Jaimie Waltz
Port Moody,Canada
Summary
Recent English MA graduate with professional experience in editing, teaching, event-planning, and researching. Invested in building community, fostering accessible and accurate communication, and growing relationships in and out of the academy. Detail-oriented, analytical, and team player.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Editor
Blue Hat Publishing
04.2025 - Current
- Copyedit and provide substantive editing to book manuscripts through Google Docs.
- Manuscripts consist of memoirs and life-writing.
Marker
Langara College
09.2024 - Current
- Communicate directly with prof to mark 20-100 essays per class.
Event Director for Poetry X Disability
SFU
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Designed poetry reading event for MA project to feature disabled poets
- Created fliers, communicated across departments, clubs, and local universities to advertise
- Ordered catering and prioritized accessibility by making event hybrid (accessible via zoom)
Teaching Assistant
SFU
09.2023 - 04.2025
- Hold weekly tutorials with 17 students each, give feedback and mark essays, provide one-on-one writing help in office hours.
Conference Research Assistant for Unsettling Scottish Studies
SFU
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Sent surveys to 33 attendees to plan catering, accommodations, and scheduling.
- Assisted at event to ensure smooth transitions between panels.
Event Designer and Editor for “Poetry For Peace” Zine
SFU
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Contacted slam poetry club president and worked collaboratively to get a zine of student poetry printed and planned a live reading event where the booklets were distributed.
- Worked directly with SFU document solutions to print 300 zines.
Administrative Assistant, Event Coordinator, and Tennis Professional
Edgebrook Swim and Tennis Club
06.2019 - 03.2022
- Organized and coordinated social club events. Created engaging marketing media including event fliers and social media and email announcements. Oversaw registration, decoration, and managed event venue.
- Taught tennis to diverse experience levels and ages. Personalized lesson plans to help students achieve their tennis goals.
Education
MA - English
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC04.2025
BA - English
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA06.2019
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Editing and proofreading
- Microsoft Word
- Customer service
- Office administration
- Professional communication
Timeline
Editor
Blue Hat Publishing
04.2025 - Current
Event Director for Poetry X Disability
SFU
01.2025 - 04.2025
Marker
Langara College
09.2024 - Current
Conference Research Assistant for Unsettling Scottish Studies
SFU
09.2024 - 11.2024
Event Designer and Editor for “Poetry For Peace” Zine
SFU
01.2024 - 04.2024
Teaching Assistant
SFU
09.2023 - 04.2025
Administrative Assistant, Event Coordinator, and Tennis Professional
Edgebrook Swim and Tennis Club
06.2019 - 03.2022
BA - English
Western Washington University
MA - English
Simon Fraser University
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