Brittany Griffiths

Experience

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  University of Arkansas

  Aug 2008 - May 2011

  Collegiate Athlete | Softball
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  Granada Theater

  Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Street Team

  • Distributed promotional materials to the Lawrence community• Communicated brand awareness through word-of-mouth marketing • Engaged in event promotion for concerts

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  Spontaneous Afflatus

  May 2014 - Oct 2020

  Publisher

  • Acquired titles for publication.• Served as managing editor for poetry and short story publications.• Preserved and managed physical and digital assets for front list and back list titles.• Designed and maintained content on the website.• Managed and developed marketing content for social media.• Assigned and registered ISBNs and submitted titles for copyright registration.

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  Wavelength Magazine

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Served as managing editor for the music, film, art, and literature sections.• Designed and maintained content on the website.• Hosted audio interviews with artists, writers, and musicians for features.• Planned and approved writing assignments for contributing writers.• Managed and developed marketing content for social media.• Hosted Sounds from the Keep, a bi-monthly, multimedia podcast shaped by interviews with local, working musicians in North Texas.• Hosted Point of Departure, a literary interview series that focused on highlighting writers and poets living and working in North Texas. Show less Crowd Control is an open mic on the rooftop of Sundown at Granada from 7-10pm on the last Thursday of every month. It is centered around the idea of creating original content in all art forms: music, poetry, and comedy.• Served as co-host at Crowd Control, a monthly open mic located at Sundown at Granada.• Assisted with sound engineering for live music and poetry readings.• Managed promotion, social media, and booking for events.• Liaised between Sundown at Granada and Crowd Control production teams. Show less

  • Managing Editor

    May 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Host | Point of Departure

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Host | Sounds from the Keep

    Apr 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Event Coordinator | Crowd Control

    Jun 2017 - Oct 2019
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  The University of Texas at Arlington

  Oct 2018 - Sept 2021

  Publishing Specialist

  • Provided one-on-one assistance to faculty, staff, and students in support of the Libraries Publishing Program.• Developed training materials, style guides, and other instructional resources as needed.• Designed and produced ADA-accessible content (e.g., books, e-books, online journals, open educational resources, etc.) in Adobe InDesign • Worked with clients to create templates to their specifications and create attractive designs that enhance UTA Libraries’ brand and image.• Managed the release of content on various publishing platforms including Open Journal Systems, Open Monograph Press, Pressbooks, and DSpace.• Converted and prepared materials for online publication, including creation of metadata and running scripts to convert from PDF, InDesign, or Microsoft Word format.• Worked as part of a team to migrate existing resources to new platforms.• Engaged in ongoing professional development initiatives.• Trained and managed student employees and interns in the publishing department.• Served on cross-departmental strategic and functional task forces.• Supervised the set-up and development of journals published by Mavs Open Press, including layout, copyediting, and ISSN and DOI assignment.• Performed accessibility checks during the production process for all Open Education Resources. Show less

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  Brown Books Publishing Group

  Sept 2021 - now

  • Manage project timelines, coordinate production tasks, and track deliverables for all titles in development. • Prepare income/expense reports for executive staff.• Interface with clients, staff, freelancers, and vendors.• Assist in book layout including typesetting, cover design, proofer corrections, advertisement design, and press kit development.• Preserve and manage digital assets for front list and back list titles.• Coordinate with vendors and other media partners for production and content management including Ingram, Amazon, and Open Road.• Create detailed production specifications to request estimates from domestic and overseas printers.• Submit all children’s titles for GRL and lexile.• Create and maintain metadata in Edelweiss, Ingram CoreSource, and Amazon.• Assign and register ISBNs and submit royalty projects for copyright registration.• Liaise with IT and manage in-house hardware and software application subscriptions.• Assign illustrators to titles in development and coordinate between authors and illustrators during illustration. Show less • Managed production coordination tasks related to ongoing projects at Brown Books• Prepared pricing reports for executive staff• Interfaced with clients, staff, freelancers, and vendors with strong interpersonal skills• Assisted in the design production of our titles• Executed proofer changes to book files• Exported existing production files for submission to our partners, including eBook production and global licensing partners in audio, foreign language, and assessment for school market production• Maintained catalog metadata for all Brown Books titles in Edelweiss and Ingram CoreSource• Coordinated book project details between editorial and design on an as-needed basis Show less

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Publishing Assistant

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2022