Experience

Fox Chapel Publishing
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Acquisitions Editor

  • Mar 2020 - Present


Martingale

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

• Acquisitions & Development Editor

  • Mar 2016 - Nov 2018

  -Responsible for writing proposals and supplemental lead and book copy, editing quilt books, and working directly with authors and potential authors to develop books and follow projects through to production stage. -Perform SEO and industry trend research for book ideas, titles, and back cover copy. -View and engaged in social media platforms to seek out new trends and talent. Drew -Responsible for writing proposals and supplemental lead and book copy, editing quilt books, and working directly with authors and potential authors to develop books and follow projects through to production stage. -Perform SEO and industry trend research for book ideas, titles, and back cover copy. -View and engaged in social media platforms to seek out new trends and talent. Drew



F+W Media, Inc.

• United States
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Acquisitions Editor F+W Media

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2016

  My primary role was to acquire craft titles for Fons & Porter books, and I was also F+W point person for Quilt Market. My responsibilities included recruiting authors and developing titles with them, determining individual book budgets, presenting titles for approval, copy editing, and writing, some layout preparation using InDesign, and organizing book promotion sessions and book signings. My primary role was to acquire craft titles for Fons & Porter books, and I was also F+W point person for Quilt Market. My responsibilities included recruiting authors and developing titles with them, determining individual book budgets, presenting titles for approval, copy editing, and writing, some layout preparation using InDesign, and organizing book promotion sessions and book signings.



Martha Pullen Company

• Magazine Editor

  • 1988 - 2012

  Primary responsibilities included selecting and editing all copy. Wrote all supplemental copy, titles, and profile articles. Responsible for organization, styling, and selection of in-house photography and for selection of photographs submitted by outside sources. Worked directly with graphic/layout desk to enhance presentation of publication. Constructed garments and wrote step-by-step articles. Worked directly with commercial pattern companies and sewing-related product companies. Created technical illustrations on computer for construction articles. Published books include: Author, Sewing for a Royal Baby, Krause Publications, Cincinnati, Ohio Author, Victorian and Albert Museum of Childhood Vols. 1 and 2, Hoffman Media, Birmingham, Alabama Editor, The Kent State University Collection, Hoffman Media, Birmingham, Alabama Editor, Martha and Friends, Hoffman Media, Birmingham, Alabama Editor, The Vintage Collection of Martha Pullen, Hoffman Media, Birmingham Alabama Show less



Columbus Dispatch

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fashion Writer

  • 1987 - 1988

  Primary responsibilities included writing the weekly fashion cover article for Accent section and two to three columns per week. Wrote and styled for weekly color fashion section in Sunday magazine. Coordinated all fashion art, including obtaining merchandise, selecting models, and working with staff photographers. Covered out-of-town fashion markets, including New York Fashion Week. Responsible for four special style sections per year; spring, fall, bridal, and bathing suit issues. Primary responsibilities included writing the weekly fashion cover article for Accent section and two to three columns per week. Wrote and styled for weekly color fashion section in Sunday magazine. Coordinated all fashion art, including obtaining merchandise, selecting models, and working with staff photographers. Covered out-of-town fashion markets, including New York Fashion Week. Responsible for four special style sections per year; spring, fall, bridal, and bathing suit issues.



Plain Dealer Publishing Co.

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Fashion Assistant

  • 1986 - 1987

  Responsible for styling of photographic fashion art for weekly fashion sections and contributing to special fashion sections. Covered New York Fashion Week, October 1987. Responsible for styling of photographic fashion art for weekly fashion sections and contributing to special fashion sections. Covered New York Fashion Week, October 1987.