Copy Chief
Portland, Oregon, United States
Project Management: Acquired, led, edited, and managed long-term timeline/editorial schedule of translated sci-fi short story collection (Continuum: French Science Fiction Short Stories edited by Annabelle Dolidon with Tessa Sermet) published April 2024, trained incoming Copy Chief to take over this role, oversaw team of 12 student copyeditors, communicated directly with translators/editors.Copyediting: Meticulously copyedited all outward facing documents including 150 blog posts, four press kits, seven marketing plans, over 400 blurb and review requests, along with other external-facing documents, adhering to house style, The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), and AP Stylebook for four to eight books at various stages in the process.Collaboration: Coordinated with cross-functional teams, including project managers, marketing, authors, editors, designers, rights manager, and social media through Trello, Gmail, Zoom, and phone calls.