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I design custom art programs for hospitality spaces and private residences - connecting curious collectors with the perfect artists. With a background in interior design, curatorial strategy and client services, I help interior designers, developers, and organizations bring spaces to life through artwork that reflects their identity + enhances guest and patient experience. Besides almost 15 years as an art consultant, I am also a sculptor - for an added understanding of both the client’s goals + the artists’ process. And through my own artist circles, I can often gain early access to works - or know of emerging talent before others do. What I Offer: • Remote or hybrid consulting for commercial art programs • Curated art collections for offices, hotels, and private residences • Artist sourcing, custom commissions, fabrication coordination • Collaboration with architects, interior designers, and procurement teams • Project management from concept to installation I’m open to: - Remote freelance or contract-based work - Collaborations with art consultancies or interior design firms - Opportunities that integrate storytelling, brand identity & unique environments Let’s connect if you’re looking for flexible support on an upcoming project, or if your team needs an expert eye on visual strategy and sourcing.

I am an experienced Career Coach (10+ years), specializing in helping job seekers in numerous forums including Upwork to increase confidence in application materials (resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles) and working with individuals 1:1 regarding interview prep. I am expert-vetted on Upwork, which means I am in the top 1% of all freelancers on the platform. A lot of the clients I work with request a complete revision/update on their application materials to target a role they’re excited about. Key areas of expertise include: Software Engineers, HR, and college students. Career Highlights: ● Helped 5,000+ individuals from all fields customize resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles, leading to interviews and job offers ● Published in 30+ articles on Career Coach tips (Huffington Post, INC, InterviewFocus, Style My Soul, Beni.fit, Terkel, Pursue the Passion, Joveo, Million Tips, HCM Technology Report, StartupBlogPost, HR.com, Fast Company, AZ Big Media, RecruitingDaily, Career Connectors, VCandidates) ^ Examples of published content consists of: Resumes, Interviews, Career Pivots: 1) The power of keywords in resume optimization, 2) Benefits of participating in virtual mock interviews, 3) 8 significant ways self-assessment tools inform career transition decisions, 4) 10 ways to prepare for a software engineering job interview, 5) What to leave out of your resume, 6) How to determine if a job is right for you, 7) What are the best questions to ask in a final interview?, 8) Tips for changing jobs/careers in 2023, 9) How to accept a job offer, 10) Overcoming the resume gap Hiring Process / Management: 1) How Candidate Experience helps to hire rockstars, 2) 7 ways to determine candidate culture fit, 3) Essential people skills needed to be a great manager, 4) 10 actions to take for supporting employee development, 5) Best interview questions to assess culture fit, 6) How to handle panel interviews with confidence & ease Career Coaching / Workplace: 1) How to find a career coach, 2) How to prioritize work, 3) What NOT to do in Performance Reviews, 4) Why do tech companies struggle with diversity & inclusion?, 5) Tips for balancing work and life as a freelancer, 6) 9 essential skills to develop for a successful career transition, 7) What are the best things career coaches do, 8) Purpose of mental health benefits, 9) Inspirational quotes for women, 10) What benefits do startup employees want? ● Previously managed recruiting/hiring process for an ed-tech startup ● Experience in Talent Acquisition/Recruiting/Human Resources ● Masters in Education/Leadership & Bachelors in Business & Psychology ● Recently featured on 5 Podcasts including topics on HR Leadership, job seeking advice for Software Engineers, and talent hiring trends in today's market If you confirm your interest in working with me, we can connect 1:1 for a brief call (free of charge) to set expectations and determine how I can best support your career journey. Feel free to reach out with any questions! Looking forward to working with you!

