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LAKSHMI MENON
Address: D2-1008, L&T South City, Arekere Mico Layout, Off Bannerghata Road, Bangalore – 560076 Phone: 07829308009/09820584790 Email: [email protected]
WRITING & EDITING
Background spans newspaper and book publishing, and subtitling. Writing experience includes news reports and feature articles. Editing experience
includes the aforementioned and also academic/research-oriented books. Passionate about the written word. As writer, conscientious of the reader; as
editor, careful about striking a balance between satisfying the author and reader. Consistently recognized as a talented editor who gives meticulous attention to
detail. Experience working with MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress, and Adobe
InDesign.
Work Experience
Senior editor, DigiCaptions India Private Limited of Deluxe MediaMarch 2015 – present.Involved in subtitling and localization for clients such as Universal, Warner Bros., Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Disney, Fox.
Freelance copy editor, Macmillan Publishing Solutions (now ADI-MPS)October 2013 – March 2015.
Copy editor, Macmillan Publishing Solutions (Bangalore)April 2011 – July 2013 Clients include publishers such as Palgrave Macmillan, Intellect, and Emerald.
Copy editor, Packt Publishing (Mumbai), a UK-based publishing houseDecember 2009 – November 2010Handled books on open source and enterprise software by authors who were native and non-native English speakers.
Sub-editor, Free Press Journal (Mumbai) October 2008 – November 2009 Responsible for editing news reports and feature articles, and page design/layout; handled city, state, national and op-ed pages, and also the Sunday supplement.
Trainee journalist, DNA on its supplement DNA Westcoast (Mumbai)
June 2008 to September 2008Wrote and edited news reports and feature articles, and designed pages.
EDUCATION
Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism 2008Manorama School of Communication (MASCOM) Kottayam, Kerala
Master of Arts in English Literature 2007University of Mumbai Kalina, Mumbai
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Won the best dissertation award by MASCOM. Won the best student award from Sathaye College, Mumbai (pre-degree). Trained in classical dance and Carnatic music, and given several performances
within and outside Mumbai. In the order of fluency, able to speak, read, and write English, Hindi, Malayalam,
and Marathi. Date of birth: May 16, 1984.
REFERENCES
Shilbhadra MaityManager-EPR MPS LimitedNew DelhiMobile: 011-4735 7738/09818547546
Nelson Pereira Assistant EditorFree Press JournalMumbaiMobile: 09870588192
Rajesh TiwariSenior ReporterFree Press JournalMumbaiMobile: 09819486952