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Skills

  • Competitive market analysis
  • Team management
  • Program oversight
  • Communications
  • Metric equipment
  • Process optimization
  • Budgeting
  • Stakeholder management
  • Sales data analysis
  • Customer service

Work Experiences

  • Built relationships with literary agents and secured high-profile book deals worth over $4 across multiple genres.
  • Contributed to the brand’s recognition.
  • Contributed to the strategic development of a multi-platform release strategy, leading to a SAP win of President's Club in 2018.
  • Added 15 bestsellers to the company’s catalog.
  • Contributed to sales growth over several months.
  • Collaborated with marketing teams to launch innovative cross-promotion strategies alongside book releases, increasing first-month sales by 37%.
  • 2 authors received Outstanding Service Award in 2023.
  • Oversaw technological advancements in order to reduce waste and business bottlenecks.
  • Built and maintained strong alliances with distributors.
  • Contributed to a 25% increase in foreign sales.

Summaries

  • Accomplished Director of Authors with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to successfully launch 16 new titles annually, increasing sales by 38%.
  • Visionary leader with a track record of transforming organizations and managing change.
  • Adept in cross-functional strategy.
  • Accomplished at spearheading marketing initiatives with literary influencers, driving a 19% increase in cross-promotion efforts and aligning authors with brand growth.
  • Forward-thinking Senior Executive with a track record of success in Miscellaneous over the course of a 13-year career.
  • Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
  • As a key to success, a decisive leader promotes operational improvements, market expansion, and a positive corporate culture.
  • Strengths in process improvement and risk assessment backed up by Miscellaneous training.
  • Achieved 17% revenue growth.
  • Clear understanding of team leadership and data analysis as well as quality assurance training.

Accomplishments

  • Developed strategic influencer marketing campaigns for book launches, contributing to a 23% social media engagement increase.
  • Created an internal educational track for junior editors, reducing attrition by 81% and improving team-wide productivity.
  • Implemented advanced sales analytics tools, increasing accuracy of sales forecasts by 24% and allowing for better resource allocation.
  • Collaborated with marketing to design cross-promotional campaigns, leading to a 16% increase in pre-orders for new book releases.
  • Mentored 5 debut authors, guiding 2 of them to award-winning publications and improving the company's reputation in independent author circles.
  • Secured new publishing partnerships, expanding the author portfolio by 37% and increasing yearly title releases by 6.
  • Led project managing multi-format releases (print, eBook, audio), generating a 18% sales boost in three years and expanding reader engagement.
  • Achieved Top Performer for excellence in publishing operations by streamlining production timelines and improving cost efficiency.
  • Documented and resolved procedure which led to process.
  • Streamlined manuscript submission protocols, increasing weekly manuscript throughput by 44% across several fiction and non-fiction categories.

Affiliations

  • International Council of Nurses
  • Member, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) initiative
  • Event Chair, Annual Charity Writers' Gala procedure
  • Member, Specialty Coffee Association Writers’ Guild Portland metric
  • Member, Society of Authors program
  • Alumnus, Publishing Course at category 2015
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Speaker, BookExpo America Panel on Author Relationships 2017
  • Advisory Committee Member, Professional Writers Alliance category
  • American Society of Safety Professionals

Certifications

  • CompTIA Network+
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Royalties Management Certification – Tableau by Cedar Works in 2019
  • Advanced Negotiation Techniques for Creative Professionals – Vantage in 2021
  • Advanced Contract Law – Harvard Online in 2015
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified AudioBook Producer – Beacon Labs, 2018
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • Content Management Systems Certification in Microsoft Excel – 2017
  • Certified Social Media Strategist – Tableau, 2018

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