Miranda Heyman

Acquisitions Editor at Woodhall Press
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Experience

  • Woodhall Press
    • Norwalk, CT
    • Acquisitions Editor
      • 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

    • Sales Assistant
      • 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

    • Section Fiction Editor
      • 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

    • Reader
      • 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

    • Summer Intern
      • 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

  • Ramifications - Berry College
    • Mount Berry, Georgia
    • Editor In Chief
      • 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

    • Student Supervisor
      • 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

    • Editorial Intern
      • 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

Education

  • Fairfield University
    Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing: Concentration in Editing and Publishing
    2019 - 2021
  • Berry College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Major - Creative Writing, Minor - Business
    2015 - 2019

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