Jessica Faroy Email & Phone Number

Miami, FL, US

Miami, Florida, US

• Implement sales strategies to drive revenue growth and increase share-of-market status
• Involvement in all strategic planning, product development, series launches, and packaging
• Manage, create, and update publisher and product information on website, social media, and distribution channels
• Acquire, develop, and oversee project management of all titles each season
• Evaluate and acquire manuscripts, writers, illustrators, and photographers, managing 8+ titles per season
• Selected to represent the company in multiple industry-related meetings, trade shows, and conferences

Miami, Florida, US

• Provide direct support to the Publisher-Creative Director by overseeing operational, editorial, marketing, and publicity responsibilities
• Oversee daily operations including adding, editing, and approving content and ensuring consistent metadata across all digital platforms
• Assist Publisher-Creative Director in title, author, and illustrator acquisition
• Manage day-to-day relationships with external sales and distribution team
• Curate campaigns and create copy daily for social media
• Create promotional strategies by building marketing campaigns, securing partnerships, and spearheading outreach to drive sales and build brand awareness

Miami, Florida, US

• Acquired, pitched, developed, and oversaw project management of book titles for Mango, FIU Business Press, Dragon Fruit, and Yellow Pear Press.
• Suggested organizational, semantic, and syntactic changes to manuscripts.
• Performed competitive analysis, digital market research, and other trend reports to ensure new product concepts.
• Created strong relationships with existing and new authors by identifying and contacting influential writers, working closely with proposals and manuscripts, acting as a liaison between marketing and design teams, and.
• Acquired, lexiled, translated, and edited juvenile literature for Mango’s children’s imprint DragonFruit Press.
• Collaborated with San Francisco based imprint, Yellow Pear Press, for author scouting and book development, with a focus on garden, culinary, and craft genres.

Miami, Florida, US

• Completed three to four weekly data driven reports for front and backlist titles using SEO and AMS metadata.
• Copywrote and HTML book description copy based on digital research strategies.
• Researched, sourced, and produced in-house titles with a focus on philosophy and women's studies.
• Prepared weekly acquisition proposals for editorial meetings that include market research and trend reports.
• Content, line, and copy edited manuscripts in Chicago-style by publication deadlines.

Miami, Florida, US

• Drafted and submitted press releases, galleys, and trade review submissions to Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.
• Managed Publishers Marketplace deal submissions, Library of Congress, and ISBN registration for all titles, and permissions requests.
• Doubled the company’s Instagram social media account in five months with engaging biweekly images and daily stories.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Shelved, shelf read, and retrieved books in stacks for inventory control according to LCNNs.
• Cataloged and processed new books and equipment with Sierra ILS.
• Attended the front desk; helped patrons borrow and return library materials, answered general circulation and reference questions, and answered and redirected calls.
• Monitored the lending of reserved course materials, DVDs, and electronics daily.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Maintained and updated the online calendar daily by writing, formatting, and publishing College events.
• Composed seasonal research and written composition of obituaries for the College’s alumni magazine utilizing archives, online research, and alumni files.
• Coordinated meetings, responded to e-mails, and other administrative duties for the Director of Communications.

• Content, line, and copy edited manuscripts daily with the editorial pre-publication department for regional small publishing house.
• Wrote and published in-house Zen series blending Buddhist philosophy, quotes, and interpretation.
• Reviewed and assessed writers and manuscripts; prepared project proposals for weekly editorial board presentation.
• Researched book sales and revenue ranks of current search engine results page niches; presented findings to marketing director.

• Managed general reception; greeted customers and answered calls helpfully and politely.
• Organized pricing and orders; stocked products, set up displays and signs, and maintained and ordered inventory.
• Maintained knowledge about due dates, new policies, and store merchandise for customer assistance.
• Offered personal book recommendations based on the customer’s interests.

• Composed and responded to daily e-mails and correspondence letters; answered calls.
• Researched, called, and persuaded potential advertising platforms and guest appearances.
• Copyedited, transcribed, and formatted book manuscripts.