Experience

Bookouture

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Publishing Exec

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Heroic Books

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

• Editor

  • Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

• Assistant Editor

  • Sep 2021 - Nov 2021



BLUEMOOSE BOOKS LTD

• Writing and Editing

• Freelance Assistant Editor

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2022

  - Performed significant structural edit on 'The Sound Mirror', which was later longlisted for the Not the Booker Prize 2019- Proofread and provided feedback on upcoming titles- Worked closely with Commissioning Editor - Performed significant structural edit on 'The Sound Mirror', which was later longlisted for the Not the Booker Prize 2019- Proofread and provided feedback on upcoming titles- Worked closely with Commissioning Editor



The Quarto Group

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Rights Intern

  • Apr 2021 - Sep 2021

  - Worked closely with Rights Assistant to assist the foreign rights team with integrating new imprints- Quickly picked up new systems including Firebrand and QCP- Multitasked a wide variety of tasks, prioritising appropriately- Cross-checked production schedule and material updates using Excel and communicated changes to the team- Generated mailshots and newsletters, creating business leads for the team- Used Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office when editing sales materials - Worked closely with Rights Assistant to assist the foreign rights team with integrating new imprints- Quickly picked up new systems including Firebrand and QCP- Multitasked a wide variety of tasks, prioritising appropriately- Cross-checked production schedule and material updates using Excel and communicated changes to the team- Generated mailshots and newsletters, creating business leads for the team- Used Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office when editing sales materials



Jumpstart

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cambridge Representitive

  • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

  - used network to generate leads- assisted on devising outreach initiatives - used network to generate leads- assisted on devising outreach initiatives



InvestIN

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• University Advisor

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

  - Provided tailored advice and support to students looking to start careers in publishing- Liaised between industry experts and secondary school students, dealing with queries and issues- Generated leads for InvestIN and provided contacts - Provided tailored advice and support to students looking to start careers in publishing- Liaised between industry experts and secondary school students, dealing with queries and issues- Generated leads for InvestIN and provided contacts



NO EXIT PRESS LIMITED

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Learned different software quickly while working in a high-pressure remote environment and managing a busy schedule to tight deadlines - Composed reader reports and fed into acquisitions process- Liaised between marketing, sales, and production departments, managing inboxes, author care, and tracking sales- Created sales materials - Managed social media account- Contributed to strategy meetings - Proofread and found errors overlooked by US publishers - Learned different software quickly while working in a high-pressure remote environment and managing a busy schedule to tight deadlines - Composed reader reports and fed into acquisitions process- Liaised between marketing, sales, and production departments, managing inboxes, author care, and tracking sales- Created sales materials - Managed social media account- Contributed to strategy meetings - Proofread and found errors overlooked by US publishers



Notes (Cambridge art zine)

• Editor for Notes

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020



Gravely Concerned Theatre Company

• Editor and Proofreader

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  - Edited a 50-page piece of student writing which was then staged at the most famous theatre venue in Cambridge, the ADC- Liaised with the writer on the final product- Adapted the script for performance at the Edinburgh Fringe

• Director

  • Nov 2018 - Aug 2019

  - Directed team of 15 in a show at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2019



MyTutor.co.uk

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• GCSE and A level tutor

  • May 2017 - Dec 2019



The Tab

• United Kingdom
• Online Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Culture Editor

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  - Writing, editing and commissioning articles to cover all aspects of Cambridge culture- Entrusted with reporting on all kinds of performance arts within Cambridge- Managing the section in a team of 4 and co-ordinating reviewers - Writing, editing and commissioning articles to cover all aspects of Cambridge culture- Entrusted with reporting on all kinds of performance arts within Cambridge- Managing the section in a team of 4 and co-ordinating reviewers



The Tab

• United Kingdom
• Online Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Theatre Editor

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  - Wrote, edited, and commissioned reviews and features- Increased the content of the section from 3 reviews per term to 30, writing 10 articles in 8 weeks - Edited and proofread 5 reviews per week- Co-ordinated reviewers and liaised with other Section Editors - Wrote, edited, and commissioned reviews and features- Increased the content of the section from 3 reviews per term to 30, writing 10 articles in 8 weeks - Edited and proofread 5 reviews per week- Co-ordinated reviewers and liaised with other Section Editors



Rogers, Coleridge and White Literary Agency

• Work Experience

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

  - Trusted with selecting first draft manuscripts for publishing- Proofread website and suggested means of updating it and making it more user-friendly - Trusted with selecting first draft manuscripts for publishing- Proofread website and suggested means of updating it and making it more user-friendly



The Times

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Work Experience

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

  - Secured placement in highly competitive culture section- Conducted media tracking for gossip column - Secured placement in highly competitive culture section- Conducted media tracking for gossip column