Experience

RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

  Supervise, develop, and implement school-wide writing curriculum and intervention program, develop curricula to support student IEPs, plan appropriate lessons to support learning goals, strong focus on essay writing, inferencing, analysis, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. Advocate for students and create nurturing, whole-child environments for learning. Support struggling learners across the curriculum in small, intensive groups. Collaborate with Special Education team to create strategies for student success. Perform WIAT testing, assess reading levels through Fountas & Pinnell practicum, develop interventions for BGL and BBGL students. Establish communication with parents and teachers in student achievement appraisals, and formulate student success team, ensuring successful development. Show less



Rebel Girls

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Feb 2018 - May 2018

  PROJECT MANAGEMENT Book Production: Managing the editorial and production workflow for two award-winning, New York Times best-selling nonfiction children’s books published in more than 42 languages worldwide Partnerships: Overseeing the brand consistency of an ever-growing catalog of licensed products, including calendars, postcards, school planners Podcast: Co-producing Season One of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls podcast, including sourcing host talent, crowd-sourcing credit readers, booking studios, coordinating PR strategy; podcast broke Top 100 Podcasts on iTunes in first month and was a featured podcast on Apple Marketing: Overseeing the transfer from Klaviyo to HubSpot, including form transfer, new email workflow builds, newsletter template design, and blog page development PR: Coordinating the ongoing U.S. press efforts of the podcast launch, including arranging interviews with women’s media outlets such as SWAAY OPERATIONS Inventory and Logistics: Streamlining warehouse distribution and forecasting inventory quantities for efficiency and scale Vendor Management: Coordinating print runs with international printers HR: Building onboarding workflows for new hires Communications: Leading a weekly team meeting to increase transparency of business initiatives across customer service, management, and creative departments IT: Build out new web pages, embedding iFrames, implementing geo-redirects, and updating styles in Shopify MARKETING Newsletters: Writing, building, and deploying a weekly podcast content marketing newsletter to 300k+ Social Media: Creating content and captions (SpareMin, Canva) E-Commerce: Producing content of sales campaigns across digital channels (Privy, Shopify, Klaviyo) EDITORIAL Text: Proofing, fact-checking, and tracking revisions of global-bestselling hard-bound nonfiction books Art: Working with graphic designers to develop on-brand digital assets Show less



Best Lawyers

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Publications & Creative Services

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2018

  Creative strategist responsible for advertising partner content development, editorial content for periodical publications, and creative services content for internal marketing and sales collaterals.With vision and ingenuity, Meredith translates big picture concepts into actionable items, making content engaging and approachable to business, legal, and general consumer audiences respectively. She directs the art direction, editorial vision, and content marketing initiatives within the organization.A seasoned publisher with more than 10 years of experience in content curation and execution, Meredith's rolodex of photographers and journalist is national in scope. In addition, her oversight of media licensing partnerships has resulted in a steady increase in market exposure for the Best Lawyers brand, working with some of the most prominent regional lifestyle magazines and business journals in the U.S. and around the world. Show less

• Custom Publications Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Meredith's responsibilities included the daily management of all aspects of the print and digital workflow of 40 regional custom content marketing publications printed as stand-alone supplements and inserted into major newspapers nationwide. This included managing the ad trafficking department, the art and design team, and a staff of freelance writers and copy editors. She coordinated the newspaper distribution, including negotiating insertion rates, determining zip code and demographic distribution, and sourced freelance photographers in every major U.S. market to schedule and deliver high-quality, topical cover and advertorial imagery.During this time Meredith invested a significant amount of energy into growing the brand's editorial presence, including art directing the editorial and advertorial "rebranding" of the custom magazines and contributing our edit to our website's online "Articles" blog. In addition to copy editing, fact-checking, and proofreading all editorial and advertising copy, she launched the "30-year" editorial initiative within the magazine, celebrating the company's 30 years of publication with a dedicated page in each regional edition featuring up to three Q&As with lawyers listed consecutively for 30 years. She also expanded the "Lawyer of the Year" editorial section to include a broader and more diverse range of attorneys and practice areas profiled; this section was also monetized as sponsored content. Finally, she established a digital and print company style guide for consistency. Importantly, she launched "The Legal Issue," Best Lawyers' first-ever long-form journalism magazine dedicated to national legal issues in conjunction with U.S. News. She contributed editorial ideas, oversaw the art direction, editorial placement, and advertising strategy, and produced the digital edition of this direct mail publication. Show less

