Madeleine Kenney

Experience

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  Kansas City Youth Ballet Company

  Oct 2008 - Aug 2010

  Demi-Soloist

  Hired based on ballet technique, performance characteristics, and ability to work with group.Had opportunities to perform in the Kansas City Ballet’s corps in the Nutcracker, Tarentella, Gisellte, and Carmen.

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  CapitolaCollections

  May 2010 - Aug 2012

  Owner and Jewelry Designer

  Design unique jewelry pieces with beads collected from all over the world.Teach beginner jewelry making classes to that leads a groups through the completion of jewelry making.

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  The Daily Texan

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

  Copy Editor

  Responsibilities included editing articles for correct factual information, grammar, and punctuation, creating a title for each article edited, and spacing article for designers..

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  The Liberator

  Jul 2014 - May 2015

  Content Editor

  The Liberator magazine is the official voice of the College of Liberal Arts and is completely student-run. As Content-Editor, I am responsible for organizing and editing relevant, informative, and entertaining articles for four different issues. I conduct weekly committee meetings, represent the magazine during General Assemblies, and collaborate with the Liberator committee, as well as Council Leadership Team, to plan and execute events for students.

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  BookHolders

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  Clerk
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  The University of Texas at Austin

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

  Explore UT Super Staffer

  Explore UT is an annual "open house" event where students of all ages from all over Texas explore the University of Texas at Austin to become inspired and motivated to seek higher education. Every college and department within UT is involved in this one day of activity-filled fun. Super Staffers are the lifeguards of this massive event. As a Super Staffer, I manage an information tent and a crew of 25 volunteers. My responsibilities include watching for lost children, aiding distressed families, and providing helpful directions or advice to stressed teachers. I have been selected to be a Super Staffer for Explore UT 2015 and Explore UT 2016. Show less

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  Niche Media

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Austin Way Editorial Intern

  • Editorial intern for a luxury lifestyle magazine designed to promote and highlight Austin’s high society, unique fashion, popular events, and innovative art. • Helped update Social Media by writing daily Facebook and Twitter posts while acquiring photos for Instagram • Assigned daily tasks covering a variety of editorial needs for the Chief Deputy Editor Jane Kellogg-Murray and Editor-in-Chief Kathy Blackwell• Created The Guide for Austin Way’s Fall Issue 2015

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  Greenleaf Book Group

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Marketing Intern

  --Collaborate on brand strategy meetings, titling meetings, and campaign launch meetings with clients--Supporting both Marketing and Business Development departments with daily administration tasks--Researched brands that align with company and author brands to develop partner relationships including business partners, potential endorsers, potential speaking engagements, and media partners--Managed full-scale campaign monitoring that included drafting copy, ROI, social listening, campaign effectiveness, and social engagement --Drafted and curated content for company social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and NetGalley Show less

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  Ballet Austin

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2015

  Back Stage Help

  As a retired dancer, it is always fun to get involved somehow with the Nutcracker during the Holiday Season. In 2015, I was hired by Ballet Austin to assist back stage during Nutcracker performances. Responsibilities included wrangling child performers, assisting with costume preparation, and chaperoning performers to and from stage.

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  Penguin Random House

  Aug 2016 - now

  Assist in curating keywords for titles across multiple imprints using Amazon search data, and trend spotting tools. Manage metadata for titles within an entire division of PRHAssist with epub file distribution, organization, and corrections (if necessary) Manage metadata for titles across multiple imprints that publish everything from crime fiction, to celebrity cookbooks, to contemporary romance. Design & Execute Marketing CampaignsWork with Consumer Insights team to bring actionable insights to the division which includes: consumer review & social listening reports, data-storytelling, audience diagnostics, platform analysis, and consumer trends. Organize Early Consumer OutreachCurate weekly newsletter The Smitten WordEstablish & Maintain Industry Influencer RelationshipsManage Social Media Accounts Execute Marketing CampaignsManage Social Media Curate weekly newsletter, The Smitten WordMaintain early consumer outreachAuthor Care

  • Associate Manager of Metadata Operations

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Metadata Associate

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Marketing Associate

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Marketing Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
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  Kirkland's

  Mar 2023 - now

  Sales Floor Team Member

  We live in a time where a side-hustle is the norm and this is mine. I work part-time helping customers achieve their interior design goals.