Project Manager Assistant

JUSTINE MIDDLETON . **** Willow Brook Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 . (310)237-

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Writer's Assistant - Glen Gary Glen Ross, Inc., Marina Del Rey, CA 2010-

2011

. Personal assistant to author of upcoming book, under terms of NDA, to be

released by Random House in September 2011

. Created, implemented, maintained and otherwise contributed to the

overhaul of author's online library of historical documents and related

images, ultimately creating a navigable and aesthetically pleasing web

resource and supplement to working manuscript

. Edited, finessed and proofread working chapters toward a cleaner, more

cohesive and publishable final draft

. Drafted, revised and advised upon related materials (e.g. press kit to

The New York Times, written correspondence involving literary agents, heads

of large organizations and attorneys, as well as book proposals, the

paraphrasing of scholarly texts, etc.)

Freelance Copy Editor/Proofreader -Genex/Meredith, Culver City, CA 2010

. Proofread and edit copy pertaining to direct marketing campaigns

including but not limited to addressee accuracy, overall copy and

appearance and legal language, client examples being Mitsubishi and KIA

. Streamlined content and proofread materials for client presentations

. Link testing and QA details

Graduate Assistant - California State University at Long Beach, CA 2008-

2010

. Supported university professor in the leading, grading and managing of

upper division level college students

. Researched topics and led discussions related to comedy's place in world

literature, film and theater

. Tracked student performance, attendance and participation including the

online discussion forum

. Create, edit and distribute printed classroom materials

Production Manager - Donor Services Group, Los Angeles, CA 2007-2008

. Completed successful mail runs on a multitude of fundraising campaigns

involving large donor bases, from overseeing direct mail piece original

layout, content and mail merges, to trafficking the successful mail drop at

each of several agreed dates, and ultimately following up with donation

fulfillment reports

. Created, updated and edited fundraising telephone scripts and direct mail

content which united with the specific campaign directives of various

nonprofit organizations, examples being The Metropolitan Museum of New York

and The Nature Conservancy

. Liaised between Client Services and off-site mail staff to ensure the

most efficient mail production systems available to a given campaign

. Proofread and finalize all direct mail print materials

. Review, update and otherwise prepare client contracts for legal review

Project Manager - Jakks Pacific, Malibu, CA 2005-2007

. Oversaw licensed product development from the initial conception of both

a seasonal product line as well as individual product for licenses such as

Pok mon, SpongeBob SquarePants and My Little Pony

. Liaised between licensing department, marketing, designers, international

manufacturer and outside vendors

. Relayed concepts from weekly production meetings to design team, thus

ensuring a unified vision with timely results

. Managed workload of design team versus marketing demands and deadlines of

production calendar

. Compiled, tracked and adjusted product components in Excel

. Tracked production calendar versus in-house capabilities of designers and

manufacturing issues

Development Assistant - Sony Pictures Animation, Culver City, CA 2003-2005

. Provided detailed notes on feature length animation projects, examples

being Surf's Up and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

. Attended development meetings and transcribed follow-up notes

. Managed library of all submissions, coverage and writing samples using

Filermaker Pro

. Project related research, including tracking competitive studio projects,

legal details, tape archives and music libraries

EDUCATION

M.F.A. in English, California State University at Long Beach, CA 2010

. Nomination for Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society

. Editor for non-fiction portion of literary magazine, RipRap

B.A. in Film and Television/English minor, University of California at Los

Angeles, CA 2002

. Peter Stark and Clifton Webb Awards in artistic merit

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