Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• 2009

  Master of Arts - MA

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Claremont Graduate University

• 2004

  Society of Scholarly Publishing

  Early Career Member

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Occidental College

• Editing

  Grammar

  English

  Copy Editing

  Proofreading

  Critical Thinking

  Writing

  Literature

  Qualitative Research

  Higher Education

  Information Management

  Content Management

  Publications

  Academic Writing

  Administrative Assistance

  Publishing

  Project Management

  Style Guides

  Social Media

  Copywriting

  Martinez

  Michelle

  Martinez

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  British Modernities Group

  University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

  University of Illinois Press

  Claremont McKenna College

  Freelance

  American Literary History

  Poetry Foundation

  Writers Workshop

  Unviersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  •\tBuilt framework for and initiated migration of out-of-date department website to new content management system; solicited feedback from departmental units to assess website needs; delegated tasks as needed; supported colleagues in continuing migration \n•\tCollected and analyzed job market data to create in-house

  living database tracking hiring trends for the department’s Job Placement Office\n•\tCo-authored formal report synthesizing results of survey on graduate programs and offering short- and long-term solutions \n•\tPlanned and oversaw 2-3 departmental and campus-wide events per semester

  including visiting speakers and awards ceremonies; responsible for advertisement design and outreach

  budget management

  logistics coordination

  and feedback collection \n

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Intern

  •\tCopyedited manuscripts

  indexes

  and catalog/jacket copy; coded manuscripts for layout and Library of Congress Cataloging in Production data; corrected final page proofs

  and researched and fact checked cover art for Editing

  Production

  and Development\n•\tProofread manuscripts

  corresponded with presses regarding publications reviewed

  and designed advertisements for Journals\n•\tWrote catalog and jacket copy and scouted review quotes for Marketing \n•\tEvaluated potential peer reviewers

  collected internal sales data

  and wrote internal descriptive copy for Acquisitions \n

  University of Illinois Press

  Assistant

  Office of Financial Aid

  •\tReviewed applications and provided information and assistance to students regarding financial aid programs\n•\tMaintained student information and data entry for timely and accurate disbursement of aid\n

  Claremont McKenna College

  Online Book Review Editor (New Media Editor)

  •\tSolicited and supervised 25-40 book reviews per quarter for online publication\n•\tCoordinated with Media and Marketing departments for book delivery to reviewers\n•\tCopyedited and proofread reviews; corresponded with authors regarding editorial changes\n•\tManaged submission of licensing information \n•\tCreated content for the @AmLitHist Twitter account and expanded the account network to over 1

  000 followers\n

  American Literary History

  Poetry Foundation

  Chicago

  IL

  I process permissions agreements in support of the Poetry Foundation’s website archive of over 40

  000 poems and provide editorial assistance for online programming.

  Permissions Coordinator

  •\tDesigned and taught a broad range of undergraduate courses

  including surveys covering 11th-21st C. literature

  courses in first-year composition

  and thematic courses covering British

  American

  and Continental fiction\n•\tEquipped students with transferable skills in evidence-based argument

  research

  and writing across disciplines\n•\tAdvised students in collaborative

  multi-modal projects; oversaw students’ cooperative assembly of electronic archives of shared resources and texts via course management software\n

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co Organizer

  •\tManaged finances

  logistics

  communications

  and advertisement for conference and reading group

  British Modernities Group

  University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

  Freelance

  Chicago & Remote

  •\tDevelopmental and mechanical editing

  proofreading

  and fact checking for humanities scholars\n•\tIndexing for scholarly books in cultural and literary studies\n•\tConsulting on application and job documents for higher ed

  academic

  and non-profit positions\n

  Writing Consultant & Indexer

  •\tAssessed needs of and developed effective writing strategies for undergraduate and graduate students

  faculty

  and staff in one-on-one tutoring sessions in-person and online with a 100% rating of “excellent” by writers\n•\tConsulted on mechanical and developmental editing for a variety of written work including humanities and STEM long-form content

  business and technical writing

  and application and job documents\n

  Writers Workshop

  Unviersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign