• Create all content for coffee table-style family history books for private clients.• Conduct extensive historical and genealogical research for 200-page monographs.• In charge of substantive editing, copyediting and fact-checking for all titles.• Oversee the art direction and chapter layouts of each title. • Ensure editorial, production, and printing practices are in keeping with established standards.• Represent the company at genealogical and historical organization events

• Developed company’s Sports Vault series, successfully producing 50+ coffee table books highlighting top university sports programs.• Conducted research in 40+ university archives to secure content for inclusion in books. • Edited manuscripts of noted collegiate sports historians, commentators and writers.• Served as primary conduit between in-house art and editorial departments, directed design layouts. • Maintained editorial calendars and oversaw the work of junior staff editors.• Secured all images via university subsidiary rights departments and Collegiate Licensing Company.

• Conducted all feature interviews for trade magazines targeting Atlanta building professionals.• Wrote/edited all special features and cover stories.• Represented the magazine at local trade and industry events.• Reviewed, hired, and directed all freelance photographers.• Directed all magazine photo shoots.• Developed relationships with local and corporate advertisers.

• Wrote press releases and developed media kits representing the Association and its activities.• Cultivated strategic relationships with legal media to promote association attorneys, staff, and extensive committee activities.

• Represented 10–12 seasonal titles and authors to the media. • Wrote all releases and media kits. • Created publicity strategies and arranged multi-city author tours.• Solicited reviews and off-the-book-page media attention. • Maintained working relationships with local/national media.

• Promoted 8–12 seasonal titles to reviewers and the media.• Wrote all media releases and assigned collateral marketing materials.• Solicited off-the-book-page media attention and arranged media tours.• Expanded department media databases.• Represented company at national trade shows.