Melody Yuan
Publishing Intern at The Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency- Claim this Profile
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Writing About Youth Culture: Race Identity and Social Behavior
The School of the New York TimesJul, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Publishing Intern
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Aug 2023 - Present
- Evaluate and critique submissions to the agency, such as novels, nonfiction books, and screenplays - Collect, sort, log, and disburse email queries from potential clients - Assist Charlotte Gusay as needed - Evaluate and critique submissions to the agency, such as novels, nonfiction books, and screenplays - Collect, sort, log, and disburse email queries from potential clients - Assist Charlotte Gusay as needed
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LCC 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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Finance & Outreach L-Ship
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Jul 2023 - Present
- Led various fundraisers - Organized funds to ensure all events were supported - Attended weekly Board of Representative (BOR) meetings led by Asian Pacific Coalition - Led various fundraisers - Organized funds to ensure all events were supported - Attended weekly Board of Representative (BOR) meetings led by Asian Pacific Coalition
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UCLA Association of Chinese Americans
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Chair
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Jun 2023 - Present
- Correspond with local organizations, such as Chinatown Community for Equitable Development and CAUSE LA, to organize off-campus volunteer events that serve the Asian American Community - Organized events for a mentorship program with Downtown Magnets High School to develop relationships between ACA members and high school students and provide academic and general support - Collaborate with Cultural Chair and language leaders to plan three language communities and weekly syllabi - Co-taught the Mandarin language communities once a week Show less
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Fowler Museum at UCLA
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Office Assistant
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Oct 2022 - Present
- Answer the Museum’s front desk phone and record telephone messages - Record new outgoing voicemail messages when necessary - Perform routine clerical duties such as scanning documents, typing, filing, completing forms, creating new files, inventory supplies, etc. - Answer the Museum’s front desk phone and record telephone messages - Record new outgoing voicemail messages when necessary - Perform routine clerical duties such as scanning documents, typing, filing, completing forms, creating new files, inventory supplies, etc.
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Writing Intern
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Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
- Worked on various stories for the UCLA Annual (yearbook) - Found subjects from the student body to interview - Collaborated with the copy team to make necessary edits to copy - Submitted monthly story pitches for the BruinLife website - Utilized Slack, Trello, and Camayak for different components of the publishing process - Worked on various stories for the UCLA Annual (yearbook) - Found subjects from the student body to interview - Collaborated with the copy team to make necessary edits to copy - Submitted monthly story pitches for the BruinLife website - Utilized Slack, Trello, and Camayak for different components of the publishing process
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Writing Intern
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Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
- Wrote #VeteranOfTheDay blog posts for the VA News website and other blog posts for the Digital Media Engagement Interns website - Contributed to the Borne to Battle podcast and blog - Stayed in constant communication with supervisors, writers, editors, and other interns via Slack and Trello - Wrote #VeteranOfTheDay blog posts for the VA News website and other blog posts for the Digital Media Engagement Interns website - Contributed to the Borne to Battle podcast and blog - Stayed in constant communication with supervisors, writers, editors, and other interns via Slack and Trello
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Boston College Institute of Scientific Research
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Research Intern
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Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
- Assisted senior research physicist with research tasks - Analyzed infrared data of variable stars collected from telescopes WISE, Spitzer, and DIRBE - Tested data fit programs in IDL based on collected data - 200+ hours - Assisted senior research physicist with research tasks - Analyzed infrared data of variable stars collected from telescopes WISE, Spitzer, and DIRBE - Tested data fit programs in IDL based on collected data - 200+ hours
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Human Resources Intern
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Jul 2020 - Feb 2021
- Assisted with going through resumes, interviewing, and making hiring decisions for the company - Also helped with company document organization and creation, enforcing employee handbook infractions - Worked as a company with other teams - Assisted with going through resumes, interviewing, and making hiring decisions for the company - Also helped with company document organization and creation, enforcing employee handbook infractions - Worked as a company with other teams
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Education
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2022 - 2026
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor's degree, Public Affairs & Psychology, minor in Asian American Studies -
2018 - 2022
Shady Side Academy
General Studies -
2021 - 2021
Sewanee Young Writers Conference
Poetry -
The School of The New York Times
Writing About Youth Culture
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