktn) PROJECTS SunStar Pilipinas, an online newscast that was aired at www.sunstar.com.ph from June 2013 to April 2017. (www.sunstar.com.ph/webcast) SunStar Lite On (formerly SunStar Pilipinas) featured anything “lite” to attract a wider audience, including the millennial generation. The webcast was aired at www.sunstar.com.ph from April 2017 to December 2017. In 2018, another program was created and was called NewsBits. (www.sunstar.com.ph/webcast)