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- Acquire book proposals and manuscripts in the fields of Sports, Music, True Crime, Adventure, History, Pop Culture, and Geek Culture among others. - Lead book production schedules through submission, acquisition, editorial, typesetting, cover design, printing, and ebooks- Write brand and book marketing materials including metadata, jacket cover copy, email newsletters, and sales conference tip sheets- Track imprints’ inventory, income and expenses, and execute invoices and contracts

- Promoted from assistant to coordinator in 2021 to lead book production schedules through submission, acquisition, editorial, typesetting, printing, and ebooks- Acquire book proposals from literary agents and review manuscripts with editorial staff- Write brand and book marketing materials including metadata, jacket cover copy, email newsletters, and sales conference tip sheets- Track imprints’ inventory, income, and expenses, and execute invoices and contracts

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for author's projects such as fashion designer Steve Madden, quarterback Joe Theismann, hall of fame golf instructor Jim McLean, legendary attorney Jim Quinn, leading nuclear safety consultant Chuck Casto, and CEOs Andrew Zimmerman, Bruce Cleveland, Ben Feder, and John Crosby• Manage each project’s rigorous schedules starting with signed contract through published book• Edit and quality control manuscripts through developmental edits, copyediting, typesetting, and ebooks• Create proposals and budget estimates, send contracts, and track imprint’s income and expenses• Write and edit book jacket cover copy, brainstorm cover design, and write sales tip sheets • Manage production and printing specifications• Track inventory and distribution, and generate weekly sales reports• Redesign, write, and manage website’s Wordpress content

Greater New York City Area

- Compiled Excel reports of new potential advertisers for sales reps- Created sell sheets to highlight PW’s print and digital marketing opportunities- Crafted email newsletters to inform sales clients of upcoming advertising opportunities- Event-planned for the 1st New York Rights Fair, oversaw the “Talking Pictures” program, and judged on the Comics & Graphic Novels panel for 2018 and 2019, along with regular booth attendance at NY Comic Con

Greater New York City Area

• Fact-checked, and edited reviews critiquing books of all genres• Wrote news articles and official book reviews for authors such as Chuck Palahniuk, Joe Hill, and Joe Abercrombie• Freelance - Organized “PW Select” monthly listing through detailed Excel process

Greater New York City Area

- Wrote pitches to solicit book blogger reviews of upcoming titles- Wrote Q&A and reading group guide supplements for upcoming titles- Managed Goodreads giveaways to engage the book reading community- Assisted with book mailings and social media management

Greater New York City Area

- Assist two literary agents with their daily tasks including finding sales numbers on Bookscan- Evaluate fiction and nonfiction manuscripts and wrote readers reports for agent's consideration- Write pitch letters for manuscripts sent to editors for publication- Prepare 8 tweets per day through Hootsuite pertaining to the agency's authors, books, and publishing interests- Photograph and post 2-3 Foundry authors books on Instagram to maintain followers' interest

Greater New York City Area

- Wrote book reviews praising or critiquing soon to be released books- Fact-checked and edited colleague's book reviews- Wrote news features articles to appear online- Organized ingoing and outgoing books to be reviewed in-house or off-site

- Wrote articles about employee careers, life at MH, and recruitment advice for external careers blog - Managed Twitter by updating job postings and promoting The Virtual Cooler blog articles

- Wrote reader’s reports on unpublished manuscripts, giving critiques and opinions whether the manuscripts should be considered for publication- Designed Facebook pages for authors who are published through Random House and its divisions

Summer Publishing Institute Certificate

A six week intensive graduate course focusing on management of all functional areas of the magazine and book publishing industries

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

Activities and Societies: Honor Society, "Thel" Literary Magazine, WHWS 105.7fm College Radio, Ultimate Frisbee

Education record

Activities and Societies: Independent Study in Creative Writing, Poetry Slam, Varsity Football, Varsity Baseball

Education record

-Highly selective leadership development program to prepare students for placement in leading independent schools and continues to work.