Constance Grady

UX Designer

Queens, New York, United States15 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Experienced in managing book coverage and cultural analysis.
  • Strong background in editorial roles across multiple organizations.
  • Proficient in various writing and editing techniques.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media Professional with strong editorial and writing expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

EditingWriting

Other Skills

Copy EditingPublishingProofreadingEditorialFact-checkingCopywritingCreative WritingResearchFacebookText Editing

Experience

Vox.com

2 roles

Senior Correspondent

May 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

Copy EditingPublishingProofreadingEditorialFact-checkingEditing+4

Staff writer

Mar 2016Present · 10 yrs

  • Managed Vox book coverage, including reviews and news coverage; wrote reviews; wrote cultural analysis; interviewed authors.
Copy EditingPublishingProofreadingEditorialFact-checkingEditing+4

Nyu press

Editorial Assistant

Sep 2011Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Supported two editors in publishing 25 total titles per season; supported authors; drafted copy for web, catalog, and jackets; transmitted manuscripts; drafted and processed contracts, p&ls, and editorial memos; managed dataflow into title management database; managed interns; solicited and edited author blog posts; solicited and managed peer reviews; solicited and managed book endorsements.

Houghton mifflin harcourt

Adult trade group editorial intern

Jan 2011May 2011 · 4 mos

  • Wrote reader’s reports; drafted rejection letters; entered permissions data into title management database; built mailing lists and managed bulk mailings; filed.

Waxman literary agency

Freelance manuscript reader

Aug 2010May 2011 · 9 mos

  • Wrote reader’s reports of manuscript submissions.

Bloomsbury usa

Walker & Company Editorial Intern

Aug 2010Dec 2010 · 4 mos · New York, NY

  • Managed authors’ online presence; wrote reader’s reports; applied for CIP data; formatted manuscripts for transmittal; handled mail; photocopied; filed.

Browne and miller literary associates

Intern

Jan 2010May 2010 · 4 mos

  • Evaluated query letters for rejection or consideration; wrote reader’s reports of manuscript submissions; weeded file room.

Education

Columbia Publishing Course

Jan 2010Jan 2010

University of Chicago

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — English Language and Literature/Letters

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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