Brian Budzynski Email & Phone Number

• As Managing Editor of Allured Books—responsible for coordinating and managing all approved book projects, including those farmed for proof to freelance staff. Serve as primary developmental and copy editor on all in-process book projects. Approve all book projects before publication, including cover, cover text, and printing specifications. Approve all ancillary print materials, including marketing and brand development materials, and Web advertisements. Work in conjunction with Sales Manager to realize effective marketing plan on a project by project basis, while reinforcing brand exposure regardless of project or targeted market.• In charge of workflow and resource development for Perfumer & Flavorist (P&F) magazine and The Journal of Essential Oil Research (JEOR), as well as industry directories Cosmetic Bench Reference (CBR) and Flavor and Fragrance Materials (FFM). • “Brand owner” of The Journal of Essential Oil Research (JEOR)—responsible for full fiscal budget, editorial content and direction, marketing positioning and audience development. Primarily responsible for single calendar year turnaround of the quality of editorial content, increased brand strength and market impact, and co-publication initiatives with several major essential oil global conferences—resulting in the sale of the entire brand for ca. one-half million dollars (sale final as of Oct 1, 2011).• Perform comprehensive copyedit and proofread, as well as content evaluation, of all print materials, including all magazine content, advertising/advertorial materials, house ads, and conference/event materials for both P&F and JEOR, as well as supportive functions of the same for GCI, Cosmetics & Toiletries, and Skin, Inc. magazines.• Administrating the month-to-month work schedule for JEOR and P&F magazine, as well as for FFM.

• Administration and processing of all law library acquisitions for Chicago office, and satellite offices in North America (Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, DC, and New York).• Providing cost analysis on firm’s largest accounts to managing partners and COO.• Execution of corporate task list, including fully integrated training on new library interface and acquisitions system, for regionalization of North American and Canadian libraries.

Normal, Il

• Proofreader, copy editor and fact checker for American Book Review, and contributor of critical book reviews to the same.• Proofreader and copy editor of more than a dozen novel and short story manuscripts for Fiction Collective 2 (FC2) press, as well as all advertising/press materials and grant proposals for the imprint to the Illinois Arts Council.• Layout editor and principal copy editor for The Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, a biannual critical journal examining the Nobel Prize-winning author’s works and critical history.

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

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Writing, General