Лиза

LIZA BARKOVA
Odesa, Ukraine | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)

EDUCATION
Pace University, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences​ New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English & Literature | Concentration: Creative Writing | Master’s (MS) in Publishing​ May 2024
BA: GPA 3.97 | Honors: Dean’s Scholarship, Dean’s List [2019–2021] | MS: GPA 4.0 | Graduate Scholarship [2022–2024]

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
National Book Awards ​ New York, NY
Volunteer ​ November 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
●​ Assisted with the 2020 online National Book Awards by overseeing the dress rehearsal and monitoring live comments
●​ Coordinated the in-person National Book Awards ceremonies by signing up attendees and handing out donation forms
●​ Facilitated red carpet interviews/photos by guiding finalists, judges, and honored guests and handling personal items

Lantern Publishing & Media​ New York, NY
Publishing Associate ​ September 2021–September 2023
●​ Copyedited and proofread 20 books and reviewed manuscripts, developing relationships with authors
●​ Wrote reader reports, researched comp titles, drafted rejection letters, managed blurb/endorsement campaigns
●​ Handled all aspects of transmitting books to production, drafted online copy, publicity releases, and TISs and P&Ls
●​ Researched company’s sales data and market trends to develop marketing projects
●​ Provided administrative support, such as filing royalties and international contracts
●​ Worked on email marketing in Mailchimp, sending out newsletters by-monthly and scheduling posts on social media
●​ Developed yearly marketing plans that I used for my Master’s thesis, “Online Marketing for Independent Publishers”

PEN America​ New York, NY
Communications Intern ​ September 2020–February 2021
●​ Curated DARE newsletter by researching headlines, drafting social media marketing posts in Sprout Social, and
building email campaigns in Mailchimp
●​ Selected books and wrote copy for reading lists, such as Transgender Awareness Week and Latinx Heritage Month
●​ Edited 35 PEN Pod and Virtual Gala interviews, including with Barack Obama, Ayad Akhtar, and Yaa Gyasi
●​ Fact-checked, copyedited, and formatted WordPress pages and posts for PEN.org
●​ Designed graphics in Canva for use across multiple channels, such as PEN America’s website and social media

National Book Foundation​ New York, NY
Literary Intern ​ January 2020–July 2020
●​ Administered the 220,642 books donated for the Book Rich Environments initiative, and oversaw their 48 shipments
●​ Maintained the organization’s metadata, including the affiliate links, ISBNs, and the books’ keywords and descriptions
●​ Organized galley PDFs and forwarded them to National Book Awards’ judges through a newly devised digital system
●​ Conducted research on the eligibility of the authors and their books submitted for the 2020 National Book Awards
●​ Managed events publicity in media outlets and marketed posts on social media sites to promote public programs

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
History of Monteverde Book, Dr. Shannon Young​ Monteverde, Costa Rica
Oral History Researcher ​ June 2019–July 2019
●​ Wrote 25-page research project as a contributing author about the notable figure in Monteverde, Lucky Guindon
●​ Conducted and transcribed 10 hours of interviews with a Quaker for the Monteverde Institute’s library database
●​ Presented research project about wife of an environmentalist and sustainable culture at the Monteverde Institute
●​ Crafted a creative nonfiction short story about my research experience that serves as an introduction in the book

SKILLS
Technical: Microsoft Office | Google Workspace | Zoom | Telegram | Adobe Pro | WordPress | Mailchimp | Sprout Social
Languages: Ukrainian & Russian [native], English [proficient, C2]