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Associate Editor
Coral Gables, FL
Jun 2014 - Present (9 years 11 months)
Miami-based non-fiction and humor book publisher with a digital focus.
• Editor responsibilities include researching and pitching title ideas and potential talent
• Overseeing 10-15 titles per month
• Writing, researching, and editing content
• Proofreading and fact checking
• QA of all projects and files
• Constructing and editing narratives from existing Associated Press content for news books series
• Creating narratives and design concepts for titles
• Communicating design ideas to graphic design team and assisting with Adobe Suite work
• Attending sales conferences to communicate title concepts and viability to sales representatives
• Assisting in business travel to communicate with current partners like the Associated Press and potential clients
• Organizing production process among team members and making sure everyone is on track
• Communicating with authors on title needs and edits
• Published titles I’ve written include Shakespeare’s Cats, Life Hacks Handbook, and Diet Hacks Handbook
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Graphic Designer
Dec 2013 - Present (10 years 5 months)
* Filmmaking and arts collective
* Designed any projects needed and utilized company branding and design guidelines
* Assisted with film shoots and other assignments
* Photoshop work for the animated short Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse
* Primarily used Photoshop and InDesign for projects
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Contributing Writer and Editor
Gainesville, United States
Mar 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 2 months)
• Reported, wrote and edited local news for WUFT-FM station and its website as part of two university courses.
• Shot photos and video to be featured with stories.
• Conducted interviews and research related to stories.
• Made sure stories had cohesive narratives, were thoroughly fact-checked and proofread for errors.
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Communications Intern
May 2013 - Aug 2013 (3 months)
• Managed communications and social media presence for WPBT2 using email blasts, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, HootSuite and other social media tools.
• Wrote blog posts and proofread for grammatical and factual errors.
• Figured out new, creative ways to promote WPBT2 programming on social media.
• Contributed to meetings for branding and promotional TV spots.