Editorial Assistant

Christopher Ferrante

**** ******* *** **** * · Santa Monica, CA 90025

(201) 956- 2930 · ************@*****.*** · https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-ferrante-90173a139 Summary: Passionate about innovative and imaginative storytelling. I am a community driven individual with strong interpersonal, writing, and organizational skills. I have proven leadership abilities as demonstrated through academic and real-world experiences. I am seeking creative positions in which I can generate content, communicate messages, and design campaigns for public relations firms while utilizing my community outreach skills and experience. Creative Portfolio: Cferrante.Net

Education:

Master’s Degree English – Creative Writing, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 2020-2022 3.9 GPA; Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor’s Degree Psychology – Pre-law, The College of New Jersey, Ewing NJ 2015-2019 3.5 GPA; National Residence Hall Honorarium

Experience:

Editorial Assistant – Theatre Survey Magazine, Oxford September 2021 to Present Theater Survey – Quarterly Magazine founded and sponsored by Oxford University dedicated to producing reviews on contemporary trends in commercial and academic theatre and drama.

• Support the editorial staff by acting as a liaison between authors, reviewers, assistants, and editors.

• Copy, prep, and proof 50+ manuscripts using the Chicago Manual of Style and magazine's house style to retain magazine’s “voice” and meet publication deadlines.

• Partner with the Managing Editor to assess and resolve manuscript errors, inconsistencies, reviewer feedback, book deliveries, and publisher issues.

• Critically assessed layout functionality and suggested changes where necessary.

• Maintain and update internal database regarding publication information, contract agreements, reviewer information, and departmental communications.

• Externally source reviewers on behalf of the magazine; research, invite, coordinate, and maintain professional contact with 30+ academic reviewers both domestic and international. Creative Writing Graduate Assistant – Seton Hall University May 2020 to June 2022 Seton Hall University – Small liberal arts college founded in 1856, designed with a Master’s Program focused on English that involves hiring Graduate Assistants to lead 1201, and 1202 English courses as autonomous faculty.

• Lead weekly classes with complete academic freedom and autonomy; responsible for 8 classes of 15+ collegiate students across Literary Theory, Rhetoric, Drama, Non-Fiction, and Fiction.

• Design and create syllabi for two 100 Level English classes per academic semester.

• Administer exams, grade assignments, and hold office hours for students regarding feedback, performance, and development.

• Attend weekly professional development meetings and trainings; collaborate with peers on educational theory, practice, and provide/receive constructive feedback.

• Elected as the graduate staff representative for the curriculum’s First Year Writing Development Committee; collaborate with faculty to collect student feedback to iterate and redesign the future curriculum.

Achievements:

• Blue and Gold Hall of Fame Fall 2018

Recognized with the highest award for student achievement offered by the College of New Jersey’s Office of Leadership.

• Social Justice House, and Initiative Founder Fall 2017 Established the State of New Jersey’s first residential living-learning community focused on social justice, and political activism. Skills:

• Certified New Jersey State Mediator, Certification provided by DEI Office of the College of New Jersey

• Copy Generation, Dynamic Sourcing, Passive Candidate Generation, Effective Communication, Event Coordination, Crisis Communications, Administrative Support, Office Management, Ability to Influence

• Technical: Adobe EchoSign, DocuSign, Microsoft Office, G-suite, SPSS Software, Database Management

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