About Mike Sellars, the author of The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course.
Mike Sellars’ first foray into the eye-straining world of proofreading took place in 1989 when, at the tender age of 19, he joined a Liverpool-based advertising and marketing agency. Although he was initially hired as a copywriter, he spent more of his time proofreading than he did writing copy.
Over the next six years, Mike worked for a number of North West advertising, design, marketing and public relations agencies, proofreading and copywriting.
In 1995, Mike joined the UK’s largest home shopping and online retailer, where he worked as a ‘Text Operator’, a role which combined proofreader, copy editor, typesetter, and page make-up artist. During this time, he initialled more proofs than he cares to think about.
Mike was soon promoted and found himself heading up a small team of proofreaders, copy editors and typesetters. He continued to sign his name to the odd tree-load of proofs.
In 2004 Mike rose to the position of Operations Manager, taking responsibility for the timely and accurate production of thousands of pre-press pages whilst heading up a large team of production personnel. At the heart of his production team were, of course, the proofreaders. As well as shaping and supporting the complex processes necessary to see a catalogue through from initial concept to printed book, he was also responsible for the personal development of each proofreader, identifying weaknesses and advising on remedial training.
The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course is the culmination of all this experience.
Take a look at the proofreading course content here.
To find out what inspired me to create The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course, click here.
Over the next six years, Mike worked for a number of North West advertising, design, marketing and public relations agencies, proofreading and copywriting.
In 1995, Mike joined the UK’s largest home shopping and online retailer, where he worked as a ‘Text Operator’, a role which combined proofreader, copy editor, typesetter, and page make-up artist. During this time, he initialled more proofs than he cares to think about.
Mike was soon promoted and found himself heading up a small team of proofreaders, copy editors and typesetters. He continued to sign his name to the odd tree-load of proofs.
In 2004 Mike rose to the position of Operations Manager, taking responsibility for the timely and accurate production of thousands of pre-press pages whilst heading up a large team of production personnel. At the heart of his production team were, of course, the proofreaders. As well as shaping and supporting the complex processes necessary to see a catalogue through from initial concept to printed book, he was also responsible for the personal development of each proofreader, identifying weaknesses and advising on remedial training.
The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course is the culmination of all this experience.
Take a look at the proofreading course content here.
To find out what inspired me to create The No-Nonsense Proofreading Course, click here.
Proofreading Course
Copyright © Michael Sellars and Jeff Fullerton 2010
Copyright © Michael Sellars and Jeff Fullerton 2010
