Experience

Fox Chapel Publishing

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract and Data Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Managing Editor

  • May 2017 - Jun 2021

  Manage seasons, schedules, and metadata for over 200 titles per year, across seven different imprints. Produce 8 issues of DO Magazine yearly. Oversee author contracts, ISBNs, and three databases.

• Editorial Development

  • Jun 2012 - May 2017

  Manage author contracts, and editorial metadata; Determine course for author queries; Oversee trade show coordination; Edit and write manuscripts.

• Marketing Manager

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2012

  Managed and developed advertising, catalogs, sales materials, and trade shows; Wrote copy for marketing materials and back cover copy on books; Coordinator of metadata and sales material for national distributor.



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Consultant and Copywriter

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2010

  Developing marketing programs and freelance copy work. Developing marketing programs and freelance copy work.



IdeaFarm

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Franchise Communications Director

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2005

  Creating marketing plans for franchisees and franchisors of national chains. Copy writing, event planning, developing system wide programs and web projects. Clients included Quaker Steak and Lube, Roy Rogers, Dale and Thomas Popcorn. Creating marketing plans for franchisees and franchisors of national chains. Copy writing, event planning, developing system wide programs and web projects. Clients included Quaker Steak and Lube, Roy Rogers, Dale and Thomas Popcorn.



Visual Impact

• Belgium
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Director

  • Apr 2002 - Aug 2003

  Developing marketing plans and interactive projects both internally and for clients. Copy writing and script development for printed and multimedia communications. This was a part-time position. Developing marketing plans and interactive projects both internally and for clients. Copy writing and script development for printed and multimedia communications. This was a part-time position.



Godfrey Advertising

• Information Architect

  • 1999 - 2001

  Developed framework for websites ensuring a positive user experience. Focused on target audience and actual information on sites. Designed strategies based on usability testing and users interaction. Translated user behavior into structure, produced site maps, crafted interactive experiences. Communicate and coordinate building of sites through multiple departments. Developed framework for websites ensuring a positive user experience. Focused on target audience and actual information on sites. Designed strategies based on usability testing and users interaction. Translated user behavior into structure, produced site maps, crafted interactive experiences. Communicate and coordinate building of sites through multiple departments.



Albert Bogner Design Communications

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 1995 - Feb 1999

  Guiding jobs through from client meeting to finished product. Management of designers and daily in-house operations; also handling copy writing and client service. Guiding jobs through from client meeting to finished product. Management of designers and daily in-house operations; also handling copy writing and client service.



Tulli Advertising

• Director of Creative Services

  • Feb 1993 - Sep 1994

  Overseeing creative work, from concept to finished piece. Management of designers; also handling copywriting; public relations and client service. Overseeing creative work, from concept to finished piece. Management of designers; also handling copywriting; public relations and client service.



VistaLite Inc.

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Marketing Director

  • Apr 1991 - Jun 1992

  Management and coordination of all marketing materials and strategies including: sponsorships, licensing, press, packaging, advertisements, donations, trade shows. Administrating of international, catalog and sporting goods distribution Management and coordination of all marketing materials and strategies including: sponsorships, licensing, press, packaging, advertisements, donations, trade shows. Administrating of international, catalog and sporting goods distribution