Maredith Sheridan Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

New York, NY

• Coordinate publicity mailings, draft press releases and editor letters, manage review copies
• Track publicity mentions of all titles
• Handle award nominations, coordinate author event logistics
• Set PR materials with InDesign
• Assist in social media campaigns on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc

New York, NY

• Provide administrative support to the entire office. Manage the front desk, phones, general email address, publicity mailings.
• Rotate through four departments: rights and trade marketing, publicity, academic marketing and development, and editorial.
• Handle book distributor requests, write press releases, handle review copies, research reviewers, research comparative market titles.
• Manage the slush pile, write reader reports, handle edits on in-progress manuscripts, attend and provide input at editorial meetings
• Research potential grants, gain experience in non-profit fundraising

New York, NY

• Provide administrative support to the editorial department. Research potential textbook reviewers, organize correspondence, keep track of reviewer data.
• Compile market maps for an introductory biology textbook, Freshman composition, researching schools, professors, courses, and enrollment.
• Find permissions, complete pay/gratis requests, compile summaries of reviewer editorial comments, brainstorm in creative meetings.
• Complete other miscellaneous tasks as requested.

Read agency submissions and prepare reports on manuscripts and queries; scout and research potential agency clients; write pass letters; complete other administrative tasks as needed on behalf of agency principals.

Aided in the organization of the 2009 World Voices' Literature Festival; prepared author bios, coordinated correspondence with authors, researched for an event on prison literature and focused on advertising the festival to NYU students

Tutored and encouraged inner-city children with a focus on literary skill improvement in grades 6-8 at University Neighborhood Middle School; tutored in basic math and science when necessary

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And American Literature. Creative Writing Minor And French Minor

High School Diploma