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CV: CV

March 2025 - Current

UNC School of Government
Legislative Office Assistant and Publications Editor

  • Edit and proofread bulletins, reports, articles, and books for the staff at the UNC School of Government and North Carolina state officials.

  • Manage paperwork and file bills.

  • Report on the committees of the General Assembly.

  • Create summaries and compare proposed bills, and edit summaries for the Legislative Reporting Office bulletin.

2014 - Current

BLOGGER

  • Critically read and reviewed books, shared thoughts with community and authors.

  • Provided publicity for books.

  •  Created discussions about books, what they mean, and their ability to impact readers.

  •  Researched creative topics to write, edit, and create layouts for new articles and features.

October 2017 - May 2018

ENTANGLED PUBLISHING, LLC
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP

  • Managed book acquirements by reading manuscripts and offered feedback while recommending obtaining or declining said manuscripts.

April 2016 - August 2016

URBAN EDGE PUBLISHING
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP

  • Edited PR letters, book chapters, and manuscripts.

  • Managed author queries.

  • Provided content for the Urban Edge blog.

  • Managed the company's Twitter page.

  • Created the August 2016 Urban Edge newsletter.

October 2015–July 2016

PATCHWORK PRESS
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP

  • Edited chapters of books in progress.

  • Managed the book flow on NetGalley (an early book reviewer platform).

  • Offered feedback on blog tour ideas for authors.

  • Helped manage the publishing company's social media account

October 2014 - July 2015

UWHARRIE DREAMS LITERARY JOURNAL
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

  • Edited writing submitted by students.

  • Wrote submissions of my own.

  • Contributed to club discussions about events and their execution.

  • Produced creative ways to bring attention to the club and brought intern experience to the group to help fine tune writing.

PAST EXPERIENCE

My Qualifications

  • Blogger
  • LinkedIn

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