Kari Webb Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

− Assist Managing Editors in managing title lists− Pull reports and organize into an efficient and readable grid to send to the appropriate departments− Pull together interior images, covers, and manuscripts for Sales requests− Manage the Edelweiss catalogues− Lead weekly meetings going over late materials− Send backlist and frontlist titles for leveling− Keep track of changes made to every title and alert appropriate Production Managers, Designers, and all other relevant departments

Available for freelance proofreading and copyediting− Certificate in Creative Editing & Publishing− Proofreading and copyediting experience with Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Random House Children’s Books, and Yen Press

− Read through submissions, from picture books to YA, and wrote reader’s reports− Assisted with developmental editing and copyediting on manuscripts including YA and picture books− Wrote copy and designed images for social posts promoting paperback reprint titles− Helped manage spreadsheets for the current and upcoming seasons and created sales documents to present to monthly publishers meetings− Worked with SEO through creating keywords and updating metadata− Created launch materials and TIP sheets including writing copy and finding comparative titles− Provided administrative support through organizing files and assisting the team at Feiwel & Friends

− Created a positive and lasting guest experience through effective listening and communication− Balanced multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment− Honed problem-solving and conflict resolution skills when balancing current tasks and guest concerns

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Ensured positive guest experience through effective communication and problem-solving- Multi-tasked personal assignments with store needs and requests from other teams in a fast-paced environment- Organized products and maintained accurate labeling and placement

San Diego

- Created strong guest connections through communication and effective listening to solve guest concerns- Led and worked with teams of crew to ensure they were working confidently and efficiently during peak hours- Balanced personal tasks with requests to help management

San Diego, California, United States

- Honed proofreading and copy editing skills- Read submitted stories and identified why or why not they belonged in the journal- Communicated with partnered editor to help with their duties- Worked with the team to create a cohesive theme and order for the journal- Organized files and assisted with other administrative tasks

San Diego, California, United States

- Honed proofreading and copy editing skills- Read submitted stories and identified why or why not they belonged in the journal- Communicated with partnered editor to help with their duties- Worked with the team to create a cohesive theme and order for the journal- Organized files and assisted with other administrative tasks

Southern California

- Communicated with dog owners to ensure their dog's safety and comfort- Took dogs on walks according to their exercise needs- Visited dog-owners' homes to feed, walk, and play with their dog(s)

Greater San Diego Area

− Ensured positive guest experience through greeting and handling transactions at register during peak and slow hours− Maintained store function through stocking product, cleaning, and preparing food to health standards− Anticipated store and guest needs through constant evaluation

Irvine, California

− Ensured positive guest experience through greeting and handling transactions at register during peak and slow hours− Maintained store function through stocking product, cleaning, and preparing food to health standards− Anticipated store and guest needs through constant evaluation

Los Angeles

- Participated in film and television production processes- Took stage directions and collaborated with talent- Worked with professionals on sets of: Super 8 (directed by JJ Abrams), Jessie (A Disney Channel production), and Payless Shoe Source

Certification, Publishing: Digital And Print Media

Spoke with over one hundred industry professionals to hone my skills and knowledge in every step of publishing; consisting of book.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature/Letters; Television, Film, And New Media, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta Sorority, SDSU Feature Twirlers

High School Diploma