• Production Manager

  • Nov 2011 - Jun 2013

  In 2011, Best Lawyers terminated its contract with one of the nation's leading legal publishers in order to produce its profitable custom publications series in-house. Equipped with just a sales director and three additional sales staff, Meredith came on board as the person to "do the rest." She was responsible for vendor sourcing, building an internal production schedule and workflow, advertising trafficking, and as a result developed strong client relations skills. She worked on securing international distribution contracts with online newspapers and successfully booked deals with Ukrainian, Russian, and Czech news outlets. Show less



GLG

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Rankings Consultant

  • May 2018 - 2018

  I advise clients on: 1) Transforming magazine companies to digital media enterprises 2) Editorial operations and best practices 3) Creative leadership and team management 4) Launching new titles 5) Industry-specific insights into the legal rankings and marketing industry I advise clients on: 1) Transforming magazine companies to digital media enterprises 2) Editorial operations and best practices 3) Creative leadership and team management 4) Launching new titles 5) Industry-specific insights into the legal rankings and marketing industry



Browde Communications

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Leader

  • 2008 - 2008

  Managed the taxonomy, site architecture, and copy for www.thetalentcircle.com. Wrote all original copy for emerging markets finance professionals’ online recruiting firm. Managed the taxonomy, site architecture, and copy for www.thetalentcircle.com. Wrote all original copy for emerging markets finance professionals’ online recruiting firm.



MacFadden Performing Arts Media

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Director

  • May 2007 - Dec 2007

  Managed the production department of $10-million publishing company specializing in performing arts magazines. Reported directly to the President and was responsible for supervising the manufacturing concerns for seven print titles and their related annuals.Oversaw 4 employees (3 production managers and 1 advertising production coordinator).Approved print orders and monitored mailing / distribution concerns.Calculated insert quotes for diversified revenue sourcing. Plotted yearly editorial schedules for all titles.Generated company-wide 2008 manufacturing budget and reviewed monthly printer invoices before payment.Monitored spending across prepress and printer parameters and identified cost-saving measures to improve bottom line.Strategized with vendors to improve processes to streamline page production workflow.Titles Managed: Seven publications, including DANCE Magazine and American Cheerleader Show less

• Senior Production Manager

  • May 2004 - May 2007

  As Senior Production Manager at MPAM I oversaw the daily print production of DANCE Magazine and Pilates Style.



JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON RISK SOLUTIONS

• London, England

• Corporate Communications Coordinator

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Sponsored through the BUNAC student six-month work visa program. Prepared corporate media for web, press, and internal release. Was offered full-time position upon completion of BUNAC. Reported directly to the head of Head of Marketing and Chief Executive Officer. Coordinated manufacture of corporate-branded marketing and promotional products. Copy-edited client proposals, presentations, brochures, annual reports, and press releases for national media. Wrote weekly internally-distributed emails to promote office events, social activities, and charity events. Compiled group telephone directory of all senior employees using self-designed database. Created job tracking database for five-member design department for project valuation. Show less



BRANT PUBLICATIONS & LIFESTYLE VENTURES

• Production Manager

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Provided on-site production management and employee training as required by two multi-title special interest magazine publishing companies. Managed advertising and evening editorial deadline closes. Titles included Interview, Art in America, The Magazine Antiques, American Cheerleader, Dance Spirit, and Dance Teacher. Provided on-site production management and employee training as required by two multi-title special interest magazine publishing companies. Managed advertising and evening editorial deadline closes. Titles included Interview, Art in America, The Magazine Antiques, American Cheerleader, Dance Spirit, and Dance Teacher.



Interview Magazine

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Production Manager

  • Jun 1997 - Jun 1998

  Oversaw the evening deadlines of the print monthly, Interview Magazine. Heavy retouching, image production, low-res swapping, and all aspects of advertising trafficking, also transitioned the production process from being film-based to CTP. Oversaw the evening deadlines of the print monthly, Interview Magazine. Heavy retouching, image production, low-res swapping, and all aspects of advertising trafficking, also transitioned the production process from being film-based to CTP.



Aperture

• United States
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Work-Scholar

  • Jan 1996 - Jun 1996

  Assisted in the production of over 15 high-end photography monographs, including books on Robert Capa, Nick Waplington, Sally McAdams, Graciela Iturbide, and more. I also assisted in the production of the quarterly magazine, APERTURE. Assisted in the production of over 15 high-end photography monographs, including books on Robert Capa, Nick Waplington, Sally McAdams, Graciela Iturbide, and more. I also assisted in the production of the quarterly magazine, APERTURE.