Meredith Worthman
Flushing, NY *1367
631-***-**** ************@*****.***
Objective To contribute my relevant education and employment
experience to a
challenging position with opportunity for promotion.
Education Brooklyn College, NY
1998
B.F.A. Creative Writing, Cum Laude
Experience HarperCollins Publishers
2002-2004
Inventory Coordinator
- Oversaw and organized the receiving of ongoing inventory
for over 50 titles, {this included monitoring inventory
levels by
reviewing sales history, sales projections and stock status
reports
in order to optimize profitability}.
- Coordinated product purchase orders with manufacturing
facility to support product line growth.
- Analyzed inventory investment and product turnover to
identify excess or slow-moving inventory for use as
donations
and/or remainder sales.
- Provided sales team with on-going inventory updates.
Longman Publishers, NY 2001
Production/ Manufacturing Assistant
Literature/ Social Sciences Department
- Prepared monthly timesheets.
- Provided Vendor Lists, Status Reports, Brio Reports and Job to
Date Reports.
- Created bar-codes and page-layouts for manuscripts.
- Maintained photo-research, book and CD Library.
- Oversaw general office duties such as: Typing, Filing, faxing,
invoicing and
proofreading.
Blue Dingo/ GB, NY
2000-2001
Office Manager
- Managed general office duties such as: Typing, filing, faxing,
invoicing,
troubleshooting.
- Assisted Art Department with cataloging/ proofreading.
- Aided Creative Department with writing content for web sites.
- Prepared expense reports and timesheets.
- Handled ingoing/ outgoing mail, FEDEX, UPS.
- Answered phone lines.
Bug Editorial, NY
1999-2000
Receptionist
- Operated phone lines.
- Managed shipping department/ film vault.
- Prepared schedules and travel arrangements for meetings.
- Screened visitors and clients.
- Handled office duties such as: Typing, filing, invoicing.
Tahari Ltd, NY 1997-1999
Receptionist/ Office Assistant
- Controlled multi-lined switchboard (200 extensions)
- Assisted in modeling designs for buyers and designers.
- Handled general office duties such as: Typing, filing,
invoicing.
- Organized showrooms and arranged displays for meetings.
- Prepared Press-kits.
- Screened callers and visitors.
Personal Skills *Knowledge of MAC and PC, MS Office, Eudora 4.3, Excel,
Outlook Express
Photoshop 5.5, Picasa, Filemaker Pro; type 60 wpm.
*Self-motivated, energetic individual with a strong ability to
balance multiple projects.
*Excellent communication and organizational skills.
*Internship with Curtis Brown Literary Agency.
*Bookstore experience.