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| 2002 | Freelance Manuscript Reader Penguin Putnam Inc. Read and review manuscripts for publication under the New American Library imprint. Analyze books for consistency of style, believability and appeal to readers. |
| 2000 - 2001 | Assistant Editor Reed Elsevier Inc., Cahners Publications
Promoted to Assistant Editor from Editorial Assistant in July 2000. Performed final edit on 400-page monthly magazine and supplements. Made daily updates to Web site and international trade show database. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Reprints Editor Richard Curtis Agency Compared and corrected OCR scanned text against original editions. Standardized both spelling and grammar for British and American readers. |
| Freelance Editor Barron Books (Subcontracted) Fact-checked art, articles, tables and captions for a successful coffee-table book. Researched primary sources in Hebrew and English for an educational text. Integrated and corrected transliterations and provided a glossary of terms. | |
| 1999 | Editorial Intern St. Martin's Press and Tor Books
Guided manuscripts from inception through hardcover, trade and mass-market editions. Generated subsidiary-rights contracts for accounting and payments to authors. Maintained a comprehensive publicity database of author biographies and quotes. |
| Festival Coordinator The Israel Film Festival Edited program book and promotional materials for distribution and display. Coordinated opening gala at the Directors Guild Theater of America. Liaison to artists and assistant to festival founder and president. | |
| 1998 | Program Assistant The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious
Understanding Designed and edited textbooks on inter-racial relations for elementary schools. Prepared transcripts of seminars for a comprehensive text on religious diversity. Designed interactive Web layout for an early learning curriculum on tolerance. |
| 1993 - 1997 | Columbia University B.F.A. and
The Jewish Theological Seminary B.H.L Dean's List dual program graduate: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Bachelor of Hebrew Letters in Bible Studies.
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| Media Editing: | Quark, H&J, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver. |
| Database Systems: | Excel, Access, CMDS, Maximizer, E-Pub Platform. |
| Office Software: | All Microsoft and Corel products, Lotus Notes. |
| Operating Systems: | Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Windows 3.1, Mac OS, UNIX. | Languages: | French, Hebrew (fluent reading, speaking and writing) |