Taylor C. Neverman

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 | taylorcneverman@gmail.com |  linkedin.com/in/taylorneverman

Education

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Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

B.A. in English and Professional Writing

Concentrations in creative writing and editing and publishing

Minor in German

Study Abroad at Regent’s University in London, England                                        June 2014- August 2014

Study Abroad in Mayen, Germany                                                                                       May 2016-July 2016

Skills

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InDesign                    Proofreading                                               

Photoshop                 Basic HTML and CSS coding

Typesetting               Conversational German

Professional Experience

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Managing Editor                                                                              September 2015- Current

The Offbeat

Ran a team of 18 to produce an annually published literary journal

Conducted biweekly meetings and delegated submissions to my smaller team of eight using Submittable

Read each prose submission, both fiction and nonfiction, recorded the final decisions on the pieces

Facilitated and maintained communications with several authors of accepted submissions

Copyedited the accepted submissions before being sent to publication

Consultant                                                                                                 May 2015- Current

Writing Center                                                             

Edited papers in all subjects including theses, research papers, short stories, manuscripts, and more

Brainstormed new ideas to enhance a client’s understanding and knowledge of their assignments

Presented projects to provide information about different writing styles to a maximum size of 250 people

Co-Managing Editor, Copyeditor, and Typesetter                              September 2013- Current

Red Cedar Review

Managed teams of 15 each year and designated groups to every section needed before publishing

Composed emails to authors of both accepted and rejected submissions

Read both fiction and non-fiction prose and decided which of 52 submissions would be published

Proofread and copy edited the accepted submissions

Lifestyle Director, Blogger, and Copyeditor                                      September 2012- Current

VIM Magazine                               

Student run fashion magazine that produces two issues per school year

Edited articles and follow instructions from managers to produce an issue

Responsible for meeting weekly deadlines

Writer, Copyeditor, and Social Media Intern                                                                    May 2015-2016

Haute Living

Wrote and formatted 39 articles in 2 months published online to the Haute Living website

Scheduled hourly posts from 5 am to midnight Monday through Sunday for 3 Facebook accounts and reached weekly average of 1,500 people

Communicated with professionals in the journalist field to set up tours and events that would later be featured in the magazine

Social Media Manager                                                                              May 2014-May 2015

Stephanie Amada, author of “How to Deal With Hookup Culture: an ebook about college life”

Responsible for promoting both Stephanie Amada as an author and her ebook through social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr) that reached a high of 3,700 people on Facebook

Tracked trends including which posts receive the most attention and at what time