Management Project
Resume:
Fayette Fox
Email: *********@********.***
Address: ** ******* ******
City: San Francisco
State: CA
Zip: 94117
Country: USA
Phone: 202-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $46,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Dynamic, innovative professional with proven track record of utilizing organizational and administrative skills, lateral thinking, writing and copy-editing to overcome business challenges. Reliable and focused with strong collaborative abilities. Extremely well-traveled with an awareness of cultural differences.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Writing and Editing
* Excellent written communication skills produced to deadline in a wide variety of styles
* Ability to understand and write persuasively for different audiences
* Utilization of social media to effectively communicate and build community
* 10+ years` experience writing and copy-editing, including newsletters, direct mail appeals, letters, grants, reports, press releases, guidebook boxed texts and back cover blurbs, travel reviews, blog posts, etc.
Organization
* Project management and detailed logistics
* Implementation of time management strategies for effective multi-tasking in a diverse work environment
* Proven event planning abilities with keen attention for detail
* Effective database management
* Budget management for projects and resources
* Efficient prioritization and execution of administrative tasks
Collaboration
* Strong client relationship focus
* Unflappable demeanor, exuding calm in stressful situations
* Facilitation of discussions and leadership of diverse teams
* Alliance-building between industry leaders
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
eduPath
Berkeley, CA - July 2012 to Present
Freelance Writer
* Content creation for innovative educational startup, connecting students with their dream school.
GoodWeave USA
Washington, DC April 2011 - July 2012
Program Assistant
* Managed fundraising logistics for successful individual giving program at international human rights nonprofit, including direct mail appeals and donor communication.
* Ownership of Filemaker database, executed sophisticated reports, created manuals and provided ongoing staff trainings.
* Arranged international travel, meetings and events, supporting Executive Director.
Lonely Planet Publications
October 2009 - March 2012
Freelance Commissioning Editor - Montreal & Quebec 2, The Netherlands 4 & 5, Discover Barcelona 1, Amsterdam Pocket 3 & Tokyo 9
* Created title brief for authors describing travel publisher`s vision and expectations for guidebooks in new series.
* Crafted image lists, reviewed manuscripts and assessed suitability of image selection.
* Commissioned freelance authors and acted as liaison with international Production and Publishing teams.
-The Deception Artist-
November 2006 - January 2012
Novelist
* Wrote 64,000 word literary novel, -The Deception Artist,- about childhood and make-believe, due to be published by Myriad Editions in May 2013. Further honed personal discipline and focus during the course of the project.
GlaxoSmithKline
Washington, DC March 2010 - February 2011
Executive Support - Temping Role
* Liaised with venues to organize catered meetings, booked travel, scheduled appointments and managed expenses as sole support for Vaccine Policy Director and four lobbyists at global pharmaceutical company.
* Researched members of Congress and analyzed individual stances on health care for PAC.
Steven Winter Associates/ Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Washington, DC September 2009 - March 2010
Executive Support - Temping Role
* Researched and copy-edited press releases, to raise awareness of higher building performance for nonprofit organization.
* Acted as first point of contact for public, handling licensing and product dispatch and database maintenance.
The Institute of Food Technologists, National Cancer Registrars Association, Optima Direct, Abelson Law Firm, and Center for Nonprofit Success
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area March -September 2009
Executive Support - Variety of short-term temping roles at nonprofits and private sector companies
* Facilitated smooth running of events and coordinated volunteers.
* Copy-edited medical reports and FDA commissioned reports on food safety.
Extended Travel Experience
Southeast, East and South Asia January - December 2008
Travel Writer
* Designed and taught interactive health workshops empowering Dalit (-untouchables- caste) teenagers at grassroots nonprofit, the Sambhali Trust in Jodhpur, India.
* Approved as Lonely Planet author, February 2008.
* Wrote travel blog -Typewriter Tango,- promoting cross-cultural understanding. Jan 2008 to October 2010.
* Traversed 100 miles on foot through India`s Thar Desert on Hindu Ramdevra Pilgrimage. Lauded in The Times of India and four regional Indian newspapers as one of the first five foreigners to take part during the pilgrimage`s 500-year history.
* Completed three-week independent trek in Nepalese Himalayas, fundraising for Mines Advisory Group.
* Volunteered on organic farms in Japan, learning traditional agricultural and house restoration techniques.
Lonely Planet Publications
London, England October 2003 - December 2007
Assistant Commissioning Editor
* Revitalized bestselling guidebooks for leading, global travel publisher in order to better serve travelers in three distinct markets and increase sales. Received enthusiastic commendations from multiple departments as a result.
* Organized successful, multi-day workshops for over 50 authors and staff from all over Europe.
* Chaired Lonely Planet Foundation for two years, assessed nonprofit grant proposals and advised seed grant distribution.
* Forecasted product profitability and wrote reports on regional markets, informing publishing decisions.
* Collaborated with authors, production staff and other colleagues in the U.S., Australia and Europe.
* Wrote marketing text for back cover blurbs, conveying guidebooks` unique selling points.
EDUCATION
London College of Communication, London, England
Master of Arts, Publishing - September 2002 - September 2003
* Wrote Master`s thesis entitled Marketing Literary and Mass-Market Fiction, examining current marketing strategies gathered through staff interviews at Simon and Schuster, 4th Estate and HarperCollins.
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing - August 1997 - May 2001
* Wrote -Better than Seinfeld,- a senior collection of short stories, praised by project chairs.
* Studied abroad at The University of Westminster in London.
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