Kyra Jee Email & Phone Number

• Coach high school students on crafting formidable, compelling college application essays • Teach foundational writing skills for tackling UC PIQs, the Common App Personal Statement, and supplemental and honors program essays • Host weekly Saturday Essay Study Hall writing workshop for 30+ students • Develop, research, and proofread internal resources for team and students

• Redesigned the personnel structure, monthly production timeline, editing procedures, and administrative logistics • Counseled current members of the editorial board on the production and development of the magazine, marketing initiatives, staffing, and overhaul of publication platform • Liaised with department faculty to advocate for student workers

• Guided team review meetings to evaluate multimedia submissions for publication in CU Honors Program journal • Supervised editorial feedback and communication to contributors and board applicants

• Reviewed scientific research articles across a large range of academic disciplines • Trained in and implemented house style guide expectations in grammar, text formatting, and other mechanics • Proofread articles of up to 10k words under 24-hour turnaround

• Joined masthead as Guest Editor to curate Issue 10: Sonder • Alongside founder/Editor-in-Chief NaBeela Washington, reviewed 250+ submissions in poetry, short and flash fiction, and photography • Developed marketing copy to represent and publicize the theme of our issue

• Led a team of 15+ editors to architect Issue 18 of Calliope Art & Literary Magazine, the largest literary publication on campus • Successfully coordinated with outside organizations to obtain funding, print-publication, and distribution • Oversaw marketing/publicity initiatives, layout/design, and production deadlines throughout the season • Supervised two seasons of hiring, interviews, and logistics

• Built a professional, welcoming community for writers and artists • Evaluated 330+ submissions in a wide variety of genres • Revised and copyedited accepted works 1:1 with contributors to improve mechanics, narrative, and other writing mechanics • Proofread consecutive drafts of the full magazine for consistency before publication • Collaborated with the Art Board to arrange internal layout

• Opened constructive discussion at weekly workshops of 10–15 writers • Critiqued creative and academic writing in a plethora of genres and styles • Provided feedback to encourage revision, collaboration, and trust between participants

Orange County, California, United States

• Applied Susan Stewart's theory of nonsense to a close-reading of classic literature and the study of virtue ethics to modern media • Alongside Drs. Jan Osborn and Bart Wilson in the Humanomics program, studied the relationship between economics, philosophy, and literature • Composed short papers summing our findings on lexical data from comparative texts

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: • Honors Program • Sigma Tau Delta Business Writing • Technical Communication • Intro to the Publishing Industry.

Education record

Activities and Societies: • International Club (Co-President) • Link Crew (Orientation Leader)