I am an efficient and reliable leader with years of experience in writing, tutoring and administration. I am currently a publicist with Penguin Random House.
Location
Middletown, CT
New York, NY
Education
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Wesleyan University
September 2014 - May 2018
degree
Bachelor's
majors
African American Studies
English
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Queen Mary, University of London
January 2017 - May 2017
Work Experience
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Penguin Random House
Publicity Assistant
New York City, NY, United States of America
June 2019 - present
company
Penguin Random House
title
Publicity Assistant
overview
• Managing publicity campaigns for a variety of authors and books, including pitching media contacts for coverage, submitting to review outlets, sharing with bloggers, etc.
• Liaising with bookstores to organize author events
• Coordinating travel and lodging for major author tours and creating detailed tour schedules for campaigns
• Responding to calls from media, authors, and booksellers
• Drafting press materials and pitches
• Communicating between the marketing, editorial, and production departments
• Performing online research to acquire publicity contacts
• General administration support, including mailings, photocopies, processing invoices, maintaining calendars, etc.
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Wesleyan University
Ford Fellow
Middletown, CT, United States
August 2018 - present
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Wesleyan University Finance Office
Office Assistant
Middletown, CT, United States
September 2016 - May 2018
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Wesleyan University Finance Office
Writing Tutor
Middletown, CT, US
September 2017 - December 2017
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Barnes and Noble, Inc
Store Operations Summer Intern
New York, NY, US
June 2017 - September 2017
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Fun Fact
I know some baton spinning!
Passion
Literature, writing, and representing marginalized communities.