Project Manager Sales

DANA CAREY

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Brooklyn, New York 11228 917-***-****

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, MS in Publishing

2009– 2010

SUNY STONY BROOK, BA in Psychology

1996– 2000

• Magna Cum Laude; GPA: 3.8

• Semester abroad OXFORD UNIVERSITY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, Wendy Lamb Books

2009– New York, NY

present

Assistant Editor Editorial Assistant Editorial Intern

• Assisted in the editing and production of more than 160 titles

• Acted as representative at semi-annual strategic planning meetings with the CEO,

executive editors, and heads of marketing, publicity, and sales

• Write and optimize online jacket copy for SEO and sales

• Determine target audience as well as develop the positioning statement and key

selling points for sales sheets

• Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing 13 editorial interns

• Evaluate manuscripts for acquisition based on quality of writing, appeal and

originality of the story and characters, and current trends in the market

• Presented new and repackaged titles at company-wide launch meetings to garner

additional marketing and publicity support

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING

2001–2009 New York, NY

Associate Editor & Supplement Coordinator Senior Editorial Coordinator

• Copyedited and proofread all editorial copy; edited monthly columns for clinical and

editorial accuracy and evaluated content to develop charts, tables, or research photos;

collaborate with the author to write captivating titles, subtitles, and opening sentence

• Managed all editorial copy during production, sending first pass to author for review

and negotiating corrections, ensuring we stuck to deadlines. We met 100% of our

printing deadlines.

• Collaborated with production to create final closing sheet; calculated ad/edit ratios for

the editor in chief to determine final length of journal

• Project manager for implementing online peer review: trained authors and staff,

selected to beta test upgrades, and advised other business units on our transition

• As Supplement Coordinator, was responsible for establishing and adhering to

schedules; reviewing freelancers’ edits; copyediting and proofreading

CCH CORESEARCH

2000–2001 New York, NY

Researcher

SKILLS SUMMARY

• Editing, copyediting, and proofreading; using a house style and establishing a brand

voice (house style based on Chicago Manual of Style and AMA; familiar with AP style)

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); Adobe Acrobat

Professional; basic knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign

• Accomplished in navigating databases and establishing efficient workflows

INTERESTS

Teaching yoga and guided relaxation, volunteer reading mentor, and of course my dog and two cats

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