Resume

Sarah Meira (SM) Rosenberg

Email: sarah.meira.rosenberg@gmail.com

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Education

Macaulay Honors at Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing — June 2013

GPA: 3.97/4.00, Dean’s List 2009 - 2013

New York Automotive and Diesel Institute, Queens, NY

Certified Automotive Technician — February 2015

GPA: 4.00/4.00

Work Experience

Chief Publicist and Social Media Manager

The (Unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah February 2017 - present

Created buzz on multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram, resulting in the #1 best-selling Haggadah on Amazon.com, selling 16,000 copies in less than a month, with writeups in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post, The Forward, The Jerusalem Post, Foreward Reviews, The Philadelphia Jewish Voice, Kveller, The Mary Sue, The Algemeiner, The South Africa Jewish Report, The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish Standard, and more. Created an email signup using Google Forms and formatted email alert templates with MailChimp to keep customers updated. Fielded press and customer inquiries, scheduled phone interviews and podcast interviews, sent out review copies to various media outlets, and coordinated with and delegated to other members of the publicity team.

Freelance Administrative/Personal Assistant

Various Clients September 2015 - present

Performed administrative and personal assistant duties for several clients and organizations, including SAR Academy in Riverdale, Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett, and community leaders Blu and Yitz Greenberg at their home office in Riverdale, among others. Responsibilities included (but were not limited to) filing, organizing, compiling spreadsheets, paying bills, shopping, phone calls, collating staff and student orientation materials and folders, sorting and labeling supplies for students and faculty use, scheduling meetings using Google Calendar, assisting students, proctoring exams, and transcribing audio and handwritten content.

Freelance Copy Editor

Various Clients September 2014 - present

Proofread and copyedited numerous works for a variety of publishers and clients, most notably two novels for Sterling Publishing (an imprint of Barnes and Noble), and a series of short stories for Chamberton Publishing. Other clients include the well-read blog Broadway Wiz, the technical innovation company Nosco, and a large number of individuals. Ensured all works were free of spelling and grammar errors, as well as minor factual mistakes, and corresponded with the authors and/or other editors to be sure the writer’s vision is respected.

Freelance Writer/Columnist

Various Clients September 2015 - present

My online work has appeared in Tablet Magazine, and on blogs including the Journal News’ Lohud Yankees Blog, Chess in the City, The Boylan Blog, and The Contemps. Additional credits are listed in the Publications section.

Paraprofessional/Homeschool Tutor

SAR Academy September 2016 - present

Aide to a sixth grade student recovering from cancer. Assisted him with his schoolwork and mobility in school, and later began traveling to his home to tutor him in English, Math, and Social Studies.

Automotive Technician

Maven Motors, Queens, New York May 2015 - June 2015

Operating heavy machinery; performing oil changes; replacing brake pads and rotors, spark plugs, engine mounts; dismounting and remounting tires; balancing tires; replenishing fluids; setting up wheel alignments; providing any and all general assistance to other mechanics and technicians.

Associate Producer

Brooklyn College Radio, Brooklyn, New York February 2013 - February 2014

Weekly on-air spots; assisting with the sound board and phones; finding useful sound bites online; ferrying messages between studios; recruitment of guests for interviews.

Affiliate Marketing Intern

Blue Cherry Group, Brooklyn, New York Summer 2012

Assisting with affiliate marketing management; corresponding with professional contacts; researching and recruiting new affiliates; compiling spreadsheets from data culled from aggregators such as Google Analytics and Commission Junction; coordinating schedules; and setting up meetings, conference calls, and interviews.

Literary Agency Intern

Langtons International Literary Agency, Manhattan, NY Summer 2011

Evaluating query letters, as well as partial and full manuscripts. Liaising with authors after deciding whether to accept or reject additional materials. Compiling lists of prospective publishers, editors, and blogs while learning about the publishing business.

Publications (all available on my Amazon author page: www.amazon.com/author/smrosenberg)

• Mistaken Identity (novel in Nine Novels by Younger Americans), 826 Books | January 2007
• Daddy’s Girl (short story), Chamberton Publishing | September 2013
  • Also published in the Spotlight anthology, Chamberton Publishing | October 2012
• She and I (short story), Chamberton Publishing | September 2013
  • Also published in the Something Beautiful anthology, Chamberton Publishing | November 2013
• Cheaters Never Prosper (short story), eFiction | December 2011

Awards & Honors (general)

• Full tuition undergraduate Macaulay Honors Scholarship (2009-2013)
• Gruss Life Monument Fund scholarship (2009-2013)
• National Merit Scholar Finalist

Awards & Honors (writing)

• Revised version of Mistaken Identity named Quarterfinalist in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest (top 250 out of 5000)
• 1^st prize, The Bertha and Philip Goodman Short Story Award (2012), Brooklyn College English Department
• 2^nd prize, The Bertha and Philip Goodman Short Story Award (2013), Brooklyn College English Department
• The Philip J. & Margaret D. Leddy Scholarship (for short stories, 2012), Brooklyn College English Department
• The Carole Rose Livingston Memorial Scholarship (for poetry, 2012), Brooklyn College English Department
• Comedic piece How to Grow Your Very Own Nerd selected and read at the 2012 LA Times Festival of Books
• Most Bittersweet Non-Love Story award (2012), Figment.com