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Resume
Education
NYU Summer Publishing Institute
2009 New York, NY
Certificate in Publishing
University of Wisconsin—La Crosse
2005-2009 La Crosse, WI
BA in English
(writing and rhetoric emphasis) & Creative Writing minor
Dean’s List
3.92 GPA
Who’s Who Among Students 2009
London Metropolitan University
2007 London, England
Study abroad program
Relevant Experience
Hal
Leonard Publicity/Marketing Assistant
2009-current New York, NY
Launched social media strategy
Primary publicist for 5 books each season
Scheduled author events and interviews
Wrote press releases and event invitations
Compiled lists of relevant media and contacted them regarding new releases, offering review copies, interviews, giveaways, excerpts
Circulate publicity hits daily and in monthly summaries
Worked at trades shows like Audio Engineers trade show and BEA
Managed online accounts' product pages (Amazon, B&N, Borders)
Marketed practical guides to theatres and theatre organizations
Managed the catalog creation and facilitated creating new catalog design
Submitted CIP data to Library of Congress
Archipelago Books Intern
2009 Brooklyn, NY
· Proof-read manuscripts
· Organized book tours and created flyers for those events
· Sold books at the Brooklyn Book Festival
Bleak House Books Intern
2008 Madison, WI
· Organized author Evan Kilgore’s L.A. summer book tour
· Wrote, filmed, and edited a book trailer for The Children of Black Valley (Vegas)
· Wrote press releases for new books and sent them to newspapers and magazines
The Buzz magazine co-creator
2008 La Crosse, WI
· Interviewed bands, wrote 8 articles, layout (MS Publisher), uploaded to MagCloud
Steam Ticket Literary Journal staff
2006
La Crosse, WI
· Fiction Reader: read all entries and selected the pieces for publication
University of Wisconsin—La Crosse Webmaster
2005-2009 La Crosse, WI
· Designed and maintained the English Department website (FrontPage)
· Created flyers for English Department events (Photoshop)
· Video production and web design for a colloquia event, “Not Fade Away” (Vegas)
Campus Activities Board coordinator
2005-2009 La Crosse, WI
· Publicity and Performing Arts Coordinators (riders, preparation, day-of-show, video)
English Club member and Vice President
2005-2009 La Crosse, WI
· Book drives, volunteer work, created posters, hosted open mic night, edited literary journal
Awards and Publications
Story published in The Catalyst Literary Journal
2009 La Crosse, WI
Essay published in Authors of Tomorrow
2008
Extremefilmmaker.com winner
2007 Los Angeles, CA
· Wrote, directed, filmed, and edited 6-minute film in less than 48 hours
· Extremefilmmaker chose it as 1 of 12 to be featured in their film fest in L.A.
Skills
Web tools: Dreamweaver, FrontPage Adobe Photoshop
Video tools: Final Cut, Pinnacle, Premier, Vegas Microsoft Office
CisionPoint (Bacons) some InDesign
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