🥇Top 3% of Upwork talent: 8 years solo, zero outsourcing ⭐800+ 5-star reviews here & on Malt 🎢indies on up to Adobe, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft You're here for authentic, consistent, and captivating HUMAN content. I faithfully convey cultural nuances and nimbly, NATURALLY tailor your message for your audience (IDIOMS, MEANING, and IDEAS—ZERO awkward, word-for-word machine drivel). Count on fast, friendly help from this veteran independent freelancer. A lifelong bilingual with an MA in linguistics, I'm also keenly familiar with various French cultural intricacies having studied, worked, traveled, married, and raised a child in France, Gabon (Africa), and Canada. You'll find vast experience here with Canadian French, European French, U.S. English and content that I've painstakingly researched and written over the years: marketing, financial, technical, training, legal, environmental, health, medical, sports, gambling, and more. Read my reviews, and send me a direct message for a FREE consultation—en français, ou bien in English!💥 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: ✍️authentic copywriting and organic SEO blog articles that your audience AND search engines love (search intent, keyword research, natural on-page SEO with optimized meta/header/alt tags and the right mix of internal/external links to boost organic traffic) 📊optimization within Google Natural Language API and other tools 💬strategic B2B/B2C content, sales funnels, email/social media campaigns 🎨expert layout and formatting (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint/Slides presentations, InDesign, Google Docs, Wix, WordPress, Hubspot, Canva, Figma) 🔣CAT collaboration (MemoQ, Lokalise, Memsource, Weglot, SmartCat, etc.—your glossary or mine) ⚖️consistent, compliant contracts, terms and conditions, privacy policies, paralegal drafting 📦consistent, compliant packaging 💻SaaS, apps and data (po, json, HTML, and other formats; code meticulously preserved) 🎮natural video game localization, quality assurance 🎥FLAWLESS subtitles, compliant captions—MANUALLY written, formatted, synced line by line: clean, precise format of your choice (VAST experience with movies, documentaries, webinars, educational videos, marketing, YouTube, Vimeo, more) 🎙️impeccably written and formatted transcriptions with timestamps for focus groups, surveys, market studies 🎤live interpreting and consultation via Zoom, Teams, other platforms 💯language learning: curriculum design, educational content, assessment, phonetic/linguistic analysis 🤫total confidentiality, NDA, certification on request 🚀deadlines NEVER missed, NEVER pressed for payment (let's ensure perfect results first!) ❣corrections/suggestions to source text in tracking mode/comments as I work 🚫ZERO machine slop 𝗠𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: ✔️translation, focus group, market research for Foot Locker, Nike, Rolex, Facebook, Nestlé, Canadian Tire, Mayo Clinic ✔️translation, subtitles, transcription of marketing material for Amazon, Boucheron, Lillet, Vogue, Ivanti, Intel, Oculus Rift ✔bilingual educational content for Wayside Publishing, Duolingo, Wlingua; marketing/website content for LMS Absorb ✔major development/gender and reproductive rights/NGO projects across the African continent ✔film and documentary subtitles (pour les Québecois, c'est tiguidou, là) ✔complex technical and medical manuals and more: Worldcoin, crypto, Lyft, Pedego... ET ENFIN, pour mes futurs clients francophones, c'est OUIII ! Nous pouvons également communiquer en français à tout moment — c'est comme vous voulez ! Ancien bourlingueur ayant séjourné en France, au Gabon, et au Canada, journaliste de sept ans devenu linguiste et professeur de langues à la fac depuis 20 ans, je vous propose du contenu naturel à valeur ajoutée — adapté à chaque public — pour des tarifs très raisonnables établis sur nombre de mots ou minutes vidéo. Merci de tenir compte de notre décalage horaire, et à très vite ! 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: "Brad's versatility as a translator is one-of-a-kind. From the technical language in our film to creative wordplay, he found a way to purvey everything into French even when it didn't have exact cultural equivalents abroad. There was one pun in particular for which we'd spent weeks trying to find a translation. Brad quickly came up with a brilliant solution." —Michael McDonald, Broccoli Film Initiative "Brad delivered high-quality, consistent, and client-ready translations for everything from PowerPoint decks to simulation exercise materials to trainee communications... He often provided added value with suggestions for clarity... Given the highly technical content and high standards for training organizers (WHO, US CDC, GAVI, UNICEF) and the very quick turnarounds on materials, we truly couldn't have gotten it all done without Brad’s expertise and support." —GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance "Juste parfait, que ce soit en délai ou en qualité." —Samy Daigurande, TEEPTRAK "Brad is the best out there." —Ben Dobson

