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María Llorens Editor María A. Llorens (786) 473 - 1041 257 Gold St., Apt. #1205 [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11201 Coroflot.com/MariaLlorens HOW I WORK Be creative Be detail-oriented Communicate ideas Accept criticism Achieve deadlines Be a self-starter Take on extra tasks Learn new skills Work quickly Experience MANGO MEDIA INC • Associate Editor June 2014 - Present Editorial Duties Was promoted to associate editor after successfully completing a 3-month internship Editor responsibilities include researching and pitching title ideas and potential talent Writing, researching, and editing content Proofreading and fact checking Constructing and editing narratives from existing Associated Press content for news books series Creating narratives and design concepts for titles Communicating design ideas to graphic design team and assisting with Adobe Suite work Attending sales conferences to communicate title concepts and viability to sales representatives Assisting in business travel to communicate with current partners like the Associated Press and potential clients Organizing production process among team members and making sure everyone is on track Communicating with authors on title needs and edits Education UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Bachelor of Science in Journalism • May 2014 Reporting concentration, history minor SKILLS Editing Writing Research Journalism Storytelling Creative pitching Design Illustration Project management Quality assurance A publishing house based in Miami, FL. Parent to several non- fiction in-house imprints and holds partnerships with The Associated Press, Franklin Covey, New World Library, The Miami Herald, and others.

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María Llorens • EditorMaría A. Llorens (786) 473 - 1041257 Gold St., Apt. #1205 [email protected], NY 11201 Coroflot.com/MariaLlorens

HOW I WORKBe creative

Be detail-orientedCommunicate ideas

Accept criticismAchieve deadlines

Be a self-starterTake on extra tasks

Learn new skillsWork quickly

Experience MANGO MEDIA INC • Associate Editor

June 2014 - Present

Editorial Duties • Was promoted to associate editor after successfully completing a 3-month internship • Editor responsibilities include researching and pitching title ideas and potential talent • Writing, researching, and editing content • Proofreading and fact checking • Constructing and editing narratives from existing Associated Press content for news books series • Creating narratives and design concepts for titles • Communicating design ideas to graphic design team and assisting with Adobe Suite work • Attending sales conferences to communicate title concepts and viability to sales representatives • Assisting in business travel to communicate with current partners like the Associated Press and potential clients • Organizing production process among team members and making sure everyone is on track • Communicating with authors on title needs and edits

Education UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDABachelor of Science in Journalism • May 2014Reporting concentration, history minor

SKILLSEditingWriting

ResearchJournalismStorytelling

Creative pitchingDesign

IllustrationProject management

Quality assurance

A publishing house based in Miami, FL. Parent to several non-fiction in-house imprints and holds partnerships with The Associated Press, Franklin Covey, New World Library, The Miami Herald, and others.

Other ExperienceBORSCHT CORPORATION • Graphic Design Intern • Filmmaking and arts collective • December 2013 - Present • Designed any projects needed and utilized company branding and design guidelines • Assisted with film shoots and other assignments

WUFT-FM • Contributing Writer and Editor • Public radio based in Gainesville, Fla. • March 2013 - May 2014 • Reported local multimedia news and maintained Wordpress site and social media

WPBT2 PBS South Florida • Communications Intern • PBS affiliate serving South Florida • Summer 2013 • Maintained social media presence for the station with HootSuite, Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter • Promoted company programming, participated in meetings regarding production of TV spots

Adobe InDesignAdobe Illustrator

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe PremiereMicrosoft Office

WordpresseBook QA and editing

ePub + MobiiBooks AuthorHTML + CSSSocial media

HootSuitePhoto editingVideo editing

Fluent SpanishBeginner Arabic

• Reading comics, graphic novels, literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, and film criticism• Watching a lot of great films, stand-up comedy, and Star Trek• Writing and drawing comics and fiction• Going to a ton of comic book conventions

Tech SKILLS

Hobbies

Published WritingDating Hacks Handbook - ISBN: 978-1633530638Life Hacks Handbook - ISBN: 978-1633530171Diet Hacks Handbook - ISBN: 978-1633530508Zen Cats - ISBN: 978-1633530485Shakespeare’s Cats - ISBN: 978-1633530270