Publications
Series at Skyword's The Content StandardA Pocketful of Moondust; story "If Wishes Were Horses"
Editorial Experience
Skyword
Boston, MassachusettsDirector, Editorial
4/16–6/16Associate Director, Editorial
1/15–4/16- Managed a small team of editors to ensure that programs run efficiently
- Directly managed between 2 and 6 editorial managers at any given time
- Indirectly managed an additional 2 to 6 associate editors reporting to the editorial managers
- Coached editors on client-facing communication, strategy, and style
- Represented editorial to high profile clients on a regular basis through written, phone, and in-person communications
- Interviewed and hired editors for my team as well as other teams
- Contributed to redesign of editing test and test procedures for new candidates
- Improved tracking system used by editorial department to ensure monthly and weekly client deliverables were met
- Worked with directors in other departments to steer the content services department
- Trained or participated in the training of new editorial managers, associate editors, and associate directors of editorial
- Presented editorial processes and overview to new hires in other departments
- Planned the writer experience for a company-sponsored conference (Content Rising Summit 2015 and Forward 2016)
- Ran point on designing the track for the first and second-ever years the conference ran
- Organized and coached internal editors and community managers as well as external writers and clients to sit on panels surrounding topics relevant to both freelance writers and brands
- Created the Skygive group dedicated to charity and volunteer work within the company. Successfully raised donations of cash or goods for multiple organizations and led company volunteer outings
Editorial Manager
3/14–12/14- Manage the editorial components of programs for a variety of clients, including several complicated and high-profile clients
- Maintain style and brand voice for individual clients
- Work with program managers to create topics that were search optimized and relevant to the clients’ audience
- Manage and worked closely with a copy editor to establish and maintain specific brand voices
- Recruit and train writers
Copy Editor
12/13–2/14- Take first pass at all content that came through in a variety of programs
- Send detailed revision notes to writers
- Copy edit articles on a variety of specialized subjects for grammar, sense, and adherence to clients’ style
Six Red Marbles
Charlestown, MassachusettsContent Editor
1/11–12/13- Research and writing of original content in a variety of subject areas
- Fact check and proofread of manuscripts at various stages
- Learning design and storyboard development for digital products
- Project management, content review of manuscript at all stages of creation and page proof
- Management of deadlines, assignments, and priorities for myself and others to meet deadlines
- Frequent contact with writers and editors, both internal and freelance
- Specialized in adult education, including GED prep and career skills
- Clients inclunded Macmillan/McGraw Hill, Edgenuity, Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Discovery Education
Brown Publishing Network
Waltham, MassachusettsContent Editor
11/10–12/10Associate Editor
4/08–11/10Editorial Coordinator
9/06–4/08- Project organization, communication with writers and editors
- Proofread and page review
- Tracked of materials
- Helped oversee and train new coordinators and temps
- Clients included Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin/Harcourt
The Horn Book
Boston, MassachusettsIntern
1/06–5/06Supported Magazine and Guide assistant editors
Organizated of books and database entry
Education
Simmons College, Boston
9/03–5/06MA in children’s literature
MFA in writing for children
Loyola University, New Orleans
9/98–5/02English major with concentration in writing
Minors in French, film, and medieval studies
