Publishing Portfolio
While I love editing, I've also got experience doing a myriad other things as well, like social media, publicity, design, and project management. I'm rather proud of my master's degree from Portland State University and I hope to get a full-time job in book publishing someday. Here are some highlights of my work during my time at PSU and beyond!
Social Media & Publicity
During my time at Portland State University, I discovered experimenting with social media techniques and crafting unique publicity plans for books is quite fun. Things change so fast, and what works for one project might not work for the next. It’s an exciting challenge.
Social Media
I was an intern for Ripple Grove Press, a family-owned children’s picture book publishing company, for six months. During my time there, I helped with writing copy, acquisitions, research, event staffing, and design. One of my projects was to design a social media push, creating a company Instagram and Tumblr account and generating content for it. I also created content for their existing Twitter account. During the two months I was in charge of their Instagram and Tumblr, I generated over 170 new followers for the company. There was also a noticeable uptick in Twitter followers and click-throughs to the Ripple Grove Press website. Since my time at PSU, I’ve developed my own social media platform as an author, focusing mainly on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Publicity Campaigns & Pitch Letters
During my time at PSU, my final project for my Transmedia Marketing class was to create a how-to guide for a digital scavenger hunt. I crafted this entire publicity campaign, filling out the first section as if Ooligan would pursue it for their Young Adult title A Series of Small Maneuvers. Additionally, we had to create a theoretical pitch letter and a media artifact for specific companies as if we were asking them to partner with us in a campaign for Small Maneuvers. This is my theoretical pitch to the 4-H Club, detailing the project, some social media posts, and a media artifact.
Sales Plans
During my time at PSU, one of the projects for my Business of Book Publishing class was to create sales plans for imagined books and authors, as if we were acquiring them for our mock publishing company. This is a theoretical sales plan for an imagined YA Fantasy book called Magics of Aluraia.
Press Releases
During my time at PSU, for my Book Marketing class we got the chance to create a theoretical press release for the Hawthorn title White Matter. This allowed me to stretch my InDesign skills and design a press release with some pizazz. You can find that press release here.
Real-World Application
Since my time at PSU, I’ve used all the skills I learned to market my own books as a science fiction and fantasy author. I’ve created my own publicity pushes and press releases, obtained numerous panel and vendor opportunities, secured many interviews and guest posts, and more! I've you'd like to learn more about that, you can take a gander at my author website.
Social Media
I was an intern for Ripple Grove Press, a family-owned children’s picture book publishing company, for six months. During my time there, I helped with writing copy, acquisitions, research, event staffing, and design. One of my projects was to design a social media push, creating a company Instagram and Tumblr account and generating content for it. I also created content for their existing Twitter account. During the two months I was in charge of their Instagram and Tumblr, I generated over 170 new followers for the company. There was also a noticeable uptick in Twitter followers and click-throughs to the Ripple Grove Press website. Since my time at PSU, I’ve developed my own social media platform as an author, focusing mainly on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Publicity Campaigns & Pitch Letters
During my time at PSU, my final project for my Transmedia Marketing class was to create a how-to guide for a digital scavenger hunt. I crafted this entire publicity campaign, filling out the first section as if Ooligan would pursue it for their Young Adult title A Series of Small Maneuvers. Additionally, we had to create a theoretical pitch letter and a media artifact for specific companies as if we were asking them to partner with us in a campaign for Small Maneuvers. This is my theoretical pitch to the 4-H Club, detailing the project, some social media posts, and a media artifact.
Sales Plans
During my time at PSU, one of the projects for my Business of Book Publishing class was to create sales plans for imagined books and authors, as if we were acquiring them for our mock publishing company. This is a theoretical sales plan for an imagined YA Fantasy book called Magics of Aluraia.
Press Releases
During my time at PSU, for my Book Marketing class we got the chance to create a theoretical press release for the Hawthorn title White Matter. This allowed me to stretch my InDesign skills and design a press release with some pizazz. You can find that press release here.
Real-World Application
Since my time at PSU, I’ve used all the skills I learned to market my own books as a science fiction and fantasy author. I’ve created my own publicity pushes and press releases, obtained numerous panel and vendor opportunities, secured many interviews and guest posts, and more! I've you'd like to learn more about that, you can take a gander at my author website.
Design
Design was an area I was fascinated with but never pursued before. During my time at PSU, I had the chance to chase after this interest. I've gained skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and I have kept up those skills during my current job at the State of Alaska.
