Leah Moss Email & Phone Number

● Read and review query submissions via QueryManager.● Provide editorial feedback to clients in order to improve manuscripts. ● Build submission materials such as editor submission lists and pitch letters.● Collaborate and negotiate with editors and publishers to ensure that all client needs and requests are met.● Manage the careers of clients to ensure mutual success in the publishing industry.

Lansing, Illinois, United States

● Assist patrons with all needs, including reference queries.● Plan, budget, and execute youth programming to enrich and entertain patrons.● Supervise and interact with teen patrons during after-school hours to maintain a safe and productive space.● Design and distribute eye-catching flyers to advertise programming to patrons.

Remote

● Participated in weekly meetings to discuss and gain valuable knowledge about the publishing industry.● Plan and create a capstone project that benefits and empowers publishing hopefuls across the world.● Attended panels featuring professionals from across the industry to gain a better understanding of the field.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

● Performed administrative tasks such as data entry, file organization, and event planning.● Proofread various documents and emails for the meetings/events team to ensure clarity in all communications.● Provided administrative support to all members of the meetings/events team.

Remote

● Read client manuscripts and produced detailed reader’s reports to assist the client and Patrice.● Performed administrative tasks such as data entry, conducting research, coordinating meetings.● Composed weekly digest emails to notify Patrice of upcoming meetings, events, and other relevant news.

Remote

● Read full manuscript submissions and produced reader’s reports to assist literary agents.● Completed administrative tasks such as data entry to maintain a well-organized database.● Attended weekly meetings with literary agents to learn more about the industry.

Remote

● Read manuscript queries and samples across the Flux and Jolly Fish Press imprints and logged initial feedback for each submission into a database.● Assisted with special tasks such as line edits and proofreading.● Read full manuscript submissions and produced reader’s reports to assist managing editors.

Greater Chicago Area

● Assisted patrons to resolve all circulation desk related issues.● Completed daily tasks such as organizing and shelving books, as well as administrative tasks.

Naperville

● Acquired skills and knowledge during 3 rotations in the areas of Content Delivery, Marketing, and Editorial● Read editorial manuscript submissions and produced reader’s reports to assist editors.● Completed marketing tasks to enrich Sourcebooks’ newsletter readers.● Planned and executed the creation of mood boards to aid designers in book cover creation.● Attended summit meetings to further learn about the many facets of the publishing industry.

Greater Chicago Area

● Assisted in daily office tasks, including creating posters and organizing materials.

Online

● Wrote 100+ articles about pop culture, college life, and media reviews for the site.● Worked with editors and other writers to produce quality content.