Mary Paplham Email & Phone Number

• Proofread book, game, and product galleys• Review book and product bluelines• Liaise with freelance proofreaders and copyeditors• Traffic files to and from freelancers, managing editors, and designers• Process freelancer invoices• Copyedit game, deck, and other short manuscripts• Create and update project schedules• Draft and maintain pub group style guides• Compile and email out weekly board meeting notes• Update managing editorial process documents• Reorganized freelancer contact information and freelancer assignment spreadsheets• Streamlined freelancer testing process• Created notes spreadsheets for product launch weeks• Assigned GTINs to games and products• Play tested card-based games and provided feedback on game play

• Led shift to integrate biographies into nonfiction collection• Helped plan, decorate for, and co-host murder mystery dinner party event• Ran photo booth, set up paper corsage station, created book display, and designed signs for 50s throwback prom event• Assembled "Future Favorites" themed book bags• Co-created and led trivia contest for Stranger Things event• Supervised escape rooms• Led craft demonstration for library-sponsored book club• Reorganized physical children's book collection to accommodate new neighborhood cataloging system• Researched, proposed, and enacted inclusivity measures as member of diversity and inclusivity committee• Performed general circulation and customer service functions including checking materials in and out, preparing and processing delivery, placing and processing holds, registering users, and conducting searches through the library catalog or WorkFlows• Maintained the order and neatness of collections through sorting, shelving, shelf-reading, and weeding• Created eye-catching book displays• Assisted with library events by brainstorming ideas, creating signs, and preparing and performing activities

• Copyedited twice-translated comprehensive text on the life of St. Norbert of Xanten• Proofread and designed booklet for client• Copyedited Wish Man, the authorized memoir of Frank Shankwitz, founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for publication with TitleTown Publishing• Proofread Wiskalo Chookalo historical fiction novel for publication with Peregrino Press, an imprint of TitleTown Publishing• Copyedited article on the papacy of Pope Francis• Proofread book on literary aesthetics for publication with Academica Press• Proofread annotated edition of George MacDonald’s Phantastes and collection of essays on Phantastes for publication with Winged Lion Press• Indexed and copyedited bibliography of book on the politics of early Japanese immigration for publication with McFarland• Copyedited, reformatted, and provided editorial guidance for revisions of the constitutions of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré

Remote

• Merged and crosschecked corrections between various passes of page proofs in Adobe Acrobat• Copyedited marketing materials and information sheets for sales team in Microsoft Office and inMotion• Proofread running text, pagination, and textbook features such as captions, marginal definitions, and figure callouts• Filled in key term cross references and table of contents page references• Crosschecked art and text manuscript for accurate numbering, captions, and descriptions• Applied design codes to documents and referenced codes in manuscript feedback• Cold-read short stories and critical essay for Norton Critical Edition• Alphabetized glossary and tagged terms with chapter numbers• Converted single formatted table into two plain-text tables for facing pages and applied design codes• Created splits for two-volume text edition and marked all files, including text and photo credits, with deletion instructions for the compositor• Attended book team meetings• Communicated with project editors across multiple disciplines remotely via Outlook and Microsoft Teams

• Advised library and circulation policies during pandemic• Designed wall decal for Spotlight on Faculty showcase• Designed postcard for 10th anniversary celebration• Designed logo and slideshow template for faculty publications display• Created social media assets and scheduled posts via Hootsuite during summer semester• Compiled list of text corrections to Digital Commons online archive according to AP style• Updated, formatted, and wrote new content for circulation department staff manual• Designed bulletin board poster for freshman dorms, door sign for library study room, and finals week decal for students under direction of library communications specialist• Maintained patron relations and provide assistance with checking materials in and out, registering new patrons, updating records, collecting monies, and answering reference and directional questions• Monitored building security through closing procedures and periodic walkthroughs• Directed and supervised student assistants in daily duties and assigned tasks• Assisted students in research by addressing basic research questions, instructing on the use of library databases, monitoring libchat online reference service, and referring advanced questions to the librarians• Troubleshot and assisted patrons in using library technology• Updated and maintained circulation department manual to reflect current policies and procedures• Performed assigned library services projects such as adding items to course reserves and digitizing films for streaming

• Provided constructive feedback to help student writers revise, refine, and reformat their writing• Developed rapport with students in person and through written reports

• Assembled, proofread, and formatted manuscripts and bibliographies for academic publication• Updated and drafted copy for department pages on College website• Researched articles, permissions, and resources for professors' classroom use and professional projects• Designed posters and invites advertising departmental events• Designed handouts and bookmarks listing English course offerings for the upcoming semester• Researched English major requirements and course offerings at peer and aspirant colleges to aid revision of Writing Across the Curriculum Program• Edited documents for professor to present to dean of college for revision of Writing Across the Curriculum Program• Designed bookmarks detailing the Cor Unum guide to pastoral care efforts for the campus LGBT community• Proofread articles for academic publication

• Reviewed, selected, laid out, and proofread submissions for collegiate literary and visual arts publication• Coordinated staff meetings and maintained production schedule• Sent out acceptance and rejection notices for submissions• Wrote advertisements to promote publication through social media• Collaborated with coeditor and led team of copyeditors

• Handled printing, copying, data merging, designing, binding, folding, and trimming tasks• Set up, designed, and reformatted print jobs using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign• Assisted customers in choosing paper options and submitting print jobs• Operated Xerox, Epson, and Xante printers and Fiery and FreeFlow print servers

• Acted as point of contact and go-to for department and fielded customers' questions and concerns• Completed daily closing statements for bursar and postmaster and prepared bank deposits• Trained new supervisor and improved attendants’ abilities in duties such as sorting, metering, and forwarding mail, sending and receiving packages, and conducting transactions• Changed procedure for printing delivery manifests in order to eliminate unnecessary paper consumption• Organized office, front desk area, and storage spaces in order to prepare for new supervisor, reduce clutter and waste, and ease daily processes and functioning• Oversaw and performed duties alongside 6-8 attendants

• Edited printable and downloadable publication for accuracy and consistency• Redesigned layout and logos to accommodate content changes and modernize designs• Designed ads for business sponsors

• Handled monetary transactions and answered customers' questions• Assisted customers in finding specific items on shelves• Completed designated cleaning duties

• Performed mail and package sorting, delivering, and shipping services• Trained new attendants on mail routes and sending and receiving mail• Closed out cash register and prepared closing statements and bank deposits for bursar and postmaster in supervisor’s absence• Provided customer service in person, on the phone, and via email

• Performed mail and package sorting, delivering, and shipping services• Trained new attendants on mail routes and sending and receiving mail• Closed out cash register and prepared closing statements and bank deposits for bursar and postmaster in supervisor’s absence• Provided customer service in person, on the phone, and via email

Bachelor’S Degree, English - Creative Writing, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, Graphos literary publication, Knights for Life pro-life.

Columbia Publishing Course

• Six-week intensive course on all aspects of book, magazine, and digital media publishing • Designed imprint logo, six book covers.