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Cambridge, Ma

Represented ongoing technical innovation at the MIT Press; responsible for putting and keeping the Press on the cutting edge of relevant technologies, and for maximizing the return on investment in new product development. Worked in close cooperation with other departments at the Press, providing the critical link between technology teams and other departments, driving forward new initiatives that required coordination and collaboration across departments. Drove new projects which laid foundations for long-term growth.

Cambridge, Ma

▪ Managed key technology projects from discovery through planning, development, testing, delivery, and maintenance. Projects included website redesigns, digital gratis copy implementation, and electronic textbook solution integration.▪ Collaborated with senior management and in-house stakeholders to identify requirements and craft strategies for existing and potential digital initiatives such as ePub3 and ONIX3 transitions, backlist digitization, and metadata enrichment▪ Managed the Press relationship with digital asset and metadata delivery services, e-retailers, content aggregators and platforms, and discovery services, ensuring content availability in multiple formats for a variety of audiences▪ Contributed to the development and deployment of MIT Press’ Idea Commons platform technology by identifying content, analyzing assets, and scaling conversion strategies ▪ Led ebook development for both books and journals divisions, including front- and backlist conversion, MIT Press BITS, MIT Press BATCHES, digital-first, and digital-only titles ▪ Identified, documented, and developed potential cross-divisional metadata, infrastructure, and workflow integration points▪ Evaluated new vendor relationships and made recommendations on the allocation of Press resources to new ventures▪ Participated in developing MIT Press’ long-term technology partnership, product development, and research support strategies▪ Communicated developments in electronic publishing and best practices in digital content conversion, markup, curation, and archiving to in-house stakeholders▪ Supervised internal digital production team in conversion, delivery, quality assurance, maintenance, and evaluation of existing digital products

Cambridge, Ma

▪ Managed the Journals Division’s eBook program and collaborated with Digital Publishing Manager to direct the Books Division’s eBook program▪ Developed and supervised workflows for production of digital journal materials and supplemental materials ebooks▪ Facilitated integration of digital production, distribution infrastructures, and metadata initiatives across Books and Journals divisions▪ Managed Press relationship with journals website and content platform provider▪ Implemented new content and marketing features on journals website and supervised QA process of those features▪ Supported all Journals departments as they relate to digital products by monitoring and prioritizing internal and external ticketing queue▪ Identify and document requirements and create requirements documentation for emerging journals digital products▪ Interfaced with the internal software development and XML teams to build upon existing tools and systems▪ Trained current staff to use new production and management tools▪ Supervised junior digital production staff, seasonal interns, and temporary employees

Cambridge, Ma

▪ Coordinated ebook production of frontlist titles and maintained digital archive▪ Analyzed digital asset inventory and distribution history of backlist titles to discover new opportunities for content▪ Managed and maintained metadata in bibliographic database and developed new metadata workflow for annual price updates▪ Acted as project manager for implementing and integrating new digital asset and metadata distribution system▪ Coordinated weekly data and asset feeds from internal systems to hosted service providers and platforms▪ Co-led implementation team for new print composition & ebook production workflow software▪ Chaired Internship Committee▪ Supervised seasonal interns and temporary employees

Cambridge, Ma

▪ Completed digital asset production for front- & backlist titles in XML-first workflow▪ Produced custom PDF, ePub, & Mobi files for complex and formerly print-only titles▪ Analyzed backlist for digitization opportunities▪ Maintained bibliographic and distribution databases and digital archive▪ Distributed metadata to e-retailers, aggregators, and 3rd party platforms▪ Typeset selection of frontlist titles for print output▪ Supervised seasonal interns

Boston, Ma

▪ Uploaded new issue content and updates to journal website using WordPress ▪ Read nonfiction submissions and participated in monthly content & acquisitions meetings ▪ Maintained subscriber email list and database

Cambridge, Ma

▪ Copyedited and proofread cover and catalog copy, manuscripts, and design layouts at various stages of publication▪ Documented and incorporated reprint corrections and new edition content updates for forthcoming titles▪ Monitored receipt of unsolicited manuscripts and made publication recommendations

Cambridge, Ma

▪ Wrote press releases and galley letters for current & forthcoming titles▪ Developed media pitches and tracked publicity efforts▪ Updated and maintained press contact, reviewer, and author databases

Loveland, Co

▪ Led marketing team that raised over $1 million annually for schools & non-profits▪ Collaborated with design team to redesign website and update branding ▪ Generated content for and copyedited newsletter, blogs, program websites, & other promotional materials▪ Coordinated email campaigns and managed customer database ▪ Developed and maintained social media presence for Cartridges for Kids brand▪ Maintained customer database and generated monthly accounting reports and analyses

Denver, Co

▪ Communicated with stateside educational markets to assess market needs▪ Purchased French foreign language and instructional texts from overseas publishers▪ Maintained inventory of hundreds of fiction paperbacks, textbooks, reference works, and ancillary materials ▪ Supervised packing and shipping of orders▪ Provided customer service to client list of 100+ schools, language institutes, and businesses

Ma, Publishing And Writing

Activities and Societies: Web Editor and Nonfiction Reader for Redivider Journal

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters