Experience

The Joy Harris Literary Agency, Inc.

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Agent

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  - Manages clients' literary careers, which includes editing, pitching, scouting, brainstorming, and project management, while assisting with president’s client list - Negotiates book deals and their corresponding publishing contracts - Manages multiple email accounts, shared calendar, and agency website and social media accounts - Maintains company database to keep book, contract, publicity, and payment records up to date - Manages clients' literary careers, which includes editing, pitching, scouting, brainstorming, and project management, while assisting with president’s client list - Negotiates book deals and their corresponding publishing contracts - Manages multiple email accounts, shared calendar, and agency website and social media accounts - Maintains company database to keep book, contract, publicity, and payment records up to date



Trident Media Group

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Agent

  • Feb 2020 - Dec 2021

  - Promoted within 14-month time frame for excellence in client work and eye for sales potential- Negotiated book deals for three new clients within seven months of promotion

• Assistant to Literary Agent

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  - Edited client manuscripts, including one debut which sold for six figures in a two-house auction- Crafted pitch letters and submission lists for clients’ work and tracked editor responses- Managed client business engagements, foreign travel schedules, financial matters, and contracts - Scouted and reviewed new potential client material while managing agent’s submission pile- Managed agent’s publisher and client correspondence, Twitter account, calendar, expense reports, physical mail, and detailed records of current projects Show less

• Assistant to Office Manager and Literary Agent

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  - Assisted office manager in running the front desk, stocking office supplies, handling office mail- Assisted the accounting department with daily wire payments and filing



Mike Curb Institute for Music

• Rhodes College

• Leadership Team

  • Aug 2015 - May 2018

  - Fellow - Leadership Team (August 2017-May 2018) - Research and Writing Team (2015-2018) - Managed and oversaw the different creative production groups within the Institute and their projects as a member of the Leadership Team - Developed ideas to ensure the efficiency and creative productivity of the Institute - Created and edited content for the Institute’s website and monthly newsletter - Fellow - Leadership Team (August 2017-May 2018) - Research and Writing Team (2015-2018) - Managed and oversaw the different creative production groups within the Institute and their projects as a member of the Leadership Team - Developed ideas to ensure the efficiency and creative productivity of the Institute - Created and edited content for the Institute’s website and monthly newsletter



At Home Memphis & Mid South

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  - Wrote and edited select articles for each month’s issue - Developed content for weekly social media posts - Interviewed and requested photographs from subjects of articles - Wrote and edited select articles for each month’s issue - Developed content for weekly social media posts - Interviewed and requested photographs from subjects of articles



theGrind Memphis

• Greater Memphis Area

• Editor

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  - News Section Editor - Assigned relevant Memphis news stories monthly to contributing writers - Recruited writers from the local community and manage their work - Edited the monthly articles before sending them to the Editor-in-Chief - News Section Editor - Assigned relevant Memphis news stories monthly to contributing writers - Recruited writers from the local community and manage their work - Edited the monthly articles before sending them to the Editor-in-Chief



Pre-Publication Book Launch Team

• Greater Memphis Area

• Freelance Publicist

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  - Publicist of Unreleased Books, Fall 2014-January 2017 - Promoted books through social media posts (Instagram, Facebook) and online book reviews (Amazon, Goodreads) after reading a galley copy, including titles by Emily P. Freeman, Sarah Arthur, and Erin Wasinger - Publicist of Unreleased Books, Fall 2014-January 2017 - Promoted books through social media posts (Instagram, Facebook) and online book reviews (Amazon, Goodreads) after reading a galley copy, including titles by Emily P. Freeman, Sarah Arthur, and Erin Wasinger



Cbeyond - now a Birch Company

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Human Resources Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Human Resources and Internal Communications Intern - Wrote for internal blog and communication network - Edited internal educational content for HR - Human Resources and Internal Communications Intern - Wrote for internal blog and communication network - Edited internal educational content for HR