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Karen D.

@karenduffellcanh

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I do proofreading, logo design, creative writing

$25 USD / Hour
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Joined on October 31, 2022
$25 USD / Hour
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English is my strong point and I like doing research and checking that spelling and grammar are correct in the text. I am methodical and reliable and if I undertake to do something I will see it through to completion. I have university-level English and can understand and speak Afrikaans and French. I am an avid reader and like to be engaged in the workplace as I have spent a long time in my career working in the Corporate world as well as in libraries and bookshops. I have experience in many fields from property to insurance and literature and even philately! Being recently retired I have lots of free time to pay attention to the finer details. Let me help you tidy up your text and type it up fast! I have found that I love the creative writing that clients are looking for and the Freelancer site has enabled me to do work I would not otherwise have been exposed to.
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It was great working with Karen, She wrote an extremely good article for me and i loved her feedback. Thank you :)
Taiba M.
@taibamalik786
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Experience
Assistant Children's Librarian
Jan, 1972 - Jan, 1975
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3 years
Cape Town City Council
Jan, 1972 - Jan, 1975
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3 years
My career spans many years, as I am now retired. I started working in 1972 as an assistant librarian in children's libraries and have experience in music libraries and adult libraries. I changed careers and went into the property side of two big insurance companies, Liberty Life and Southern Life (now Momentum). I obtained a Secretarial Certificate from The Underwood School and for 15 years I worked as a secretary. I have worked in many different fields from law to philately!
Jan, 1972 - Jan, 1975
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3 years
Education
University of Cape Town
1972 - 1973
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1 year
BA Fine Art - 1 year
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1972 - 1973
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1 year
Qualifications
Alliance Francaise Delf 1 & 2/Imperial Underwood Typing Diploma
2011
Alliance Francaise - French Ministry of Education/Underwood College
It is an international French qualification Delf A1 and Delf A2 through The Alliance Francaise. {There are six different parts} Also: I have a typing diploma (45 wpm) I have Sociology 1 and English 1 from UNISA.
2011
Publications
Country Life
Caxton
'Water is the New Gold' 'We have just returned from Steytlerville in the Eastern Cape. It is a complete unplug from city life. This little town has grown on us, so close and yet so different. It epitomizes many Karoo towns. Simple, honest, and dry. The current three-year drought has bitten hard here. Usually, it would get close to 300mm of rain per annum. This year, it got less than 9mm. On the way to Steytlerville, we passed a railway siding, where a collection of farmers, '
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US English - Level 1
US English
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