I provide physical, emotional, and educational support to individuals and families before, during, and after the birth of a new baby.

Scout, sign, and maintain relationships with authors of higher ed Psychology and Counseling textbooks. Manage the cycling of Psychology and Counseling titles to maximize year-over-year revenue and market coverage; create annual projections for discipline growth; identify course markets with potential for growth and/or innovation.Work with authors and Content Development Editors to create content plans for print and digital text assets, including ancillary assessment, video, and learning courseware, that execute on the author’s vision for the text and optimize the needs of the course market.Mentor and train Editorial Assistants in all supporting editorial tasks.Direct peer reviewing of manuscript proposals, manuscripts in development, revision plans, and digital content plans; assess feedback and provide authors with guidance on revising content accordingly.Collaborate with Marketing Managers to develop market development strategies for texts in new course markets, marketing plans for launching new and revised titles, and biannual sales meeting presentations to the internal sales team.Advise Art department and Production team on key design and manufacturing elements of print and digital products.Work with Product Managers to advise, innovate, and lead on digital product development to enhance and improve existing products and platforms and successfully launch digital resources.Meet with Psychology and Counseling faculty and students on campus to conduct market research for new and existing products, and track and close potential adoptions of textbooks and digital learning tools.Attend academic conferences to conduct market research and development activities, meet with potential authors and collaborators, become aware of emerging trends and new research in the field, and promote new products to instructors.

In addition to Associate Editor responsibilities, primary management of all Counseling titles from December 2015–present.

Management of high-priority titles on the Human Services and Business and Management lists, including the following responsibilities:-Creating book development plans-Setting up book schedules-Hiring and managing freelancers-TOC and feature benchmarking-Setting up and analyzing proposal and manuscript reviews-Assisting authors with revision plans-Collaboration on ancillary plans and ebook development-Photo research-Permissions troubleshooting-Sample chapter and preface feedback-Design memos-Developing features and pedagogy-Reviewing page proofs-Campus visits and conference attendance-Market surveys and research-Book signings

-Audited, proofed, and edited interactive titles translated from print for quality and accuracy (textbooks and trade with a particular focus on cooking and travel).-Created and refined workflows and best practices for quality assurance of interactive content for the Inkling platform.-Reviewed independently developed interactive titles and content updates.-Troubleshot digital proofing tools and communicated bugs to team members.-Primary point of contact for enterprise clients regarding Habitat support for certain markup languages.-Assisted in the development of Inkling Habitat as a content authoring and assembling platform for enterprise clients.

Editorial assistant for freshman composition handbooks, readers, and research guides. Responsibilities included the following:-Assisted the acquisitions editor in various capacities-Administered reviews-Prepared proposals for approval (budget, design, and production)-Processed invoices-Detailed note taking -Routed contracts-Generally made sure nothing went horribly wrong

Assisted in all areas necessary with regard to editorial, sales, marketing, PR, etc. Tasks included proofreading, research, mailings, contract inventory, writing press releases, and creating marketing material.

Previously Circulation Assistant since Sept 2007. Responsibilities included shelving and ordering books, assisting library patrons, and opening and closing the library.

Editor-in-Chief of student-run literary publication. Oversaw acquisition of student works, workshopping, editing, design, marketing, and publication of biannual magazine, as well as hosting and co-hosting several events throughout the year with other student publications and within the publishing department at Emerson College.

Read solicited and unsolicited manuscripts, research potential clients and book topics.

Content management, social media marketing, blog management, daily email management, book reviews, proofreading, fact checking, writing short articles.

Reviewed unsolicited submissions and completed various editorial tasks as assigned

Copywriting StaffAcquire and publish a student's work to be sold at Barnes and Noble for charity

Created stylebook and edited all print and online articles for grammar, continuity, and accuracy

Tutor children ages K-12 with reading, writing, and any additional homework