Brittany Shear Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Universal City, Ca

Universal City, California

Greater Los Angeles Area

-Wrote and edited articles on varying topics contractually for placement on myriad client and host sites (ex. blog posts and product descriptions for retailers)-Prepared and reviewed copy according to specified style guides that adhered to AP style

Greater Los Angeles Area

Editorial:- Managed operations and content for a number of sites in the Aggregage network, including Product Management Today, CTO Universe, and Information Management Today- Managed social media presences for my sites- Communicated with bloggers, industry thought leaders, and clients- Produced in-house webinars, from speaker research through live moderation- Wrote and copy edited marketing emails, ad spots, and webinar abstracts/promotional materials- Created promotional graphics for webinars and content marketing items to be displayed on our sites, in email newsletters, and on social mediaAs QA team lead, I:- Regularly investigated product issues as directed- Created documentation of test processes and bug creation details- Monitored front- and back-end functionalities and reported issues- Liaised between product/dev and the editorial operations team- Provided feedback on product design and suggested improvementsAs QC team lead, I:- Tracked email newsletter open rates across 11 of Aggregage's sites- Analyzed data and subject lines on a weekly basis to identify trends and areas of high/low performance- Suggested data-informed experiments be run on specific sites- Communicated findings to individual editors and the editorial team at large

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Boston Area

As an intern in the Subsidiary Rights department of Hachette Book Group, I:-Assisted subsidiary rights staff with managing and tracking rights for Perseus imprints-Handled permission requests-Created pitch and submission materials for new/upcoming titles -Assisted with production requests and research projects-Updated and managed contracts and rights databases-Communicated with international subagents, editorial/marketing/publicity staff, authors, and agents

Greater Boston Area

I was hired in June 2017 as cashier and promoted in January 2018 to Front of House Manager. I independently managed the South End location of Squeeze Juice Company, which involved running shifts, training new hires, and providing excellent customer service. Above the store level, I assisted in developing and drafting posts for Squeeze’s social media, managing company-wide communication, designing material such as menus, promotional fliers, and special events, and developing training materials.

Emerson College

Assisted the editorial team with a variety of daily tasks, including:-Sorting submissions, updating book and journal logs, managing back issue inventory, copyediting, responding to queries, and communicating with subscribers, submitters, and site users-Undertook larger projects involving field research, sales tracking, and file management.

Emmanuel College

As a copyeditor for the third annual edition of The Saintly Review, Emmanuel College's literary magazine, my main responsibility was to review and make edits on all submitted pieces. If edits beyond simple grammatical errors were required, I managed communications between the editorial board and the authors. As edits were made and confirmed by both parties, I transcribed the magazine's manuscript into a cohesive document with uniform formatting.

Greater Boston Area

As the youth writing intern, my responsibilities were focused on planning the upcoming school year for 826's Writers' Rooms stationed in numerous Boston Public Schools, including developing curriculum and designing graphics to be used in the rooms. During this summer internship, I supported staff in program development for upcoming school year, developed materials for the first ever Writers Room professional development meeting, facilitated workshops during College Essay Boot Camp, developed creative writing prompts, reviewed applications and co-led interviews for new applicants, and tutored students of the Boston Public Schools.

Greater Boston Area

I was hired in 2014 as a crew member and was promoted in 2016 to Kitchen Manager and then Service Manager in late 2017. Responsibilities associated with my position included performing weekly food, cash, and operations audits, managing Taleo recruitment service to screen and interview applicants, training crew members and rising managers, placing food orders and logging invoices, organizing and scheduling promotions with local businesses, forecasting and adjusting weekly sales predictions, and overseeing daily operations of the store.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Mass Communications - Digital Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Writing, Editing, And Publishing, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Minors in Psychology, Marketing, and Communications/Media Studies