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Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

For the all-terrain wheelchair company and home of the Freedom Chair, GRIT.

Worcester, MA

For the commercial and sports lighting company, Access Fixtures.Managed merchandising, editing, and operations. Processed and tracked orders and returns; fielded customer calls and resolved product inquiries/concerns; supported sales team and served as sales representative; added, removed, and updated products; developed, wrote, and formatted posts (blogs.

Worcester, MA

For the marketing company, Applied Interactive.Performed quality and content checks on all written material (blogs, website content, newsletters, promotional work, etc.) to ensure consistency with Chicago Style, Applied Interactive style, client style, and SEO.

For the independent, online, quarterly magazine of literature and the arts, which publishes poetry, fiction, artwork, photography, book reviews, and translations, The Adirondack Review.Worked with editorial team to read, vote on, and select fiction and poetry for publication; facilitated social media outreach; judged 46er Prize (poetry) and Fulton Prize.

For Adams Media, a division of F+W, a Content + eCommerce Company.Merged proofreader, editor, and author galleys; performed final galley reviews; proofread and copyedited book and calendar manuscripts; communicated all reprint corrections for Adams Media books; reviewed post-production book covers; wrote back-cover copy; coded and submitted manuscripts to.

Susquehanna University

For Susquehanna University's literary nonfiction magazine, "Essay."Scheduled and managed reading boards, proofreaders, and copyeditors (18 people); selected essays for publication; organized proofreaders; worked directly with authors on edits; proofread and copyedited essays; discussed and reviewed edits from proofreaders and copyeditors; developed final.

Susquehanna University

For Susquehanna University's performance poetry group, SU Slam Poetry.Organized and directed weekly meetings; hosted, emceed, and competed in open mics and spoken word competitions; met individually with students to develop writing and performance skills; organized fundraising events.

Susquehanna University

For Susquehanna University's literary fiction and poetry magazine, "RiverCraft."Copyedited accepted poetry submissions for the spring 2013 issue.

Mowed and maintained 2+ acres of lawn; planted and maintained 200+ tomato plants; weeded and mulched 2+ acres of perennials/ annuals; leveled and set patio stones.

Mansfield, CT

Managed 4-5 person security/grounds maintenance crew at flea market; concessions (grill, fryer, register); custodial work (restroom and building maintenance); box office and ticket sales.

Susquehanna University

Directed group discussions on literary theory and the Norton anthology; attended all classes and answered student queries on class materials; met individually with students to edit, develop, and strengthen theses and essays.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Creative Writing, 3.798/4.0, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: SU Slam Poetry, Ultimate Frisbee Team, Essay Magazine, RiverCraft Magazine, The Susquehanna Review

Education record