Objective

Prolific writer and detail-oriented editor with experience in books, magazines, newspapers, and new media seeks to explore the interactive possibilities in the publishing world. Recently led Nerve.com’s Modern Materialist to inclusion on PC magazine’s Top 100 Blogs of 2008.

Work Experience

Freelance Clients

• AOL's Lemondrop – sex blogger
• Nerve.com – lead blogger
• Haband – proofreading
• The New York Sun – copy editing
• Routledge/Taylor & Francis – publicity
• Voxant – blogger for Smarter Than Your Average Blog
• Bedford/St. Martin's – review collation
  

November 2009 – Present YourTango.com, Web Magazine, New York
Assistant Editor

• Creates and edits web content, both text and video
• Manages content partnerships
• Conducts outreach via social media and networking
• Manages interns
  

March 2005 – August 2007 Routledge (Taylor & Francis), Academic Book Publisher, New York

Marketing Associate, January 2007 – August 2007
Marketing Coordinator, July 2006 – December 2006
Marketing Assistant, January 2006 – June 2006
Editorial Assistant, March 2005 – December 2005

• Coordinated planning and production of book catalogs/brochures
• Developed marketing copy for catalogs, flyers, press kits, and direct mail pieces
• Developed marketing plan for each book
• Presented books and marketing plans at annual sales conference
• Prepared manuscripts for transmittal to production
• Proofread typeset manuscripts
• Developed back cover copy, writing book descriptions and seeking out endorsement writers
• Organizes displays at annual conferences
• Repeatedly recognized for top performance through fast-track promotions

August 2004 – January 2005 The Feminist Press, Book Publisher, New York
Editorial Assistant/Editorial Intern

• Copy edited and proofread manuscripts
• Corresponded with authors, seeking out foreword, afterword, and endorsement writers
• Drew up permissions contracts and kept rights log up to date

August 2000 – July 2001 Pennington Post, Weekly Newspaper, Pennington, NJ
Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor 

• Scanned, edited, and formatted all copy for input into Quark
• Wrote news and feature articles

Related Skills

• Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher
• QuarkXPress
• InCopy
• WordPress and other blogging platforms and content management systems
• Associated Press, APA, Chicago, and company-specific style guidelines

Education

Emerson College: B.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing, 2003, Magna Cum Laude