Caroline Fenn Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma

-Oversee production of original ACT prep material.-Have shepherded more than 3500 ACT practice questions and 3000 answer explanations from inception to QA for a mobile app, a computer-based practice test, a static practice test, and online tutoring, supervising up to 25 contracted curriculum writers at a time.-Create guides for curriculum writers to facilitate a unified voice across all content, giving feedback to ensure clarity and authenticity of materials.-Write original material for ACT practice, including reading passages to test and build rhetorical skills, exercises to practice linking sentences, and science passages adapted from open-source scholarly journal articles.-Work with students one-on-one to prepare for the ACT, helping increase scores by up to ten points between baseline and final test. Past students have matriculated at MIT, Northwestern, Dartmouth, Middlebury, and Cornell, among other institutions both highly selective and personally significant to students.

-Copyedit and proofread test questions and answer explanations for behavioral health licensure exams.

Boston, Ma

-Prepared printed and online texts for publication in coordination with the Finance editor.-Commissioned, coordinated, collected, and summarized academic reviews to gather market information for revisions and first-edition texts.-Responded to questions from sales representatives to support text adoptions.

Greater Boston Area

-Proofread blues, ozalids, third pages, and F&Gs for typographical, grammatical, formatting, and print errors.-Requested CIP data from the Library of Congress.-Provided quality assurance for conversion of both backlist and frontlist titles to ebook formats.-Processed invoices from freelance copyeditors and proofreaders.-Assisted with preparation for Spring 2018 title launch.-Asked to extend position beyond internship's original end date, serving as a temporary managing editorial assistant.

Greater Boston Area

-Remotely worked with individual students nationwide on ACT and SAT preparation.-Developed and enforced personalized study schedules with students.-Met weekly with students via Skype; communicated weekly with parents via email.-Worked with a class of 55 students at a Washington, D.C.-based high school, setting curricula and communicating weekly with guidance counselors.

Somerville, Ma

-Assisted sales team with mailings including CHIRP, NEIBA Fall Conference, and PNBA Tradeshow.-Collected and mailed samples to independent booksellers.-Distributed sales materials and advances in house.

Watertown, Ma

-Fact-checked manuscripts.-Read unsolicited submissions and recommended for or against publication.-Assisted senior editor with writing flap copy and book proposals.-Attended biweekly production meetings.

Greater Boston Area

-Wrote daily short blog posts about news in the cheese world as well as a longer-term blog series about culturally significant cheese dishes from around the globe.-Managed Facebook account, scheduling posts and engaging with readers.

Westport, Ct

-Developed alternative methods of delivering curriculum-based knowledge to students in education therapy sessions.-Assisted middle and high school students in test preparation and reinforcing study skills for standardized testing.-Responsible for ACT and SAT student score increases of up to 8 and 150 points, respectively.-Led effort to expand, improve, and maintain test prep materials catalog; overhauled setup and accessibility of materials.

Brooklyn, Ny

-Researched grants and collaborated on grant writing for documentary "Daddy Don't Go."-Logged and transcribed interviews.-Forged outreach partnerships with local and national fatherhood and family organizations.-Contributed to Pureland's social media presence.

Providence, Ri

Providence, Ri

-Researched and wrote articles for online publication in categories including Business, Lifestyle, Politics, and Music.-Managed database of contact information.-Notified featured businesses about articles.-Contributed to GoLocal’s social media presence.

-Coordinated and oversaw teams’ production of short documentary and interview pieces.-Collaborated on planning of meeting agendas.-Served as a liaison between media board and editorial board.-Co-conducted weekly meetings.

New York, Ny

-Assisted with marketing and press.-Organized filmmaker contact information and databases.-Contributed to blog and social media.-Previewed show content.-Set up and broke down screenings.-Photographed events for publications.

Providence, Ri

-Contributed to development and pre-production of several films for NOVA/PBS's "Building Wonders" series.-Conducted preliminary research for multimedia projects.-Communicated with collaborators in United States and France.-Assisted in assembling rough cuts.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Modern Culture And Media

Activities and Societies: Brown Motion Pictures, Brown Political Review (Media Board), Brown Undergraduate Dining Services

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Publishing And Writing

Activities and Societies: Redivider Journal