Molly Lyons Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Molly led a team of editors and designers to support client service teams as they produced clear, compelling, and actionable deliverables and winning proposals for more than 400 client engagements a year, which influenced more than $4 billion in philanthropic assets annually. She was a trusted strategic communications advisor to executives, leaders, and.

• Consulted on new initiative for USA Today’s Your Life and Weekend properties. Assigned, edited, and produced stories for print, digital, and magazine sections. Spearheaded the development of a prototype.
• Edited books such as Teach a Woman to Fish (St. Martin’s Press) by Ritu Sharma and The Happy Stepcouple (Rowman & Littlefield) by Rochelle Katz.
• Wrote, edited, and guided book proposals and manuscripts.
• Ghostwrote books for a New York Times-bestselling parenting author.
• In-house freelance editor, writer, and researcher at Self/Condé Nast, This Old House/Time Inc., BabyTalk/Time Inc., Parenting/Time Inc., Parents/Meredith Corp., and American Baby/Meredith Corp.
• Researcher and editor for the What to Expect When You’re Expecting series.

Represented fiction and non-fiction authors in the young adult and adult markets. Shaped clients’ book projects and guided them through the publishing process including publicity and marketing.

• Member of the editorial launch team.
• Assigned, edited and wrote features, essays, profiles and health stories.
• Covered books, including writing reviews, scouting for excerpts, writers and experts.
• Top-edited the entertainment section.

Associate Editor (2001-2002)Assistant Editor (2000- 2001)Editorial Assistant (1999-2000)

Ba, English And Amercian Studies

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