Katriona Feinstein Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

I write and edit sensitive, researched articles for this excellent quarterly magazine – the US’ oldest national autism publication, which counts Temple Grandin amongst its regular columnists.I have also just been tasked with growing the quarterly Digest’s readership of 15,000, following its recent takeover. This will include digitisation, distribution to.

London, United Kingdom

• As a freelancer, I have completed a variety of editorial, research and writing jobs for clients around the world. These include book publishers, such as Abrams, Thames & Hudson, The Royal Horticultural Society.
• writing persuasive and informative copy for websites, newsletters and blogs.
• copy-editing and line-editing works of non-fiction (for print or the web) or fiction (including novels and plays).
• proofreading works of fiction or non-fiction, including illustrated books, where a discerning design eye and a knowledge of illustrated publishing is necessary.
• writing copy for websites, blogs, social media or non-fiction books.
• anglicising or Americanising text.

I am thrilled to be working for this California-based educational tech company, creating online content, writing press releases, magazine features and interviews, and managing their social media to promote their innovative apps around the world. iTherapy specialises in creating innovative apps and products that change the lives of children with autism and.

Brighton, United Kingdom

• This in-house role for the lovely team at Quid Publishing (part of The Quarto Group) included:
• project-editing a variety of illustrated titles – overseeing the creation of each book, from the initial manuscript stage through to production. This required me to be decisive and trust my own creative judgement, as.
• working closely with an author to shape the manuscript, line-editing where necessary. Again, this required strong instincts when it came to assessing what would or would not work for a particular topic and audience.
• researching and sourcing all of the images for a book, as well as briefing and liaising with the book's designer throughout on the interior layouts and cover.
• tailoring and refining each book to fit the specifications and requested changes of each client; Quid, being a co-editions publisher, gave me the opportunity to work with a wide range of illustrated non-fiction.
• copy-editing manuscripts – maintaining a thorough and perfectionistic approach whilst fact-checking and ensuring the text runs smoothly and clearly.

London

• This in-house role provided me with an exciting range of publishing and marketing experience, which included:
• researching forthcoming projects in depth and settling on the specific direction of each book through discussions with the publisher.
• finding, choosing and sourcing all featured artwork for a book, in accordance with an agreed brief. A keen design eye was essential, as was resourcefulness. This process often required a variety of research methods, in.
• researching and writing all chapter introductions for a book (which usually amounted to a total of over 5000 words). Striking the right tone for each particular audience was crucial. I also wrote the captions and.
• assessing the content and design of each iteration of a book and working closely with the publisher and art director to improve its quality. A perfectionistic tendency was helpful here, as well as an ability to.
• proofreading the book carefully to remove any mistakes.

Hove

• This part-time role was comprised of:
• convincing business directors to book meetings with Cellular Solutions' account managers, using a warm, professional telephone manner, great persuasive skills and determination!
• keeping the administrative side of bookings well organised, to assist the account managers with their duties.I was consistently the highest-performing telemarketer throughout my year and a half in this role.

London, United Kingdom

• This role consisted of:
• communicating with prestigious publishers, authors and illustrators in order to acquire publicity materials and artistic resources for events.
• booking all participants' accommodation and travel.
• persuading literacy coordinators in schools across the country to bring large numbers of children to shows.
• proofreading publicity material and helping to organise its distribution.
• keeping comprehensive records on Microsoft Excel.

Bachelor’S Degree, English Literature And Drama, 2.1

Dissertation entitled 'The Shifting Roles of Idiocy in Early Twentieth-Century Literature: A Close Analysis of Joseph Conrad’s The Secret.

Education record

A Levels: English Literature (A); Psychology (A); Theatre Studies (A). AS Level: Art (B).

Education record