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Leah S.

Leah S.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager at Kevin Anderson & Associates

  • Education

    • Columbia Publishing Course

      2020 -
      Certificate Publishing

      Four-week intensive in all aspects of book, magazine, and digital media publishing

    • Midreshet Harova

      2015 - 2016
      Jewish/Judaic Studies

      Year-long course work in Jewish texts and philosophy in American overseas program in Jerusalem, Israel

    • Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

      2011 - 2015

      Activities and Societies: HANC Herald (quarterly newspaper), Midreshei HANC (weekly Torah publication), College Bowl, Student Senate, Yearbook Team, Poetry Slam Team

    • University of Iowa

      2015 - 2015
      Iowa Young Writers' Studio

    • Brandeis University

      2016 - 2019
      Bachelors English; Creative Writing; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

      Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi Sorority Brandeis Orthodox Organization Hillel at Brandeis

    • Kenyon College

      2014 - 2014
      Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop

  • Experience

    • Camp Moshava

      Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
      Summer Camp Counselor

      • Enriched summer camp experience for 20 rising 7th grade girls, serving also as 24/7 on-call adult figure throughout the summer

    • Long Island Jewish World

      Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
      Editorial Assistant

      • Researched events in areas where paper is distributed• Edited informational blurbs• Formatted ads into paper’s final layout

    • Write On for Israel

      Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
      Program Counselor

      • Assisted with the logistical planning of a week-long trip itinerary. • Helped ensure the safety of the student participants throughout days and nights of the trip.

    • Crawfords Coffee Bar &Cafe

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Barista

      • Demonstrated customer service and communication skills while receiving phone and counter orders, and preparing them accordingly

    • Brandeis Hillel

      Jan 2017 - Sept 2019
      Office Administrator

      • Organized inclusive community-wide events• Served as liaison between students and Hillel administration• Guided prospective students and parents

    • Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi

      Sept 2017 - Dec 2018
      Founding Mother & Chapter President

      • Served as liaison between national organization, local chapter, & other Greek-letter organizations on campus• Led weekly meetings• Oversaw or assisted with execution of internal & external chapter events• Updated & redesigned national organization's website

    • YourTango

      May 2019 - Sept 2019
      Editorial Intern

      • Copyedited article submissions• Enhanced Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for articles • Produced and published 6-9 articles per week on trending topics, some self-generated and some assigned• Communicated consistently throughout work hours with national team in real time via Slack and Skype

    • TEMPLE EMANUEL OF NEWTON

      Sept 2019 - Jun 2020
      Youth Program Coordinator

      • Planned & executed informal events for youth members of the synagogue between the ages of 8-18, at least 4 per month • Designed and distributed a weekly youth department newsletter• Founded and led a creative writing club for teen members of the synagogue • Fostered Jewish identity in the next generation of Jewish youth through recreational and educational programming

    • Columbia Publishing Course

      Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
      Graduate

      • Four-week intensive course on all aspects of book, magazine, and digital media publishing

    • Trident Media Group

      Mar 2021 - Oct 2022
      Contracts Assistant

      • Prepare initial drafts of foreign publishing agreements and review line-by-line those contracts prepared by foreign sub-agents• Track the progress of all company contracts from initial request through execution • Maintain and continually update domestic and foreign contracts database• Distribute domestic and foreign status charts on a weekly basis• Assist in the preparation of agency agreements• Negotiate foreign language contracts with international publishers

    • Kevin Anderson & Associates

      Sept 2022 - now
      Project Manager

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