Experience

Grand Central Publishing

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Editor

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  I am an Executive Editor at Grand Central Publishing, where I manage a list of bestselling authors whose sales generate a significant portion of the division's gross profit. My list includes multiple #1 bestselling authors whose work I've shepherded through several multi-year contracts. Deals I've brokered have resulted in several award-winning projects whose accolades include the ALA Alex Award, the Nero Award, the Macavity Award, the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut. At Grand Central, I focus on blockbuster suspense fiction that appeals to a diverse, wide audience. Show less



Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company

• Editor

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Acquiring editor for Mulholland Books, a division of Little, Brown and Co. Significant experience addressing day-to-day challenges of client and list management, prioritizing and resolving client issues, overseeing publishing campaigns. • Maintains quality relationships with diverse client base, regularly communicating breadth and reach of available publisher outreach in rapidly changing bookselling environment. • Maintains wide network of industry contacts to foster development of untapped opportunities. • Edits 10-12 titles per year, including award-winning, acclaimed and bestselling novels. Show less

• Associate Editor and Marketing Associate

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Pursued new business ventures on behalf of senior staff and maintained open communication lines with expanding company-wide client base, while simultaneously developing a fast-expanding personal client list.

• Assistant Editor and Marketing Assistant

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Co-implemented Mulholland Books' brand formation/ launch as part of original three-person team.• Co-developed new division's mission statement and brand identity, identifying target demographics, isolating core competencies and presenting publisher services to prospective clients.• Participated in regular, ongoing meetings on the company vision.



Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Agency Assistant

  • May 2008 - Mar 2010

  • Managed client relations and guided authors through stages of book publication. • Exclusively supported team of literary agents representing multi-million-copy bestselling clients. • Managed client relations and guided authors through stages of book publication. • Exclusively supported team of literary agents representing multi-million-copy bestselling clients.



Colby College Bookstore

• United States
• Legal Services

• Co-op Coordinator

  • Sep 2005 - May 2008

  • Composed print advertising materials and monthly newsletters of new and noteworthy releases, fostering early entrepreneurial spirit and sparking initial interest in the book industry. • Corresponded with publishers for incentivized payment for on-campus and in-store advertising. • Composed print advertising materials and monthly newsletters of new and noteworthy releases, fostering early entrepreneurial spirit and sparking initial interest in the book industry. • Corresponded with publishers for incentivized payment for on-campus and in-store advertising.