Wendy Byrne

Copywriter, Editor, Proofreader, Translator

A self-confessed word nerd, I've been obsessed with language for a long time. As a French major at Smith College in the States, I took a life-changing year of study abroad in Paris, my first experience living in a foreign language. (Well, second if you count my father's thick and sometimes baffling Irish accent).

I was born and raised in the U.S., but have lived in Amsterdam most of my adult life. Trilingual English-French-Dutch, I'm a flexible copywriter, editor and proofreader in both American and British English, and a capable translator of French or Dutch into English as well as English into French. Nice to meet you. Bienvenue sur mon portfolio. Gezellig.

wendybyrne@icloud.com

Portfolio

Copywriter

The Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie Peacebuilding: Sustainability

One of several features for the Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations publication on the threats to peace challenging the international community in the 21st century.

Optiver Foundation
06/13/2024
Optiver Foundation Annual Report

Summary of 2023 activities for impact-driven Optiver Foundation, dedicated to promoting diversity and environmental sustainability through the power of science, technology, and education.

Blendle NL
Blendle US Weekly Newsletter (NL)

Blendle's US Weekly newsletter, curating top English-language must-reads for Dutch subscribers, across politics, culture and business.

Aflatoun
Child CEOs: The Next Big Thing

Press release for Amsterdam Worldwide on behalf of Aflatoun International, to spotlight their TVC on CNBC and print ad in The Economist.

Editor

Blendle U.S.
Blendle Newsletters

As freelance editor, I curated political, social, tech, cultural, and business articles from top English-language publications, to engage readers via Blendle's newsletters, app and online platform.

The Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations

This Carnegie Foundation publication features collaborative reflections on the inaugural Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations held at the Peace Palace. It was an honor to be Editor.

Europeana Foundation
Europeana Pro News

As Interim Editorial Officer, I co-managed the editorial calendar and content for Europeana's Pro News page, featuring daily blog posts on digital transformation within the cultural heritage sector.

Copy Editor

LIBER
LIBER Annual Report

The 2023-2024 summary of annual activities for LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche), the voice of Europe’s research library community.

Aflatoun
Aflatoun for UNICEF

Preliminary copy editing of Gender-Responsive Digital Pedagogies Guide for Educators, providing teachers with resources for applying gender-responsive practices when teaching remotely.

LIBER
European Open Science Cloud

Final report from a collaborative workshop series on the interaction between research libraries, researchers and the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).

Moco Museum
MOCO ROOF

Debut edition of Moco Museum's new art and culture magazine, peeking inside the brilliant minds of contemporary art’s masters and rising stars.

Europeana Foundation
Wikimania

Europeana Pro News post from a two-part series on Wikimania, the annual summer conference for the Wikimedia community of volunteers and professionals.

Eurotransplant
Eurotransplant Jubilee Book

Together on a Life-Saving Mission, marking 50 years of inspiring cooperation and advances in international organ exchange. Amazing stories. The Dutch king was presented with the first copy.

Proofreader

We Are Pi
The New Old

NSR (New Society Rules) is We Are Pi's research platform unpacking today's biggest cultural shifts. The New Old interviews environmental icon Bill McKibben and artistic pioneer Dianne McIntyre.

Pernod Ricard
Scalpel 4.1

Award-winning publication Scalpel features respected 'surgeons' from nine creative disciplines, with their inspirational picks for cutting-edge up-and-comers in their fields.

The New Creatives, by Seema Sharma
The New Creatives

An October 2023 book release co-authored by Seema Sharma and ChatGPT, The New Creatives' unique format explores how AI changes the face of the creative industry.

Amsterdam Berlin
Interos

Multimedia executions for the company’s global campaign launch, promoting immediate and continuous end-to-end supply-chain risk monitoring.

I amsterdam A-Mag
The Best of Amsterdam Issue

I amsterdam's bi-monthly magazine covers the city's must-do / must-see events, along with the latest hotspots for food, drink, arts and entertainment.

Amsterdam Worldwide
Agency Presentations

Ad agency creds, case studies, pitch decks, campaigns, brand guidelines/toolkits and web/social media content, as well as industry and client presentations.