Miranda Heyman
Acquisitions Editor at Woodhall Press- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Woodhall Press
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Norwalk, CT
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Acquisitions Editor
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Jan 2021 - Present
• Act as the liaison with authors and agents, and evaluate all incoming submissions • Proofread and provide editorial feedback on signed manuscripts for the authors to develop a second draft • Manage the production process of multiple manuscripts simultaneously to achieve schedules of publications • Draft and negotiate contracts for potential manuscripts and present to authors and agents for execution • Act as the liaison with authors and agents, and evaluate all incoming submissions • Proofread and provide editorial feedback on signed manuscripts for the authors to develop a second draft • Manage the production process of multiple manuscripts simultaneously to achieve schedules of publications • Draft and negotiate contracts for potential manuscripts and present to authors and agents for execution
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Sales Assistant
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Oct 2019 - Present
• Provide customer service by responding to online and phone inquiries, and log contact details in the CRM system • Schedule appointments for sales staff and follow up with customers after visit to progress the sales process • Assist Finance with gathering information and scheduling appointments for lease buyouts • Support HR by screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and composing job descriptions • Provide customer service by responding to online and phone inquiries, and log contact details in the CRM system • Schedule appointments for sales staff and follow up with customers after visit to progress the sales process • Assist Finance with gathering information and scheduling appointments for lease buyouts • Support HR by screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and composing job descriptions
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Causeway (Literary Magazine Fairfield University)
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Fairfield, CT
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Section Fiction Editor
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
• Read and evaluated submissions for fiction topics, and chose the top three pieces for the magazine to be published • Read and evaluated submissions for fiction topics, and chose the top three pieces for the magazine to be published
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Dogwood (Literary Magazine Fairfield University)
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Fairfield, CT
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Reader
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
• Read and evaluated submissions to provide the professor with in-depth critiques • Read and evaluated submissions to provide the professor with in-depth critiques
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Pinnacle Associates, Ltd.
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Stamford, CT
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Summer Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2019
• Improved operations by redeploying desktop automation programs to a more efficient scheduler • Assisted operations staff in the reconciliation of investment portfolios and ad hoc reporting as needed • Improved operations by redeploying desktop automation programs to a more efficient scheduler • Assisted operations staff in the reconciliation of investment portfolios and ad hoc reporting as needed
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Ramifications - Berry College
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Mount Berry, Georgia
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Editor In Chief
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Aug 2018 - May 2019
• Created and maintained the schedule for the completion of the magazine, including hiring and supervising employees • Managed the creativity of the magazine design, layout, and content • Generated marketing ideas for the magazine to increase consumer engagement, such as celebration events of the release • Created and maintained the schedule for the completion of the magazine, including hiring and supervising employees • Managed the creativity of the magazine design, layout, and content • Generated marketing ideas for the magazine to increase consumer engagement, such as celebration events of the release
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Berry College - English and Rhetoric Writing Department
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Mount Berry, GA
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Student Supervisor
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Feb 2018 - May 2019
• Organized work schedules, observed employee's quality of work, and trained new employees • Managed the distribution of departmental documents to professor • Organized work schedules, observed employee's quality of work, and trained new employees • Managed the distribution of departmental documents to professor
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Sigma Tau Delta Journals
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Remote
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Editorial Intern
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Apr 2018 - Nov 2018
• Read, evaluated, and edited submissions for publication, including utilizing InDesign to complete the layout and design • Read, evaluated, and edited submissions for publication, including utilizing InDesign to complete the layout and design
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Education
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Fairfield University
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing: Concentration in Editing and Publishing -
Berry College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Major - Creative Writing, Minor - Business