Experience

Quercus Books

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

• Editorial Director

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Commissioning family drama, popular fiction, Romance and book group fiction. I also run our Creative Fiction meeting, curating projects to fill gaps in the market, and/or trend-inspired commissions.

• Senior Commissioning Editor, Fiction

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2021



Simon and Schuster

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

• Editor

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2019

  Commissioning editor for the commercial women's fiction list

• Project Editor

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

• Assistant Editor

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

• Editorial Assistant

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  Looking after New Adult titles on the S&S list.Assisting Commissioning Editors in structural edits, desk editing, copy writing and jacket briefs.Author care.Project managing The Hot Bed - a social media community for New Adult fans.Managing Fiction eBook list and various digital initiatives.Proofreading, copy-editing and proof collation.

• Publishing Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

  Assisting in the fiction editorial department - working across the list editing short stories and eBook exclusives, desk editing, briefing jackets, writing copy, liaising with authors and agents.Co-creator and project manager of The Hot Bed, a multi-platform social media initiative for New Adult books and authors: www.thehotbed.tumblr.comManaging the eBook backlist project.


Tiffany & Co.
• United States
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee
• seasonal sales professional

  • Oct 2007 - Dec 2010

Blue Arrow
• Portugal
• Real Estate
• waitress and bar staff

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2008