Alison Maeser Brimley

737 E 620 N, Provo UT 84606

Phone: 801.349.0976 E-Mail: alison.maeser@gmail.com

Education
Brigham Young University Provo UT
expected graduation: December 2015
Bachelor of Arts in English
Minor: Editing
GPA: 3.93
n Earned half-tuition scholarships (3 years) and full tuition scholarships (1 year) for academic
performance
n Relevant coursework: Introduction to English Language, Modern American Usage, Grammar of
English, Basic Editing Skills, Print Publishing, Genre and Substantive Editing, Editing for Publication

Experience
Student Editor BYU Religious Studies Center, Provo UT
January 2015December 2015
n Edited publications for the Religious Studies Center including magazine articles, book chapters,
and scholarly articles at both the content and technical levels
n Wrote content for the Religious Education Review magazine as needed
n Generated and lay out content for the Religious Studies Center email newsletter
n Created an index for a forthcoming publication
Assistant Managing Editor/Designer Mormon Insights, Provo UT
August 2015December 2015
n Performed substantive and copyedits of 22 articles on religious subjects
n Managed a team of 5 editors, made assignments and ensured that work was completed on a
deadline
n Created 11 graphic quotes to accompany and promote articles
n Wrote 5 articles to be published on MormonInsights.org
Editor for Professor Christopher Oscarson (BYU), Provo UT
July 2015November 2015
n Edited a personal project for Professor Oscarson of the Scandinavian Studies department, a
scholarly book on ecocriticism in Scandinavian culture titled Nordic Naturecultures
n Edited at the content and technical levels
n Edited many articles written by non-native English speakers
Student Editor BYU Pre-professional Advisement Center, Provo UT
August 2012June 2013
n Guided students through process of writing personal statements and resumes for application to
law, medical, dental, and other graduate programs
n Edited at the content and technical levels
n Developed and used communication skills by conferencing with students one-on-one throughout
the editing process
n Set my own appointments and worked largely unsupervised

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Volunteer Experience
Missionary The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tallahassee FL
July 2013December 2014
n Developed communication skillls by preparing and teaching multiple lessons daily
n Trained four new missionaries in the skills necessary for missionary work, helping them to become
self-sufficient and able to train other missionaries in the future
n Maintained schedule and rules established by Church & mission leadership

Skills and Awards

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Earned LaVerna S. Clark creative writing scholarship (2010), First place in Hart-Larson Poetry
contest, (2012); works published in Hex and Inscape literary magazines (2012, 2013)
Basic knowledge of Excel, Photoshop, InDesign, HTML and CSS