David Legere Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, New York, United States

Professor in the Center for Publishing for the School of Professional Studies

New Haven, Connecticut

Preparing and educating students in English composition and literature

Preparing and educating students in English composition and literature

Norwalk, Connecticut

• Develop high quality business strategies and plans ensuring their alignment with short-term and long-term objectives • Oversee all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and mission • Review financial and non-financial reports to devise solutions or improvements • Make high-quality investing decisions to advance the business and increase profits • Build trust relations with key partners and stakeholders and act as a point of contact for important shareholders • Enforce adherence to legal guidelines and in-house policies to maintain the company’s legality and business ethics • Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth • Maintain a deep knowledge of the markets and industry of the companyFor more information visit https://www.woodhallpress.com

Essex, Connecticut

• Acquire, edit, and develop 35-40 new and revised titles annually and keep all projects on schedule• Daily use of content management systems• Apply templates, reformat, and clean up manuscripts• Partner with marketing and sales to create engaging content that fits our brand• Manage acquired titles through the production process to publication (working closely with internal teams)• Manage workload of in-house and freelance acquiring editors, project editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers• Maintain an editorial calendar for all projects both in production and ideation• Present product concepts and book presentations to senior leadership and multi-department staff during Publishing Board and Sales Conference meetings• Evaluate solicited and unsolicited proposals and manuscripts • Supervise and control book costs, ensuring projects are kept within or under budgetFor more information visit https://rowman.com

Fairfield, Connecticut

Preparing and educating students in English composition and literature

Preparing and educating students in English composition and literature

• Create marketing and promotional materials, both print and electronic• Write, prepare, and/or review articles to be used in company publications • Manage the preparation of company publications and articles by confirming artwork, verifying facts• Create company literature and other forms of communication including the companywide operations manual• Copyedit, proofread, and revise communications• Design and launch email marketing campaigns• Recommend, implement, and maintain site design and operation• Promote products and services through public relations initiatives• Develop marketing communications campaigns• Create and deliver press releases, media relations content, corporate newsletter content, social media content, and speaking proposals

• Production assistant for local newspaper• Fact-checked, proofread, researched, and edited submitted content prior to publication• Contribute editorial pieces and conduct interviews used for publication• Manage customer relations, including subscriber accounts, subscription renewal, and outreach to potential subscribers

• Generate press releases and changes in policy• Research/present charitable fundraisers to support cancer research at Danbury Hospital

Leadership Strategies In Book Publishing

Mfa, Creative Writing

Book Publishing

Ba, English