Project Manager Assistant

VALERIE PATRUNO

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Writer and editor with 5 years of experience in developing captivating

content for both print and web and orchestrating publication launches and

associated publicity events.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Editor December 2009-Present

. Develop and execute strategies to launch publications published by small

businesses. Plan and organize events for the launch of each publication.

. Generate content ideas for the first year of each publication.

. Implement and oversee daily and weekly assignments to promote the

generation and publication of editorial features, posts, comments, video,

and other content. Work with graphic and web designers.

. Create content for feeds and snippets in various social media sites and

manage and track link-building campaigns.

. Build database of contributing writers, editors and photographers.

. Compile packets for potential sponsors to advertise in publications and

during events.

Assistant Editor ( Oxford University Press (New York, NY) August 2009-

November 2009

. Screened, evaluated, and coordinated with outside reviewers of proposals

and manuscripts.

. Prepared proposals for the Publications Committee and guided approved

proposals through all stages of the publishing process, from contracts

and copyediting to design and composition.

. Handled budgets, set and monitored book schedules, and coordinated the

timely receipt and flow of components, such as flap and back ad copy,

cover dies, and more.

. Hired, negotiated fees of, and supervised freelance copyeditors, artists,

proofreaders, indexers, cartographers, and music engravers. Established

relationships with authors, editors, designers, manufacturers, and

internal departments.

Editorial Assistant/Project Manager ( Prentice Hall (Upper Saddle River,

NJ) March 2007-July 2009

. Consulted with authors, editorial, sales, marketing, and customers to

plan college textbook supplements.

. Recruited and managed content providers, prepared manuscripts for both

main titles and their supplements to begin production, and maintained

published content.

. Oversaw all aspects of the process, including Test Banks, Solutions

Manuals, Study Guides, Lab Manuals, and some technology products, from

development, schedules, and budgets to reprint corrections.

. Oversaw all first editions, including proposal review panels and focus

groups, design reviews, and hiring supplement authors.

. Attended meetings and conferences, local and national forums, and classes

to consult with instructors.

Reporter ( The Record (Hackensack, NJ) August 2005-March 2007

. Collected and analyzed information about newsworthy events to develop

news stories for this daily publication with a circulation of

approximately 200,000.

. Gathered and verified factual information acquired via interviews,

observation, and research. Monitored police reports.

. Organized material, determined slant or emphasis, and wrote stories

according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.

EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate Public Relations ( New York University (New York,

NY) ETC: December 2011

B.A. English/Communications ( Felician College (Lodi, NJ) May 2005

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