Isabel Kunkle

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Malden, MA 02148

484-***-****

acwbtz@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

THOMSON REUTERS, Boston, MA 5/6/2010-6/24/2016

Development Editor, Aspatore Books

• Produced 36 multi-author books per year, supervising all steps of production process: recruiting authors, maintaining schedule for author content, processing material for delivery to and from freelancers or other segments of the company, writing back cover copy, and proofreading final manuscripts.

• Researched 120-180 potential authors per month, drawing from top partners in given practice areas.

• Highlighted 3 authors per month for suitability in social media or blog content.

• Coordinated blog and seminar opportunities between authors and other Thomson Reuters departments.

SOURCEBOOKS, Napierville, IL 9/1/2010-Present

Freelance Novelist

• Wrote seven 85,000-word manuscripts, consistently meeting contractual deadlines. Reliably met deadlines for incorporating editorial feedback on all levels.

• Provided back cover copy, synopsis, and blurb information.

• Participated in blog tours and other author networking opportunities, writing short articles and responding to comments.

• Maintained an authorial blog using the Wordpress content management system. BEN LEHMAN, San Francisco, CA 2010-Present

Freelance Editor

• Electronically edited three roleplaying game manuals for content, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation.

PSG STAFFING AND ATRIUM STAFFING, Boston, MA 1/2009-5/6/2010 Temporary Administrative Employee

• Performed short-term administrative and secretarial duties at several companies. O'REILLY MEDIA, Sebastopol, CA 5/2007 – 1/2009

Assistant Editor

• Managed one-off publishing projects from acquisition to manufacturing, including contract negotiation, peer review, scheduling, proofreading, and transmitting files to the printer.

• Researched market and drafted profit and loss figures for potential technology books.

• Drafted author and contributor contracts; consulted with Legal Department on modifications to boilerplate language. Researched and secured permissions as necessary; assisted editors in handling unique contract complications such as Creative Commons clauses, agent requests, and special author incentives.

• Coordinated material submission and distribution among authors, technology editors, and production department.

SPIRE GROUP, Brookline MA 5/2006 – 2/2007

Editorial and Executive Assistant

• Assisted in the preparation of articles which appeared in CEO Magazine and Harvard Business Review.

DIGITALCAMERAINFO.COM, Somerville MA 4/2006 – 8/2006 Editorial Assistant

• Edited and proofread online articles reviewing digital cameras and camcorders. ASPATORE BOOKS, Boston MA 8/2005 – 8/2006

Freelance Copyeditor

• Edited books and articles for structure, style, and formatting. EDUCATION

B.A., English, Brown University, Providence RI, 2005 TECHNICAL SUMMARY

General Skills: 83 WPM typing speed; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); OpenOffice, Adobe Acrobat, Wordpress CMS, Audacity, and Google Documents; basic HTML experience; basic UNIX familiarity.

Operating systems: Microsoft NT 4.0, 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista; Macintosh OS X, including basic use and program installation.