RESUME
Education
Vanderbilt University - Peabody College, Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with Highest Honors; Bachelor of Science in Child Development
Summa Cum Laude – Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Honors Thesis – All Joking Aside: Analyzing Humor Content and Stereotype Portrayal in Family Sitcoms
Publishing Skills
Pitch Letters
Editorial Letters
Reader’s Reports
Rejection Letters
Literary Expert
Royalty Statements
Work
experience
GOLD Comedy - Creative + Admin
September 2018 - Present
Provide administrative support to founder Lynn Harris by arranging travel, maintaining contracts, and making company payments. Schedule calendar, contact clients, organize events, edit pitch deck, write website content, and attend and record professional business meetings. Monitor and produce all social media content, resulting in an over 10% increase in followers within a month. Research spending, online behaviors of Gen Z, and organize survey data.
Writers House - Editorial Intern
October 2018 - January 2019
Supported the offices of Senior Agents Brianne Johnson and Rebecca Sherman under direction of Junior Agent Allie Levick. Reviewed children’s, young adult, and adult fiction queries, partials, and full manuscripts. Drafted reader’s reports, rejection letters, editorial letters, and pitch letters. Provided logistical and administrative support by reviewing and processing contracts and royalty statements, and by managing phone traffic for agents and agency front desk. Participated in tutorials focusing on editorial, publicity, marketing, contracts and royalties, and other aspects of the publishing industry.
ABC to CEO - Writer/Consultant
January 2018 - Present
Consulted on direction of burgeoning company aimed at helping teach girls of all ages the skills they need to become CEO one day. Wrote new content for the blog and website and helped design and create new company website and materials.
Book Culture - Bookseller
July 2018 - September 2018
Recommended and sold books of all genres to customers and helped facilitate author events at the store. Assisted patrons at the front desk, over the phone, and on our children’s floor.
BrightHouse, A BCG Company - Writer
June 2017 - July 2017
Worked as a copywriter at BrightHouse, a global creative consultancy which serves to excavate clients’ core Purpose. Created and edited comprehensible deliverables, wrote and researched short film scripts and website updates, and developed Purpose statements and narratives to represent client goals. Participated in ideation meetings to pitch activation ideas, and presented activation proposals to the President of BrightHouse.
Social Cognition Lab - Research Assistant
June 2016 - May 2017
Facilitated social experiments with children designed to test their social cognition and understanding of the world around them. Recorded and analyzed data from studies, and helped propose new research methods.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Drive
Final Draft
Squarespace
Word Press
InDesign
Photoshop
Social Media
Snapchat
Honors
Dean’s List every semester
Undergraduate Writing Symposium – nominee and participant, for the short story “Shabbat Shalom”
Sociology Honors Program
Relevant Classes
Intermediate Fiction Workshop
Playwriting
Literature & the Craft of Writing
Beginning Fiction Workshop
Exploring Children's Literature
Literature & Cultural Analysis
Campus Involvement
The Slant - Managing Editor
April 2017 - April 2018
Produce content and edit staff members’ writing of humorous and satirical content for our website, newsletters, and social media accounts. Lead brainstorming meetings to generate content and facilitate programming events and publicity campaigns.
Standup Showdown - Creator/Coordinator
August 2016 - November 2016
Conceptualized, organized, planned, and performed in Standup Showdown, Vanderbilt’s first student run and performed stand-up comedy event. The event now will be run in perpetuity every semester, with the most recent performance drawing in almost 200 people.
Vanderbilt University Admissions - Tour Guide
April 2017 - May 2018
Selected by Admissions Department to represent Vanderbilt University and host tours for prospective students, parents and academic administrators.