Tara Tomaino Email & Phone Number

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

I assist in the production, development, revision, delivery, inventory, and file management of Eastern National print/retail products in cooperation with the National Park Service and numerous other organizations. Products include books, maps, posters, digital media, and specific series such as Passport to Your National Parks®

Pennsylvania, United States And New Jersey

Adjunct Professor and Private School Teacher for English Composition and Creative Writing. Lesson Planning, Teaching, Mentoring, Grading, and Research. (Dates applicable: October 2016 - August 2019, September 2020-March 2021, August 2023-Present)Teaching experiences throughout 2017-Present at a part-time level.Includes:Brookdale Community College, Union County College, Ocean County College, Voyagers Community School, Harvest Learning Institute, Gwynedd Mercy University, and Widener University

Freelance writer, editor, and literary journal publisher for national and online publications (Creative Writing, Pop Culture Journalism, Video Game Journalism, Fiction Editor)

Pennsylvania, United States

Marketing, PR, and overall representative of the publishing wing of indie video game developer.Solely responsible for Press Releases, email and social media communication/tactics, marketing campaigns, design, graphics, updating storefronts and platforms, analytics.Experience with game production and design for in-house developmentProblem-solving marketing strategies and implementing goals and timelines for video game production.Responsible for marketing, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Discord, img, reddit, and more), and community management/engagement.Construction of email communication to industry and fanbase using Google and MailChimp.Creator of eye-catching images, engaging GIFs, and video game trailers for social media.Drafting and posting blogs about game development and the industry in general.Working with international developers and storefronts to engage with interested consumers, including editing written content for social media and in-game.Writing copy for game storefronts and press releases on Steam, Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, Epic Games Store, GOG, Games Press, Game Jolt, itch.io, indie.db, and others.Monitoring and construction of marketing campaigns based on sales, wishlist conversions, analytics etc. pertaining to game successes and failures.Providing continual feedback and direction to a team of international developersOrganizing and attending conventions to showcase current and forthcoming titles

Pa, Nv, Nj

Orchestrated initial review of poetry, fiction, art, and nonfiction submissions viaSubmittable interface for Tilde: A Literary Journal and Sierra Nevada Review.Managed staff of writers, editors, and other personnel to create high-qualitycontent promptly.Edited web content, blog posts, and articles as well as managed emailcommunication with contributors.Collaborated and decided on Tilde and Sierra Nevada Review format/design aswell as copyediting and proofreading with EIC.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing, 4.0

Formerly Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV Obtain MFA in Creative Writing from 2-year Low-residency program at Sierra Nevada.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Minor: Linguistics

Associate Of Arts - Aa, English Language And Literature/Letters