Emily Stephens

Experience

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  Barnes & Noble

  Dec 1996 - Sept 1998

  Bookseller

  Worked holidays and summer breaks performing bookseller duties such as shelving, register and general customer service.

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  Americorps - National Civilian Community Corps

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Full-time Volunteer

  Addressed critical needs in education, public safety, and the environment, through 10 month intensive, leadership and team-based national and community volunteer program.

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  Powell's Books

  Oct 1999 - Jun 2000

  Bookseller

  Head of cookbook section.Provided customer service in form of answering questions about books, etc. and working cash register

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  Random House

  Sept 2000 - Apr 2006

  • Aggressively and actively sold world-wide translation rights to roughly 1,500 titles for the Crown Publishing Group. Attended Frankfurt and London Book Fairs.• Obtained best possible contribution to company's bottom line through goal setting and strategic negotiation of advances, royalties and other deal terms.Composed submission and pitch letters tailored to client's specific needs.• Ensured Random House intellectual property and profitability was protected through detailed review of contracts.• Fostered corporate-wide communication and education of copyright concerns as liason between the Rights Department and company editorial and marketing groups. Show less

  • Foreign Rights Associate

    Jan 2002 - Apr 2006

  • Editorial Assistant

    Sept 2000 - Jan 2002
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  United Media

  Apr 2006 - Jun 2011

  Manager, Syndication Sales

  • Directed team of 20 international licensing agents located around the globe while developing strategies to promote and sell syndicated material throughout the world. • Generated income for department budget beyond the realm of standard revenue stream through licensing of electronic rights to intranet and internet websites.• Oversaw domestic publishing program by negotiating contracts with existing clients and placing features with newly secured publishing partners.• Increased international presence for comic and editorial talent by pitching properties to foreign publishers at annual Frankfurt Book Fair.• Increased college newspaper client list by 50% in 2010 through new marketing and sales initiatives. • Assessed and organized over 200 boxes of comic material from the 1920s to the present for archival preparation. Show less

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  ACLU

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Archives Intern

  Input catalog data following ACLU archival practices.Verified LOC authority accuracy for internal subject headings.Updated and provided folder lists for a number of accessioned boxes.Created finding aids.Wrote monthly "This Month in ACLU History"

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  Kristine Mann Library

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Library Intern

  Catalogued books and journal articles, adhering to AACR2 standards in Koha, an Open Source integrated library system.Sorted, organized, archived and cataloged the Library’s collection of unpublished typescripts, pamphlets, journal articles and other papers.

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  Gensler

  Mar 2012 - now

  Product Manager

  • Interview user groups to gather and define feature requirements for new reports and profile enhancements.• Lead sprint planning meetings with data team. • Tools and data point-of-contact for team of eight regional Knowledge Managers. • Ensure integrity of project, client and employee profiles by identifying and correcting anomalies and data inaccuracies. • Communicate knowledge tools features and fixes release schedule to key stakeholders and user groups.• Perform ad hoc search and asset queries for marketing, design and administrative communities.• Troubleshoot and report bugs for developers to investigate.• Collaborate with internal groups to define, develop, and create their intranet presence while adhering to brand standards.• Provide ideas for maximizing design of sites, pages and posts to increase content reach to desired audiences. • Provide intranet and digital library training to beginner and super users. Show less