Kristy Pirone
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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Yoga Instructor Certification - Level I
Yoga AllianceJul, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
CPR/AED/First Aid
American Red CrossNov, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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GR0
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Editorial Content Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Content Coordinator
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Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
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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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Copyeditor
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Oct 2019 - May 2020
Working as an AP-style copyeditor for eBook development operations, I have edited frontmatter for hundreds of ePubs across PRH's many imprints to prepare them for conversion into audiobooks. Working as an AP-style copyeditor for eBook development operations, I have edited frontmatter for hundreds of ePubs across PRH's many imprints to prepare them for conversion into audiobooks.
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Yolla
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Contrubutor/CW Recapper
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Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
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Editorial Intern
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Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
As an Editorial Intern for Yolla Media, I wrote articles for websites including TheWhisp.co. I also updated and edited existing articles on the sites and performed various tasks as deemed necessary by the Yolla team, including social media marketing. Emphasis was placed on skills including writing HTML code, SEO, expanding our social media presence and Adobe Photoshop.
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Author
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Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
As a regular contributor to ScreenRant, I wrote weekly stories about film and television, sourced photos and formatted articles in Wordpress with regard to SEO. As a regular contributor to ScreenRant, I wrote weekly stories about film and television, sourced photos and formatted articles in Wordpress with regard to SEO.
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Blog Operations Editor
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Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
As the Blog Operations Editor for FAST, UCLA's oldest and largest fashion organization, I assigned and organized the posting schedule for our blog, organized and directed weekly editorial shoots, and oversaw a staff of eight bloggers. Along with the blog's Content Editor, I formatted and published posts using both Blogger and Wordpress platforms, copy edited posts, and creatively directed the blog. I completely updated and revamped FAST's blog with an emphasis on using only FAST's own original editorial material as opposed to stock photography and began a new content creation and publication schedule to maintain regular, quality posting.
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HOOLIGAN Theatre Company
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Casting
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Nov 2015 - Jun 2018
I scheduled hundreds of auditions for HOOLIGAN Theatre's Fall, Winter and Spring repertory shows, worked at the casting desk on audition days to collect dues and check in auditionees, maintained the audition queue to help the process run smoothly, and was the first friendly face representing our company to potential new cast members. I also oversaw our casting staff, scheduled their casting table shifts and ran casting meetings. As a member of Senior Staff, the Director of Casting also attended weekly Senior Staff meetings and worked with other department heads to improve the company.As the Director of Casting, my largest project was producing HOOLIGAN's One Act Festival in the fall, a collection of student directed, performed and written plays. This involved selecting scripts, hiring directors, facilitating casting, booking venues, monitoring each play’s progress, giving notes, marketing the festival, finding costumers, and advising our technical staff.
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Los Angeles Magazine
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United States
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Online Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Intern
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
As an Editorial Intern, I assisted in fact-checking articles, gained experience in pitching articles to higher management, wrote query letters and had the opportunity to write for LA Mag’s website. Los Angeles Magazine strives to give its interns a holistic experience, showing how stories are made from pitching until final layout. As an Editorial Intern, I assisted in fact-checking articles, gained experience in pitching articles to higher management, wrote query letters and had the opportunity to write for LA Mag’s website. Los Angeles Magazine strives to give its interns a holistic experience, showing how stories are made from pitching until final layout.
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UCLA Anderson School of Management
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Assistant
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Dec 2015 - Jan 2018
Working as a Student Assistant for the graduate management studies library at UCLA, I performed a variety of customer service operations and day-to-day tasks that helped the library run smoothly. My responsibilities included answering phones, charging and discharging library reserve materials, answering student questions, opening and closing the library, helping students view microfiche documents and keeping the printers in working condition, among other odd jobs that materialized in this fast-paced working environment.
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Coverage Intern
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Dec 2015 - May 2016
As an intern for Dan Halsted Pictures' writers' representation company Manage-ment, I did script coverage on a variety of screenplays, stage plays, and television pilots weekly including the feature film Wish Upon. I also helped the office run smoothly by assisting Dan and the Manage-ment team in daily tasks such as researching potential cast lists for new projects and researching background information on historical projects. As an intern for Dan Halsted Pictures' writers' representation company Manage-ment, I did script coverage on a variety of screenplays, stage plays, and television pilots weekly including the feature film Wish Upon. I also helped the office run smoothly by assisting Dan and the Manage-ment team in daily tasks such as researching potential cast lists for new projects and researching background information on historical projects.
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Daily Bruin
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Arts and Entertainment Contributor, Columnist
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Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
While writing for The Daily Bruin – UCLA’s Pacemaker Award-winning daily newspaper – I developed crucial skills such as how to follow tight deadlines, pitch new content, and stay up-to-date on all the goings-on in fashion, theater, film & television, and music. I also wrote a weekly music column called “Sounds of LA,” in which I profiled Los Angeles-based musicians. This taught me about finding up-and-coming artists, layering with different forms of multimedia, and constantly pitching new content. I have also trained in APA and MLA-style copy editing.
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FACTORY PR
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Showroom Intern
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Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
During my time at Factory PR, one of the preeminent Fashion, Lifestyle and Celebrity communications agencies, I learned about the ins and outs of fashion marketing and PR at the company’s newly launched Los Angeles branch. Much of the job involved merchandising the showroom, keeping inventory, stocking and restocking the shelves, conducting research and helping stylists with pulls. Factory PR’s Los Angeles showroom represents the Macy’s in-house brands, Rebecca Valance, Charles Yousef and Betsey Johnson, among others.
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Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor's degree, Communication and Media Studies -
Louisville High School