Paula Munier

Experience

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  Prima Publishing (now Crown/Random House)

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Director of Editorial and Production
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  Disney

  Mar 2000 - Feb 2001

  Director of Product Management
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  Mightywords.com

  Feb 2001 - Sept 2001

  Senior Director of Business Development
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  Quarto

  Sept 2001 - May 2004

  Senior Editor
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  Adams Media, a division of F+W Media

  May 2004 - Dec 2011

  Director of Innovation
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  Mystery Writers of America

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Board Member/NE Chapter President
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  Talcott Notch

  Jan 2012 - now

  Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist

  As Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist at Talcott Notch Literary Services, Paula represents crime fiction, women’s fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction, high-concept SF/fantasy, and YA/children’s, memoir, humor, pop culture, health & wellness, cooking, self-help, pop psych, New Age, inspirational, technology, science, and writing. As a former acquisitions editor-turned-agent, she's sold crime fiction, literary fiction, children's fiction, nonfiction, and more to St. Martin's Press, Tor/Forge, Macmillan, William Morrow, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Skyhorse, Bookspan's Crooked Lane, Henery Press, Sourcebooks, among others, over the past four years--from the New York Times from the New York Times debut bestseller Orphan #8 to Cynthia Riggs' longtime popular Martha's Vineyard Mystery series. Paula is very involved with the mystery community, having served four terms as President of the New England chapter of Mystery Writers of America as well as on the MWA board. Paula has also served on the New England Crime Bake committee for ten years and counting. And she’s an active member of Sisters in Crime and SCBWI. A well-published journalist, author, copywriter, and ghostwriter, Paula has penned countless new stories, articles, essays, collateral, and blogs, as well as authoring/co-authoring more than a dozen books, including Writing with Quiet Hands, Plot Perfect, Fixing Freddie, and 5-Minute Mindfulness.A certified yoga teacher, she teaches yoga to writers, seniors, and anyone who sits too much. Show less

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  Fidelity Investments

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  Content Strategist

  Audited, strategized, and created industry-leading content for major financial services institution and its clients, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure an aligned, efficient approach to client campaigns. Produced creative concepts that can be tracked, demonstrating measurable ROI. Develop SEO-friendly web content for a wide range of clients. Wrote compelling and persuasive marketing copy that maximizes the opportunities for indexing, ranking, click-throughs, and conversions. Produced onsite copy, meta content, guest posts, articles, product descriptions, blog posts, snippets, press releases, white papers, guides and other content as required. Show less

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  WGBH

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

  Content Strategist

  Called in by the Digital Marketing Products and Services department to analyze the current site, evaluate the redesign in progress, and align the content strategy with the organization’s content, multi-platform, and membership goals. • Conducted comprehensive content inventory of all programming.• Analyzed current content strategies for wgbh.org and wgbhnews.org and designed new approaches for maximum impact. • Created content strategies for all-new sections of the site.• Provided a wide-ranging digital marketing plan to boost donor value.Special emphasis on partnerships, community building, events, and other fundraising activities, as well as leveraging social media to boost donor value. Show less