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Exploring avenues in arts patronage, including the possibility of creating an annual visual art award, artist fellowships, and artist residencies. Researching historical and contemporary patronage models with an eye toward reform.

Berlin Area, Germany

Read fiction and nonfiction books and synthesize the key concepts and ideas, using them to write short summaries to be published in the Blinkist app

Use Upwork, Profi.ru, and other online platforms to take on a wide variety of freelance projects, including the following:-Wrote and edited professional resumes, CVs, and cover letters for Talent, Inc.-Translated short texts daily from Russian to English-Wrote sample texts to be used in a Business English textbook-Edited, restructured, and formatted two film screenplays-Proofread food labels for a pet food company

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Taught Business and General English to corporate clients in IT, tourism, management, and other fields at a variety of English levels (A2 through C2)

Greater New York City Area

-Supported the editorial, sales, and marketing teams responsible for acquiring, developing, and publishing textbooks in fashion and interior design-Designed and distributed surveys to identify gaps in the market for potential books to acquire-Served as the superuser of Biblio, a database containing metadata for all front and backlist titles-Managed all monthly digital loads to Bloomsbury Fashion Central and tri-annual loads to Fairchild Books Library-Created, edited, and proofread ancillary content--such as PowerPoint presentations, quizzes, and flashcards--to accompany Fairchild titles-Performed final checks on all cover copy and serve as the point person between the US-based editorial team and the UK-based design team on all cover-related matters-Oversaw the peer-review process at all stages of a book's life, including pre-acquisition, acquisition, development, and confirmation-Liaised with the Library of Congress to submit Cataloguing in Publication data and apply for copyright-Processed contracts and invoices with the accounting department-Managed and trained seasonal interns

Greater New York City Area

Successfully completed a number of editorial tasks, including:-Error-checking and testing multiple titles on BloomsburyFashionCentral.com, the online database for researching full-text fashion and design textbooks-Creating high-quality, comprehensive PowerPoint presentations to accompany Fairchild textbooks-Reviewing, updating, and correcting textbook art logs-Identifying and compiling lists of professors for Fairchild review programs-Applying for and gaining copyrights for various textbooks-Maintaining and updating Biblio, the metadata database for all Fairchild titles By working with various team members in different departments, including acquisitions, development, etc., I gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in various subsets of the editing world at large.