Raennah Lorne Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

I seek out local literary and arts news, interviewing authors and artists about their process and current works.

• Assisted in the production department of an academic book publisher that produces about 50 books per year • Entered and tracked production schedules in the database • Oversaw the production schedule, sending reminders to editors, compositors, and printers as necessary • Reviewed and approved original art from authors and adjusted art from the printers • Sent edited manuscripts and corrected page proof to compositors• Used InDesign to convert jacket mechanicals to paperback covers, and to create spine dies • Proofread final pages and soft proofs• Updated the weekly production list • Tracked production costs in Excel

• Served as the assistant to both the humanities acquisitions editor and the history and social sciences acquisitions editor at an academic book publishing office• Corresponded with authors and manuscript readers via email and by phone, answering questions and providing manuscript or report preparation guidelines • Fielded calls by prospective authors• Proofread and formatted manuscript reports submitted by outside readers before distributing them to staff and editorial board members• Maintained Excel spreadsheets and updated the database to track the progress of ongoing projects• Met with the acquisitions editors to update them on the status of projects • Generated the agenda for monthly staff meetings and quarterly editorial board meetings• Prepared and distributed dockets for staff and board meetings • Drafted and mailed contracts• Chased and cataloged permissions for text and illustrations, and otherwise prepared manuscripts to transmit to the editorial department• Processed honorarium payments for readers and royalty advances for authors• Attended the annual humanities conference, representing the Press at the book exhibit• Presented at staff meetings the proposed projects and transmitted manuscripts in the fields of history and the social sciences in the absence of the acquisitions editor

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Certificate, Publishing Institute