Emma Struebing Email & Phone Number

Implemented efficient note-taking systems to handle rapid-fire dictation sessions, conducted comprehensive research across multiple databases and sources to verify facts and gather supporting evidence, and recommended improvements for flow, tone, and style while preserving author’s voice

Copyedited and proofread manuscripts to streamline and standardize grammar, spelling, punctuation, and design elements in accordance with Chicago Manual of Style and house style guides

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Maintained Dunster House website, designed and distributed flyers, and developed promotional emails in MailChimp. Collaborated with Faculty Deans and other House staff to host monthly events serving 150+ guests from the Harvard community.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Continually expanded knowledge of products and offers to provide excellent customer service. Collaborated with other back-of-house team members to manage replenishment, process and ship online orders, and keep back warehouses safe and tidy. Updated store-specific standard operating procedure BOH documents and trained new hires in accordance with best practices.

Managed peer reviews for book proposals from vetting names and soliciting reviews to communicating with editors, authors, and reviewers to ensure clear communication and deadlines. Oversaw publishing processes from facilitating author onboarding meetings and drafting contracts to organizing recently-submitted manuscript files to evaluate them for copyediting needs, collect metadata information, and develop jacket copy before manuscripts were turned over to production team. Executed payments in Harvard’s online payment system, Buy2Pay, by reviewing payment calendar on a weekly basis and processing author royalty payments at the close of the fiscal year.

Communicated with submitters, subscribers, and Ploughshares staff to answer questions about submissions, orders, and other inquiries. Researched candidates and managed author outreach and contest submissions to ensure Ploughshares authors were considered and recognized for their writing. Sorted 100+ poetry and nonfiction submissions daily to ensure submissions followed guidelines and made it into the hands of readers.

Coordinated with authors and bloggers to coordinate book promotion blog tours, negotiated with Amazon reviewers to write reviews in order to increase organic traffic and drive book rankings, and drafted press releases to announce awards and promote authors

Los Olivos, California, United States

Collaborated with Marketing and Communications Lead to write and edit informational and anecdotal website content and implement search engine optimization strategies.

Walla Walla, Washinton

Operated sound and lights boards and collaborated with co-workers to find creative solutions to technical issues.

Mascota, Jalisco, México

Implemented creative strategies that encouraged students of a variety of ages to actively engage in English language learning in a month-long intensive language course.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Publishing & Writing

Activities and Societies: Emerson College Book Club (Treasurer)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Outdoor Program, English Majors CommitteeGraduated magna cum laude with distinction in my major and was elected.

Education record

Studied abroad in Granada, Spain. I lived in a homestay with a Spanish family, learned about Spanish history, culture, and politics.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Common Grounds Service Club (secretary 2015-16), Varsity Soccer (team captain 2015-16 season), Cross Country.