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This article is excerpted from the Vault Career Guide to Book Publishing. Read more excerpts or purchase the guide Get the inside scoop on top employers with Publishing Employer Surveys Find top jobs on the Vault Job Board Read more of Vault's Vault's Sample Resumes Sample Resume: Book Publishing Editorial John Doe 123 Main Street Hoboken, NJ 12345 OBJECTIVE Seeking a challenging editorial or writing position that will draw from my experience and allow me to make an immediate contribution to the marketing team of a major publishing company. EMPLOYMENT Doubleday Direct, Inc., Garden City, NY, 2002-present Senior Writer Produce consistently high revenue-generating copy for this Bertelsmann company's largest lifestyle book club Wrote copy for a new "preferred member" program that increased net revenues by 15% Awarded 2002 President's Award for creative excellence and increased sales Wrote/edited copy to meet requirements of Disney Publishing and other publishers Ingram Book Company, Nashville, TN. 2000-2002 Publicity and Editorial Manager, 2001-2002 Created and administered a book publicity services department for a division of Ingram Book Company, the world's largest book distributor Supervised staff of five in creating publicity strategies, developing media kits, and liaising with publishers, Ingram buyers, booksellers, and media contacts to schedule author tours, online chats, book signings, etc. Partial client list: Carroll & Graf, Golden Books, Dearborn Trade, the National Book Foundation, Prentice Hall PTR, Prima Publishing, University of Iowa Press Represented authors such as Jack Palance, Stephen J. Cannell, and Lorraine Johnson-Coleman; provided encouragement and support for authors less well known Consistently won media placement for titles and authors in markets across the country; orchestrated regional media campaign for a mystery novel by an unknown Tennessee author that landed him a "Weekend Today" interview with Jack Ford Responsible for editorial content of Ingram's book promotional vehicles, including the Holiday Gift Books Catalog; Business Books Journal; Interface (a computer books catalog); Talespinners (children's books); plus religious books copy for the Logos and Cokesbury bookstore chains, etc. Provided creative support in generating marketing ideas for Amazon.com, brick-and-mortar retailers, and regional associations. Represented Ingram at trade shows Senior Editor, 2000-2001 Supervised two full-time writers and freelancers in producing editorial content for Ingram Book Company's nationally distributed book newsletters, catalogs, and other promotional pieces. Conducted author interviews; provided quality control, including copyediting and proofreading, for all materials Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN. 1998-2000 Marketing Manager Responsible for creation/production of trade and consumer advertising, catalogs, point-of-purchase materials, brochures, sales conference tip sheets and courseware, trade exhibit materials, etc. Supervised in-house and outside vendor creative/production services Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN. 1993-1998 Marketing Communications Manager, 1996-1998 Supervised staff of five in providing marketing, advertising, and publicity programs and materials for this 200-year-old publisher's trade, scholarly, academic, and reference titles. Responsibilities included developing department budget, purchasing media, hiring staff, and liaising with editors, authors, retailers, and media. Managed promotion for parenting book by Tipper Gore; escorted Mrs. Gore to "Oprah" and other appearances; coordinated Washington, DC reception for American Booksellers Association members and media; etc. Managed promotion for Hanna-Barbera line of children's videos and books. Publicist, 1994-1996 Responsible for creating and distributing media kits for new books, maintaining media database, setting up author tours, book signings, and trade show receptions; managing academic text adoption program. Represented company at industry trade shows Copywriter, 1993-1994 Produced copy for book jackets, trade and academic book catalogs, print advertisements, and direct mail promotions for scholarly titles EDUCATION Master's Degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Bachelor's Degree in Communications/Journalism, Wells College, Seneca, NY OTHER Experienced Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, QuarkXpress, and ACT user "HTML Web Publishing" and "Advanced Web Design" using Dreamweaver, Center for Desktop Publishing, Garden City, NY, 1999 "Writing for Digital Media," Pratt Institute, NY, 1999 ?? References on request This article is excerpted from the Vault Career Guide to Book Publishing. 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