Anna Russell Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Oversees campaign fulfillment, international freight/parcel shipping, and product storage for 80+ publishers of tabletop board games, roleplaying games, books, and other products• Works on 10-20 active projects at a time, shepherding the fulfillment from item and order data finalization, full project estimation, inbound coordination, fulfillment execution, project reconciliation, and remaining inventory resolution• Coordinate projects across several international fulfillment hubs for my clients, and also acts as Hub Coordinator for our Asia, UK, and EU partners• Collaborates with account managers to understand and support client needs, anticipate potential problems, and ensure smooth order fulfillment • Provides internal departments with clear, detailed instructions in order to execute project workflow and ensures processes are held to company standards• Manages project timeline, outstanding tasks, and record-keeping via the project management tool, Wrike• Uses Excel to review order data, create international shipping plans, and anticipate stock shortages• Identifies opportunities for team improvement and creates Standard Operating Procedure documentation for reference and future training

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Assisted 25+ publishers and creators making tabletop board games, roleplaying games, and other products• Acted as main point of contact for clients to communicate expected timelines, standard processes, and project updates, while building rapport, anticipating needs, and proactively finding solutions for potential problems• Planned for large order fulfillment projects such as Kickstarters or preorder campaigns (about 20-30 at a time collectively across those accounts in different stages of planning and fulfillment), as well as managing daily order fulfillment.• Digested information provided by clients into clear instructions for other departments• Used Excel to review order files for missing or corrupted data, create shipping plans, and anticipate inventory shortages• Tracked overall progress, upcoming tasks, and outstanding action items via the project management tool, Wrike• Used QML's portal and inventory management system to monitor orders, review inventory and pallet storage, and verify item specifications.• Collaborated with fulfillment hubs in other countries to coordinate worldwide fulfillment, and acted as QML's Hub Coordinator for our Asia partner.

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Managed board game projects from signing the contract to production for games published by Indie Boards and Cards and Stronghold Games• Fostered relationships with foreign partners, managed licensing out games, which included making deals, sending out contracts and invoices, and proofing files• Wrote and edited rulebooks, card text, box text, and any other copy in games• Wrote flavor and narrative content for games such as Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold• Coordinated with factories and proofs components• Tracked shipments from factories to warehouse and monitors warehouse receiving • Calculated shipping costs for Kickstarter fulfillments to all regions• Worked with marketing and customer service in creating Kickstarter campaigns and responding to backers• Playtested games with game development team

Remote

• Prepared page and line summaries of deposition and hearing transcripts for litigation firm

New York, New York

• Coordinated with the marketing, production, digital media, permissions, and design departments to shepherd projects from the idea stage through production and to release• Wrote questionnaires and implemented reviews of higher education textbooks and their ancillaries to ensure quality• Processed payments for reviewers, contributors, and authors• Prepared contracts and amendments and oversees the mailing and signing of documents• Researched images and permissions information for art and text included in projects• Acted as liaison between author, editor, and department contacts within the company

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted customers with various requests and directed them around the store to find desired products• Shelved newly acquired and recovered books and maintained shelf appearance• Implemented store closing procedure

Gambier, Ohio

• Read through works submitted to the review, deciding what to recommend to a higher editor• Assisted with various tasks from vetting potential fellows and helping with events

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Guided students in individual conferences on drafting and revision of class assignments ranging from essays to lab reports

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Read through potential manuscripts to decide whether or not to pass on to a higher editor• Proofread accepted manuscripts• Provided office assistance for such tasks as mailing and inventory• Researched sales opportunities for local books• Wrote for blog series "7 Questions for a Bookseller"

Pasadena, California

• Worked with children and adults in one-on-one tutoring sessions on reading, writing, and comprehension• Adjusted methods for clients with learning difficulties

Pasadena, Ca

• Provided support services such as filing, data inputting, and phone answering

Columbia Publishing Course

Studied and gained hands-on experience in book, magazine, and digital publishing.

Bachelor'S Degree, English With Emphasis In Creative Writing, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Kenyon Writing Center Creative Writing Table (president); HIKA, literary magazine (art director); Kenyon Review.

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Activities and Societies: Creative Writing Society, Art Society, Literature Society, English Society, SciFi and Fantasy SocietyStudied.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Folio, literary magazine (co-president and graphic designer)