Kelsey Horton
Senior Editor at Penguin Random House- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Penguin Random House
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United States
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Book Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Editor
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Apr 2021 - Present
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Editor
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May 2019 - Apr 2021
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Associate Editor
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Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
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HarperCollins Publishers
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Editor
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Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
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Assistant Editor
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Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
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Editorial Assistant
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Aug 2013 - Sep 2015
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Editorial Intern
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Sep 2012 - Jun 2013
• Wrote feature stories weekly for athletic website and Crusader Nation magazine, published quarterly • Assisted in the production of media guides, programs, and athletic yearbooks • Composed daily press releases, bios, and game recaps • Created Alumni Spotlight series • Wrote feature stories weekly for athletic website and Crusader Nation magazine, published quarterly • Assisted in the production of media guides, programs, and athletic yearbooks • Composed daily press releases, bios, and game recaps • Created Alumni Spotlight series
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Literary Intern
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Dec 2012 - May 2013
• Screened submissions by writing reader’s reports and decline letters • Wrote “pitch” letters for editors and editorial letters for authors • Copyedited contracts and Agency’s 2013 Rights Guide • Screened submissions by writing reader’s reports and decline letters • Wrote “pitch” letters for editors and editorial letters for authors • Copyedited contracts and Agency’s 2013 Rights Guide
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Day of Caring Program Assistant
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May 2012 - Sep 2012
• Organized largest community volunteer event in Central Massachusetts • Recruited over 1,300 volunteers by creating promotional brochures, emails and press releases • Contacted and worked with local nonprofit agencies to develop over 100 community service projects • Maintained a 5 month blog about internship experiences on college website • Organized largest community volunteer event in Central Massachusetts • Recruited over 1,300 volunteers by creating promotional brochures, emails and press releases • Contacted and worked with local nonprofit agencies to develop over 100 community service projects • Maintained a 5 month blog about internship experiences on college website
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Education
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College of the Holy Cross
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English/ Creative Writing -
Columbia Publishing Course