Claire Stetzer Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Offers developmental feedback, line editing, brainstorming, proofreading, and cold reading services to individuals and corporations to strengthen written works and meet author vision.

New York, New York, United States

• Acquired, edited, and oversaw list of 10-15 middle grade and young adult titles per year.
• Networked with key agents and negotiated competitive deals, meeting title count goals and aligning with category trends and imprint brand.
• Provided clear and constructive editorial notes, improving manuscripts while maintaining author voice and vision, and adapted practices, championing each author along every step of publishing journey. o Retained key.
• Managed multiple projects at once, achieving deadlines and producing high-quality, entertaining books that were well reviewed and selected for prestigious lists and book boxes.
• Collaborated with design, marketing, publicity, production, and sales departments, supporting titles leading up to publication and beyond.

New York, New York, United States

• Managed ~75% of children’s trade list between personal acquisitions and supporting Publisher, Editorial Director, and Executive Editor on titles from high-profile authors, ensuring high-quality books published on time.
• Maintained previous roles’ duties, including acquiring and editing list of children’s books, overseeing systems, shepherding manuscripts through production, and managing author care.

New York, New York, United States

• Acquired, edited, and oversaw list of picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult titles, developing editorial taste for entertaining stories with strong sales potential.
• Created and updated systems guides as department’s database expert, streamlining operations and optimizing metadata.
• Continued responsibilities from previous role, assisting Editors with copywriting and administrative duties.

New York, New York, United States

• Assisted 2 Executive Editors on lists of titles in all capacities, including reviewing submissions, writing copy, tracking advance payments, and organizing mailings.
• Edited list of co-published projects originated from U.K. office, Americanizing and rebranding to best suit market.

New York, New York, United States

• Assisted Editorial Director of children’s bargain books imprint, including managing schedule at international book fairs and organizing acquisitions agendas, allowing Director to focus on other priorities.
• Assisted department in curating seasonal bargain book lists by reviewing co-editions from national and international publishers. Americanized texts when needed.
• Ran weekly production reports and tracked book delivery schedules, meeting deadlines.

Sewickley, PA

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English (Writing)

Summa Cum Laude