VJB Edits

My Qualifications

Words matter, especially when they carry your ideas, research, or reputation. I bring a mix of formal training, specialist editorial qualifications, and a genuine love of learning to every project I take on.

Core Qualifications

Education

BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies & Media Communications (2:1) Bath Spa University

This degree honed my analytical skills, attention to narrative, and ability to communicate clearly and effectively; skills I now apply to editing and refining your writing.

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Professional Editorial Training

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)

– Copyediting
– Proofreading Theses and Dissertations
– Medical Editing
– Editing Digital Content (in progress)

Centre of Excellence

– Proofreading and Editing Diploma

Qualifications In Progress

I’m committed to ongoing professional development and am currently working through:

– Freelance Writer Business Diploma
– Novel Writing Diploma
– Copywriting Diploma
– Writing For Children Diploma
– A History of Charles Dickens Diploma

These courses expand my perspective on how writing works across genres and audiences, so I can better support your goals, whether you’re writing fiction, non-fiction, academic work, or web copy.

A meticulously arranged editing workspace featuring an open laptop displaying a clean document with tracked changes and precise margin comments in red and blue. The laptop rests on a pale oak desk with a matte finish, beside a neatly stacked set of printed manuscript pages with crisp black text and colored proofreading marks. A slim, stainless-steel pen lies diagonally across the top page. Soft daylight from an unseen window washes in from the left, creating gentle highlights on the laptop keys and faint shadows along the paper edges. Photographic realism, shot at eye level with a slight angle, shallow depth of field subtly blurring a minimalist background of neutral walls and a single closed bookshelf, conveying a calm, highly professional, and organized atmosphere ideal for premium editing services.
A dual-monitor desktop setup in photographic realism, each screen displaying different aspects of the editing process: the left monitor shows a detailed style guide and grammar reference, while the right displays a long-form document with headings, subheadings, and clearly formatted paragraphs. The monitors sit on a light maple desk with integrated cable management, flanked by a compact mechanical keyboard and a matte-black ergonomic mouse. Subtle LED backlighting in a cool white tone glows behind the screens, while overhead diffused office lighting keeps the scene evenly lit, with minimal shadows. Shot from a slightly elevated, three-quarter angle with crisp focus throughout, the composition emphasizes efficiency, structure, and modern professionalism, perfectly suited to convey systematic, process-driven editing services for business and academic clients.

Further Study

I’ve always been a bit of a nerd, and I genuinely enjoy learning for its own sake. Alongside my editorial training, I’ve completed (or am completing) online courses in a range of other fields, including:

– Gardening and Landscaping
– Cake Making
– First Aid
– Fashion Design and Dress Making
– Grief and Bereavement Counselling
– Play Therapy
– Homesteading
– Floristry
– Astronomy
– Canine First Aid

While these aren’t directly related to editing, they reflect the curiosity, empathy, and breadth of interest I bring to every project, and they help me connect with clients from many different backgrounds.