Ashlyn Keil Email & Phone Number

Naperville, Il, Us

Collaborate on event strategy and own the execution - from small district events to some of the largest conferences in the country.

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Responsibilities include coordinating and strategizing high-impact authors tours across all imprints, managing book festival submissions, non bookish-event strategy, and developing Author Events training programs and email marketing programs.

United States

Responsibilities include title marketing and publicity, library/educator marketing, social media management, e-newsletter campaigns, media pitching, influencer outreach, trade show attendance and promotion, and more.

Naperville, Il

Helping Sourcebooks authors create impact through author communication, training and support.

Working with kids and young adult authors through Reedsy to develop marketing strategies, optimize online listings, build influencer lists, and more.

Englewood, Co

• Fostered advanced professionalism and communication techniques at a fine dining establishment, both with customers, coworkers and management• Developed strong multitasking, attention to detail and teamwork skills through extensive training and shadowing shifts

Colorado State University

• Responsibilities included compiling 65 submitted pieces for review, organizing one 2-hour meeting for five staff members, approving all selected pieces, communicating with CSU Creative Services for magazine design, and organizing a Release Party• Skills garnered included leadership, communication, organization, teamwork, basic graphic design, and attention to detail• Additionally spearheaded modernizing the magazine: created a web site, directed the formation of a Submittable account for online submission management, and reworked the staff application process to better suit a professional literary magazine

Colorado State University

 Responsibilities include organizing classroom promotional visits, overseeing the fiction editorial staff, communicating with the Managing Editor, creating submission guidelines, and facilitating the final fiction submission decisions Skills include expertise with Chicago Manual of Style, Submittable, communication, leadership and strong attention to detail Plan reviewing, proofreading and copyediting of at least 25 fiction submissions Attend once a week meetings and a final launch party which involves the planning and execution of the event

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

 Developed efficiency and time management skills through working in a fast-paced environment Fostered strong communication skills with customers, team members and management through daily interaction at the front of the restaurant

Colorado State University

 Co-taught a one-hour class of Honors Freshman once a week for 15 weeks each fall semester Attended weekly Honors Peer Mentor meetings for feedback of class sessions Graded all students on 8 assignments, advised students academically, provided on and off-campus resources, and tracked attendance Awarded credit for Supervised College Teaching and two $400 scholarships for returning in 2015 and 2016

Colorado State University

 Communicated with article authors, faculty, graduate, and undergraduate referees through professional and timely email correspondence Reviewed 5 articles of varying length (a total of 54 pages) Attended and participated in once a week meetings and a weekend-long Training Retreat

Dzancbooks.Org

 Responsibilities included reading, evaluating and reporting on fiction and nonfiction submissions, replying to author submissions and questions, and justifying approval or disapproval of submissions Learned and developed proficiency with Submittable, primarily the commenting function Compiled a final project of a mock Season List of possible published titles from approved submissions, including justifications Attended biweekly video conferences for lessons on the publishing process, Submittable training, and background on Dzanc Books

Certificate In Publishing

Completed a month-long graduate program that covered all aspects of book publishing from agenting, acquisitions, production, marketing.

English With A Concentration In Creative Writing, Film Studies Minor, English, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Excellence Staff Member, Fiction Editor of the Greyrock Review.

English, English, Film Studies, Achieved High Honors In All Classwork

Activities and Societies: Writers Society, Baking Society Studied Abroad from January -- May of 2016  Developed strong communication.