Sarah Munroe Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Acquiring titles in Asian American studies, disability studies, gender and sexuality studies, lit studies, and regional interest

Philadelphia, PA

• Manage the production and distribution of board meeting publications for the board of directors.
• Train staff of all levels across the organization on technological and procedural use of the SharePoint web platform to create board documents; manage user permissions; provide technical support; supervise and coach.
• Conduct technical edit for style and formatting for all board documents and provide recommendations.
• Assemble digital quarterly board books using Diligent Boards platform for five committees, a retreat, and annual board trip; manage user permissions; serve as team expert on Diligent: investigate and attend trainings.
• Create team and departmental policy and procedure documents and maintain inventory and schedule of review.

Morgantown, WV

Assist in day-to-day editorial, production, and acquisition areas of publishing fiction, nonfiction, and academic journals, especially prepping, copyediting, and proofreading journals and manuscripts.

Morgantown, WV

Previously held positions of Assistant Poetry Editor and Assistant Media Editor

• Morgantown Jewish Heritage: An Oral History (75,000 words) - June ’16
• Oral history collection of Morgantown’s Jewish congregation: copyedited, proofread, and standardized manuscript layoutForensic Accounting and Fraud Examination: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (31,000 words) - Oct ’15
• MOOC textbook: copyedited, proofread, and standardized layout

Morgantown, WV

Instructor of record for two sections each semester, English 101

Philadelphia, PA

• Office of Enrollment Management Strategic Communications
• Hired, trained, and directly supervised two copywriters, from delegation to developmental feedback
• Contributed to the evolution of the Drexel brand and voice and built brand equity through new pieces
• Developed creative briefs for clients based on client discussions, focus groups, and market research
• Coordinated freelance proofreaders
• Continued duties performed as copywriter (see description below)

Philadelphia, PA

• Office of Enrollment Management Strategic Communications
• Wrote new and edited existing print and web communications for admissions and marketing according to Drexel voice and style guidelines to meet deadlines and client expectations, including advertisements, billboards.
• Worked with colleagues and vendors to concept, write, direct, and produce videos and commercials
• Proofread, copyedited, and signed off on all print communications
• Made web edits and created emails from templates using HTML in Dreamweaver and Sitecore CMS

· Research and identify potential crossover and new target markets· Research and compile contacts for inquiry in new markets· Compose and send out letters of inquiry

• Designed print advertisements and created new product displays
• Researched and assisted in product selection for clients from vendors
• Answered phones and directed calls
• Processed and filed monthly statements, credits, and product returns

• Copy edited special weekly sections according to AP Style for publication
• Identified, contacted, interviewed, and wrote weekly reviews of art galleries and feature stories for the Arts & Entertainment section

• Proofread and copy edited academic articles and book reviews for grammar, punctuation, and style according to Chicago Manual of Style
• Worked with manuscript authors to suggest and incorporate revisions
• Communicated revisions to typesetters
• Queried, emailed, and sent documents and books to manuscript reviewers, book reviewers, publishers, and editors
• Met quarterly issue deadlines

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Certificate, Editing

Certificate, Writing And Publishing

Grant Writing, Journalism, Desktop Publishing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, Poetry

Ba, Political Science