Magazine Spread
I created a magazine spread featuring Emma Watson for one of my design classes, using an article and photos I found online.
Book Interior
I had the opportunity to craft the entire interior design of Peter Pan for another design class. I've included a ten-page sample.
Real-World Application
Brooke Hartman of the Alaska Writers Guild asked me to craft their conference programs over the years, 2019 being the most recent.
Magazine Spread
I created a magazine spread featuring Emma Watson for one of my design classes, using an article and photos I found online.
Book Interior
I had the opportunity to craft the entire interior design of Peter Pan for another design class. I've included a ten-page sample.
Real-World Application
Brooke Hartman of the Alaska Writers Guild asked me to craft their conference programs over the years, 2019 being the most recent.
Project Management
As a project manager, I bring a bubbly but focused attitude to the tasks at hand. Leading a team was a wonderful experience and a valuable takeaway from my time at Ooligan Press. Additionally, as a manager, I had the chance to work with the projects from start to finish and was able to have a hand in each and every task. I had the opportunity to co-manage two awesome projects: Write to Publish 2016 and Comin’ In Over the Rock.
Write to Publish 2016
Write to Publish is Ooligan’s annual fundraising conference aimed to demystify the publishing process. I spent ten months planning and organizing the conference along with my co-manager Chelsea Lobey. For this project, we figured out the location, designed the day of events, found the speakers, vendors, sponsors, and volunteers, and managed teams of four-to-six Ooligan students. The marketing push took place in the Fall and Winter terms, reaching out the local clubs, meetup groups, newspapers, journals, and universities; creating press releases for local media outlets; and crafting social media announcements via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We managed twenty volunteers, gathered over twenty-one speakers, created four panels and four workshops, coordinated a reading and a pitch to a professional opportunity, and wrangled three separate Ooligan Press teams. We also made sure the website stayed updated with relevant information and wrote monthly updates about the process for Ooligan’s Start to Finish blog. Start to Finish blogposts are monthly updates written by project managers about their projects. This allows our readers to gain an inside look about how we operate at Ooligan and how our projects are coming along. Write to Publish 2016 was held on January 30, at the Smith Memorial Student Union. The event was a success, drawing over fifty attendees and generating $4,000 of pure revenue. While organizing this event and managing our teams, I also designed the Write to Publish 2016 Program.
Comin' In Over the Rock
Comin’ In Over the Rock was a specialized book project Ooligan received, kind of like a freelance project for the press. As co-managers, Chelsea and I oversaw two teams on the completion of this manuscript. Collectively, our team was responsible for a light copyedit, interior design, and proofreading. My responsibilities included managing the team, making sure our tasks aligned with the production schedule, and coordinating with the authors, as well as helping with copyediting, organizing the photos, and proofreading the manuscript.
Here are some proofreading notes I took during that particular stage.
Write to Publish 2016
Write to Publish is Ooligan’s annual fundraising conference aimed to demystify the publishing process. I spent ten months planning and organizing the conference along with my co-manager Chelsea Lobey. For this project, we figured out the location, designed the day of events, found the speakers, vendors, sponsors, and volunteers, and managed teams of four-to-six Ooligan students. The marketing push took place in the Fall and Winter terms, reaching out the local clubs, meetup groups, newspapers, journals, and universities; creating press releases for local media outlets; and crafting social media announcements via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We managed twenty volunteers, gathered over twenty-one speakers, created four panels and four workshops, coordinated a reading and a pitch to a professional opportunity, and wrangled three separate Ooligan Press teams. We also made sure the website stayed updated with relevant information and wrote monthly updates about the process for Ooligan’s Start to Finish blog. Start to Finish blogposts are monthly updates written by project managers about their projects. This allows our readers to gain an inside look about how we operate at Ooligan and how our projects are coming along. Write to Publish 2016 was held on January 30, at the Smith Memorial Student Union. The event was a success, drawing over fifty attendees and generating $4,000 of pure revenue. While organizing this event and managing our teams, I also designed the Write to Publish 2016 Program.
Comin' In Over the Rock
Comin’ In Over the Rock was a specialized book project Ooligan received, kind of like a freelance project for the press. As co-managers, Chelsea and I oversaw two teams on the completion of this manuscript. Collectively, our team was responsible for a light copyedit, interior design, and proofreading. My responsibilities included managing the team, making sure our tasks aligned with the production schedule, and coordinating with the authors, as well as helping with copyediting, organizing the photos, and proofreading the manuscript.
Here are some proofreading notes I took during that particular stage.