Professional Work

Editorial Intern | Random House Children's Books

Aided with Crown & Labyrinth imprints by evaluating manuscripts & providing reader reports, general administration duties, contacting influencers for ARCS, copyright notices, CIP data, production schedules, organizing publicity materials, cover jacket sheets, Kickoff materials, contacting authors for blurbs, etc.
Provided developmental and line edits for MG and YA books alongside the editorial teams.
Drafted content materials such as promotional copy, extra appendixes, paperback copy, and cover jacket/web copy.

Managed a new adult romance title during the editorial process: acquisitions, negotiations, design launch, positioning, titling, BCC/copywork, and book launch.
Edited an upcoming literary women’s fiction manuscript and corresponded with the author on editorial passes.
Reviewed the Casablanca imprint’s slush pile and submitted reader reports to the managing editor.
Worked with production editorial on book management, scheduling, copyediting, and proofreading.

Copyedited & proofread Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing from Ukraine & an upcoming sci-fi novel.
Managed social media (Twitter, Instagram), duties include: writing caption copy, creating graphics, and overseeing interactions. Twitter impressions increased by 500%, follower count & engagement doubled.
Researched publicity partnerships (influencers, bookstores), communicated with organizations & influencers, researched publishing news & book marketing trends.
Assessed manuscript submissions & compiled reader reports.

Updated author’s social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter), including: writing captions, editing photos, filming reels, & designing marketing materials from flyers to book trailers. Instagram outreach increased by 147% from September to November.
Aided in book development by proofreading picture book manuscripts & overseeing book illustrations.
Managed administrative tasks such as organizing emails, files, contracts, receipts, presentations, & blogs.

Assessed submissions of poetry, short story, & flash fiction for literary magazines based on each magazine’s specifications.
Edited accepted work to fit in with each magazine’s layout specifications.