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Balcombe, Jeane

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Balcombe, Jeane

ABN: 12 621 320 768
Pre de la Font, Route des Andrivaux, 2
4650 Chancelade, France
Tel: 02 8006 6912 (this number connects to my home in France, but at the cost of a call to Sydney. Please check the time difference before calling.)
Email: jeanebalcombe@hotmail.com

Experience: Current: freelance editing, mainly for government departments; specialising in annual reports and health issues. Previous: copy editor for the NSW Public Health Bulletin (2 years); corporate writer and editor at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (6 years); editor of Rattler, a quarterly publication for child care workers (9 years); editorial officer with the NSW Department of Agriculture (6 years); editor of Blue Pencil (3 years). Have also researched, written and designed fact sheets on sexual health for NSW FPA, edited some fiction, written lifestyle articles for South Coast Style and written press releases and advertising copy for various clients.

Qualifications: Cadetship in journalism, certificate in print typography.

Computer capability: PC. Word.

Services offered: Copy editing; plain English rewriting; proofreading; desktop layouts.

Type of material: Information sheets, magazine and journal articles, newsletters, books, conference proceedings.

Subject specialities: Health, including sexual identity issues, gay health and sexual health; scientific fact sheets; women’s issues; annual reports.

Special skills/interests: Special interest in translating technical information into plain English. Extensive experience in writing and editing annual reports. Also experienced in editing academic papers for journal publication.