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Washington, United States

Washington, United States

Summary: Produce and write ad copy and PR/marketing material. Write and pitch articles and blog posts, write catalog listings and digital courseware, craft promotional interviews with artists and companies, ghostwrite blog posts, articles, and book contributions, Write published creative work. Pitch and write blog posts and articles for business sites, development blogs, sports websites, and client pages. Write ad and website copy for corporate clients.Create and write catalog listings for art items in nationally distributed interior decorating catalogs, and crafted courseware for digital training guides and compliance curriculum.Craft promotional interviews for company marketing and artist promotion. Write press releases and content for media kits, as well as ghostwrite blogs, articles, and chapters for PR purposes.

San Francisco Bay Area

Revise and edit press releases, interviews, blog posts, articles for publication, and marketing/site/ad copy for promotional purposes. Edit manuscripts, scholarly and industry articles, industry training manuals, and digital courseware, and prepare, format, and style for final publication.Proofread, edit, and critique creative manuscripts and poetry, provide author inquiry services, and advise for publication of materials.Served as lead editor for several multiple-author compilation business books. Compiled, edited, and managed the chapters authored by various contributions. Made final decisions and cuts on chapter length and direction. Created abridged versions of print editions for digital publication. Proofread and copy-edited chapters while maintaining individual voice. Conducted interviews with subjects and ghostwrote several chapters. Implemented content management and workflow system between contributors and publisher.

Berkeley, Ca

Best-selling author Tamara Monosoff. Worked as publicist, personal assistant, and editor/copywriter for the launch of The Mom Inventor’s Handbook (2nd edition). Managed Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. Promoted interviews, television and radio spots, and release dates to over 12,000 followers as the book hit #1 in six different categories, assisting in securing guest blog spots and public speaking events. Integrated QR codes and online features with the book. Crafted and wrote blurbs that appear in the enhanced edition of the book. Reviewed content for two major websites (mominventors.com and tamaramonosoff.com).Andrea Burnett PRPublicist for lifestyle books, cookbooks, and children's books. Contributed to full PR campaigns for famous chefs, musicians, and authors.Wrote press releases and promotional materials for PR campaigns. Crafted media pitches to news outlets, magazines, journals, and blogs. Pitched books to outlets to secure reviews, mentions, articles, and guest spots on blogs and websites, landing featured publicity in Food and Wine magazine, the New York Times, Billboard, etc. Crafted media kits and promotional material, including author interviews, author biographies, book summaries, and boilerplates. Edited and ghost-wrote blog posts for authors.Managed Kickstarter campaign to fund photography book, which included writing Kickstarter copy, backer incentives, strategizing of promotional video. Researched and created lists of potential media outlet targets, corporate sponsors, and partnered blogs.

Edit, revise, and critique work for final publication of international research journal articles, dissertations, academic papers, proposals, career writing, and manuscripts for novels, nonfiction, poetry, and short stories, including ESL revision and stylization/compliance editing.

Point Richmond, Ca

Publicist for lifestyle books, cookbooks, and children's books. Contributed to full PR campaigns for famous chefs, musicians, and authors.Wrote press releases and promotional materials for PR campaigns. Crafted media pitches to news outlets, magazines, journals, and blogs. Pitched books to outlets to secure reviews, mentions, articles, and guest spots on blogs and websites, landing featured publicity in Food and Wine magazine, the New York Times, Billboard, etc. Crafted media kits and promotional material, including author interviews, author biographies, book summaries, and boilerplates. Edited and ghost-wrote blog posts for authors.Managed Kickstarter campaign to fund photography book, which included writing Kickstarter copy, backer incentives, strategizing of promotional video. Researched and created lists of potential media outlet targets, corporate sponsors, and partnered blogs.

San Francisco

Produced and wrote six articles for publication in the print and digital editions of SOMA Magazine. Wrote detailed pitches directly to the Publisher and Editor-In-Chief. Contacted directors, artists, and designers and coordinated with their agents, managers, and publicists. Conducted interviews.Six published articles. Two feature articles. Three cover mentions and spine text mention.

San Francisco, Ca

Served as the in-house Managing Editor. Responsible for getting each issue to its final publication form. Advised on the creation and direction of editorial calendar. Constructed, received, analyzed, and managed pitches. Assigned articles to writers, deciding article focus, section placement, desired word count, and format. Coordinated with agents, PR, photographers, stylists, and writers for the purpose of interviews, photoshoots, etc. Sought out and commissioned new writers, photographers, and designers. Managed and advised three interns. Created and managed run-sheet. Made decisions on cutting article length or cutting articles entirely. Chose final photos from set. Advised on cover story and features. Fact-checked, proofread, and copy-edited every article in the magazine. Chose print ad placement. Finalized each page, and magazine as a whole, before sending to printer. Managed all social media platforms and handled promotional material.

San Francisco, Ca

Fact-checked and managed influx of articles in the Editorial Department. Proofread and edited per the SOMA Style Guide. Contacted writers and worked 1-on-1 to make editorial changes.