Experience

Marketing and Publicity Coordinator, Penguin Random House Canada
October 2023-Present

Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Book*hug Press
April 2023-September 2023

Responsible for running all social media accounts to promote our authors and our books, ensuring that we engage with, and expand, our audience and the book influencer community. Collaborates closely with the Co-Publishers to brainstorm and execute digital marketing campaigns for new and backlist titles. Oversees the Book*hug Blog to develop and create original content for publication. Designs digital marketing assets for newsletters, social media, and online and print ads. 

Freelance Copy Editor
June 2022-September 2023

Copy edits for Best Health Magazine Canada’s print issues, and Xtra Magazine and their LGBTQ2S+ travel website, Pink Ticket Travel. Experienced in keeping track of multiple style guides to ensure that all copy is free of spelling, grammatical, and style errors. Previously copy edited for Lancaster House Publishing.

Bookseller and Events Coordinator, Flying Books
December 2021-September 2023

Engages with customers to assist them with their book selections, providing recommendations as needed. Coordinates with publishers, agents, and authors to plan events in our bookstore space. Other duties include reading manuscript submissions and providing written reports; designing and ordering bookmarks, stickers, and tote bags; and executing marketing plans, such as a promotional zine made for Anna Fitzpatrick’s debut novel Good Girl in Spring 2022 and a second zine for Tomas Hachard’s City in Flames in Spring 2023.

Manager, The Scribe Bookstore
January 2022-May 2022

Managed a rare and vintage bookstore specializing in first editions, signed books, and hard to find editions. Responsibilities included interpreting books to determine their value, updating the website, and overseeing the staff.

Metadata Assistant, Penguin Random House Canada
March 2021-June 2021

Conducted a metadata clean-up project to optimize the online sales and discoverability of Penguin Random House Canada’s catalogue of backlist titles.

Production Intern, Penguin Random House Canada
October 2019-December 2020

Responsibilities included checking reprint samples under all imprints of Penguin Random House Canada (Doubleday Canada, Knopf Random Canada, McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Canada, Tundra). Gained experience in laying out galley covers, updating covers and copyright pages of medium run reprints, QAing and style tagging eBooks, and checking text proofs. Other daily tasks included distributing advanced copies of books throughout the office, and administrative duties such as filing, copying, and the general upkeep of the production department.

Editorial Intern, BUST Magazine
October 2020-December 2020

Pitched and wrote articles that were published online for New York based feminist pop culture magazine BUST. Other duties included copy editing and fact-checking articles for the website and the print magazine.

Editor-in-Chief, The Strand
May 2018-April 2019

Operated all aspects of Victoria College’s bi-weekly student publication at the University of Toronto. Responsible for managing a team consisting of over 50 section editors, copy editors, editorial assistants, illustrators, and photographers. Completed editorial and design work for ten newspaper issues and two full-colour spread magazine issues printed with Coach House Press. Previously a Copy Editor (2015-2016), an Editorial Assistant (2016-2017), and the Arts and Culture Editor (2017-2018).

Secretary, Canadian University Press (CUP)
May 2017-April 2018

Executive member for the union of Canadian university and college newspapers. Worked on a team of student journalists across Canada to unite and support student press. Conducted surveys with Editors-in-Chief of student newspapers throughout Canada about the press and their work in journalism for a research study about the state of student media.

Dance Critic, The Dance Current
September 2016-June 2017

Reviewed performances of the National Ballet of Canada through the company’s Emerging Arts Critics program. Corresponded with mentors from the journalism industry to revise reviews for publication on an online column for The Dance Current, a Canadian dance magazine.

Education

Toronto Metropolitan University, Publishing Certificate
2019-2020

Publishing certification from the Chang School of Continuing Studies. Completed the summer intensive course which involved an overview of the industry in trade and educational publishing, as well as courses on book design, copy editing, production, and publicity. 

University of Toronto, Victoria College
2015-2019

Honours Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in the English specialist program with a minor in Cinema Studies. Dean’s List scholar all four years of study.

Skills

Communication and critical analysis.
Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, WordPress, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Acute attention to detail and organization skills.
Leadership abilities and excellent at collaborating in a group setting.
Time management and able to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.