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• Oversaw the development and production cycles of comic book series, from concept to publication• Commissioned pitches from writers to generate new original comic series• Managed high-profile licensed publishing programs for franchises such as Star Trek, Star Wars, and Marvel• Created P&Ls to determine budgets for new projects• Worked closely with licensors such as Netflix, Paramount, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, and Wizards of the Coast to develop published products aligning with brand and franchise strategy• Built multi-year publishing plans for key properties to ensure consistent releases and cover all possible book formats • Mentored junior editors on best practices for communication with creators and internal teams, handling deadlines, and maintaining healthy workflows

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Manage, plan, and oversee all creative on Star Wars and Marvel All-Ages titles in monthly comics and OGNs. Acquired 4 new creator-owned titles in first 6 months.

Greater New York City Area

A self-started consulting business, specializing in providing editorial, narrative, and project management services to clients in the publishing and video game industries. Select notable projects:Image Comics March 2018 - PresentComics Editor & Project Manager, Redlands, Injection, Bitter Root-Maintain production assets and schedules between clients and publisherto meet strict monthly publication deadlines with an average of 2-4 finaldeliverables each week.MetaArcade August 2018 - PresentLead Writer, Call of Cthulhu: Chapter 2-Pitch story ideas and write scripts in linear and non-linear formats following MetaArcade style and world guides-Oversee and edit a team of 5 writers, collaborate and develop larger game-wide narrativesAmazon/Doppio Studios August 2018 - September 2018Writer, The Vortex-Pitched story ideas and write scripts in linear and non-linear formatsfollowing direction from Narrative Designer. -Worked with Amazon developers to experiment and expand Amazon Alexa’s AI.Marvel/Disney March 2018 - September 2018Lucasfilm/Star Wars Comics Consultant -Trained Marvel Editors on implementing productive strategies and best practices in collaboration with Lucasfilm Story Group. Coheed & Cambria June 2018Story Consultant & Copyeditor, The Unheavenly Creatures, Pt 1-Collaborated with Claudio Sanchez from Billboard Top 10 band Coheed & Cambria to develop a novella released with their latest album.Activision Bungie March 2018 - June 2018Comics Consultant & Project Manager, Destiny 2-Developed processes and strategies for the production of print and web comics to further build the Destiny world and lore.

Greater New York City Area

-First woman Editor-in-Chief in Esports, overseeing one million+ uniquehits in first month — a company first.-Build and oversee all editorial strategy of Unikrn News, maintains tight deadlines across digital, social, and podcast platforms.-Create and implement social media marketing campaign strategy, resulting in new company engagement records.-Manage a staff of 5+ in-house writers, as well as a large network offreelance writers and designers.-Top-edit all daily news and features, averaging 6-8 pieces daily and 250k uniques weekly. Fact check, sharpen structure, and maintain truthful voice.-Copy edit all website text to include SEO-driven content to ensure top search results.-Write and edit internal and external-facing communication and marketing copy including press releases, CEO’s blog, and weekly newsletters to develop our brand.-Attends global esports tournaments and conferences to build and maintain relationships with developers and team organizations.

Greater New York City Area

-Maintained positive relationships with licensees including Lucasfilm, Ltd, Disney, and WWE.-Launched 2015 Star Wars series to over 1 million copies sold, an industry first in over a decade.-Co-created Marvel character Gwenpool, resulting in a 25-issue series, appearances in multiple video games, as well as toys and merchandise.-Responsible for high-profile series like Star Wars and Deadpool, including all mini-series, with an average of 4-6 deliverables a week.-Screened and cast writers, pencilers, inkers, colorists, letterers, and coverArtists.-Collaborated with writers to critique and revise collection length story arcsover a 12-18 issue annual story.-Coordinated with writers and editors to produce additional crossover eventstory ideas during Marvel Creative Summits, led by Marvel Editor-in-Chiefs Axel Alonso and CB Cebulski.-Pitched pertinent macro “event” story points to talent on a need-to-knowbasis, communicating what creators need, while keeping Summit plotsconfidential.-Strategized with writers when they couldn’t resolve individual script, plot or dialogue issues. -Edited scripts to sharpen narrative structure, clarify character arcs, and maintain continuity.-Direct, critique and revise dialogue and artwork at throughoutdevelopment to assure quality narrative and sequential storytellingconsistent with the Marvel brand.-Managed branding and promotional strategies by generatingcover concepts, writing marketing copy, and media-training creators forinterviews.

• Provided editorial services to a number of clients.• Managed deadlines and print dates.• Provided guidance and feedback regarding story and art.Select Projects include – Unlawful Good: An Anthology of Crime featuring 40+ creators, one of the most successful comics campaigns on Kickstarter, which led to an invitation to speak on the Kickstarter panel at NYCC 2014, as well as their headquarters in 2015.

• Supervised a team Of 20+ crew & cast members on a wide range of projects, including Lagged Out Webseries.• Secured budgets, locations, schedules, etc.

Write articles and reviews on the latest Comic Books and related news. Interview creators from the Comic Book Industry.Selected member to attend several industry wide conventions, including C2E2, Motor City Comic Con, and NYCC.