From 2007 to 2017 I was the owner of the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, which published 40 books for total distribution of over 20,000 copies. Along the way, CCLaP's books won or were finalists for a half-dozen awards, including the Pushcart Prize, the Lambda Award for LGBTQ literature, and the Independent Publisher Book Award; and the center itself was named one of the 10 best indie presses in the United States by both BookRiot and Poets & Writers magazine. Now I bring that same award-winning deep experience to your own self-published or small-press manuscript, helping you hone it with a fine knife into the best book it can possibly be. I currently offer three services as a freelancer, the first and main one being editing. I provide not only developmental editing (helping you identify “big picture” problems regarding the story, characters, dialogue, information logic, and more) but also copy editing (including a close-in technical pass for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage, also sometimes known as “line editing” or “content editing”) and post-production proofreading (where I review not only the text but also all the book parts, such as headers and footers, the title page and synopsis, etc.). I charge half a cent per word for proofreading, 1 cent per word for either developmental or copy editing, or a bundled discount of 1.5 cents per word for all three. Secondly, I offer graphic design of your book’s interior pages. If you have specific ideas beforehand of what you’d like included, I’m happy to incorporate those wishes; or otherwise we work in an iterative process, where I present you multiple options as far as layout style and typeface choices, and over several back-and-forth discussions we whittle things down to a design you love. For books of less than 500 pages/100,000 words with no tables, I charge a flat $300 for the entire process, plus provide EPUB and Kindle ebook versions for free; please drop me a line if you have a bigger or more complicated book. (My apologies, but I do not offer cover design as a freelance service.) And thirdly, I offer help as a story coach, which you can think of as a creative writing college course but with only one student, you. I meet up with you at whatever frequency works best, review the latest work, give you pointers on where to go next, help you brainstorm ideas, and serve as an accountability partner during mental blocks. You determine exactly what kind of help would work best for you, and the maximum amount of hours I should work per week, at a rate of $30 per hour. See my portfolio section at the bottom of the page for a broad selection of testimonials from authors I've worked with as a freelancer, and praise my books have garnered over the years from such publications as Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, the Chicago Tribune, HTMLGIANT, and more. Proud member of: American Copy Editors Society Romance Writers of America (fellow RWA members get a discount; write for more) Chicago-North Romance Writers ANTI-AI PLEDGE: I promise that all work I complete for clients has been, and will always be, accomplished using only my human brain and ten human fingers, never using AI bots, Grammarly, or other software options.

Hey, I'm Kris. I have a BFA in Visual Communication Design with broad freelance experience across entertainment, social media marketing, and streetwear industries. Partnered with K-pop artists and anime IPs to produce full pop-up shop experiences, spanning merchandise, packaging, spatial design, and social media materials.

Good morning/afternoon/evening, Upwork clients! I have had the pleasure of being on Upwork since 2014. Want to work together? Here are my rates. HOURLY EDITING JOBS: $40 per hour to proofread (egregious errors only) (intermediate- to advanced-level writing) $45 per hour for medium-level copyedit using AP Style, proofread (intermediate- to advanced-level writing) $50 per hour for substantive editing, meticulous copyedit using AP style, fact-checking, rewrites as necessary (any level of writing, including beginners) WRITING PRICING BREAKDOWN: $40 per hour for minimal research, mandatory byline, general articles $50 per hour for investigative research articles, fact-checking, editing, mandatory byline ------------------------------------- MORE ABOUT SHAMONTIEL: I am a full-time freelancer with 21 years of journalism experience and editing experience (mainly AP Style), 24 years of administrative experience, 18 years of digital editing experience (including law firms and newsrooms), seven years in mid-level management roles in publishing, 27 years of social media experience, and completed approximately 258 interviews. Everyday tasks for me currently include editing (AP Style); fact-checking news and financial copy for a marketing company’s newsletter packages (often focused on health and real estate insurance, estate planning and money management, tax news, and home improvement); and reviewing SEO. I also write financial copy about money management, estate planning and the basics of stock ownership. On a seasonal basis, I also edit financial copy related to crypto, stocks, bonds and Wall Street news. Ideal Client: My CliftonStrengths results are Achiever, Command, Executor and Influencer, meaning I excel in leadership positions with minimal supervision. I thrive in virtual work environments with clients who communicate well, give constructive feedback and encourage a work-life balance. My long-term clients are also quite fond of Upwork Messenger, Slack, Asana, Loom, Google Meet and DialPad. Does that describe you? I'd love to hear from you then.