Kaitlyn Lonnee Email & Phone Number

London, ON, CA

• Responsible for various administrative tasks for editorial department, including: o contract paperwork creation and routing o metadata feed upkeep o P&L research and creation o literary award submissions o budget.
• Responsible for various administrative tasks for editorial department, including: o contract paperwork creation and routing o metadata feed upkeep o P&L research and creation o literary award submissions o budget.
• Participated in key editorial tasks for our titles, including: o tipsheet creation (writing descriptive copy; researching comp titles; etc.) o preparing manuscripts for production o editing manuscript passes o.
• Evaluated dozens of submissions, often within tight time constraints, to provide reader’s reports
• Onboarded and oversaw up to three editorial interns at once Show less

London, Ontario, Canada

• Regularly engaged with 100+ customers per day to advise on book recommendations
• Inspired customer engagement in loyalty programs as a top plum PLUS salesperson
• Fostered superior business-client relationships, often within tight time constraints
• Researched and utilized book market trends to curate top-selling displays

• Acted as handling editor for a creative nonfiction piece written by a student author
• Maintained a strong working relationship and open line of communication with the author
• Secured a signed contributor’s agreement consenting to one-time digital publication rights
• Substantively edited the author’s story and found appropriate art to accompany the work

• Logged and evaluated over 250 submissions and acceptance/rejection decisions
• Managed editorial teams, organizing meetings and creating schedules to review each submission
• Copy-edited nine total publications amounting to over 350 pages of content
• Strengthened student council relationship with student body during weekly drop-in office hours

Thorndale, Ontario, Canada

• Regularly engaged with 50+ customers per day (75+ during season peaks) to solve logistical problems, helped shoppers navigate the store, advised on which products best suited customer needs, and supported new coworkers.
• Multitasked to replace and organize stock, tidy work area, and foster superior business-client relationships, often within tight time constraints

London, Ontario, Canada

• Interviewed over a dozen staff members and donors in person, over email, by phone, and over Zoom for their perspective on the theatre’s multimillion-dollar renovation for a “Reno Book” souvenir publication to increase.
• Transcribed interviews in a timely manner, fact-checking and editing for clarity and conciseness
• Researched past events and shows to ensure accuracy in titles and dates
• Met on a regular basis for check-ins with… Show more
• Met on a regular basis for check-ins with supervisor to update on progress and plan next steps
• Brainstormed interview questions in advance to be approved by supervisor

• Reviewed over 150 submissions (essays, poetry, prose, art, etc.) for adherence to theme and quality in order for publishing consideration for both the academic publication (Semicolon) and creative publication (Symposium)
• Led publications committee debate to review and discuss the merits of each submission
• Consulted with layout designer and pubs team about colour schemes, cover photos, text placement, fonts, etc.
• Brainstormed themes for each issue
• Directly oversaw essay… Show more
• Directly oversaw essay and art order in Semicolon

Thorndale, Ontario, Canada

• Collaborated and worked in tandem with a vast network of like-minded creative people from all over the world
• Provided general maintenance on assigned profiles in a timely manner (deleted spam, deleted inappropriate comments, replied to inbox, replied to comments, checked profile emails, crafted announcements to the community.
• Directly managed an official Wattpad genre profile and was designated lead of said profile and its members
• Interacted with Wattpad site users in a… Show more
• Interacted with Wattpad site users in a helpful and friendly manner to provide writing advice, offer assistance in solving problems, direct to content guidelines, showcase official profile engagement activities and.
• Uploaded new, original content to profile stories

London, Canada Area

• Edited, clarified, condensed, and rewrote existing copy as necessary, both online and for print
• Fact-checked hundreds of articles for errors, inconsistency, bias, and libel before publication
• Researched article topics when necessary to ensure complete understanding while copy-editing
• Worked closely and confidentially with the newspaper's front office
• Wrote and co-wrote articles on topics of interest (in conjunction with conducting interviews and taking… Show more
• Wrote and co-wrote articles on topics of interest (in conjunction with conducting interviews and taking photos)

London, Canada Area

• Edited, clarified, condensed, fact-checked, and rewrote existing online copy as necessary (under supervision from staff editors)

Creative Book Publishing Program

Honours Bachelor Of Arts - Hba, Creative Writing And English Language And Literature