Lisa Marie Shaw

EDUCATION:
University of Denver	Aug 2007
Certificate in book publishing upon completion of a four-week graduate level seminar
Michigan State University	May 2007
College of Arts and Letters; Honors College; 3.9 GPA Majors: Professional Writing, Emphasis on Editing and Publishing  Minors: English, Journalism
EXPERIENCE:
Time Inc.	2008 - Present
Copy desk intern, Coastal Living magazine fact-check articles for accuracy, grammar and style write original content for both the Web site and magazine answer reader and PR queries
University Research Initiative	2007
Research Aide to Dr. David Cooper communicated with library’s Special Collections across the country performed detailed and precise searching using online indexes and databases documented findings in status memos and a final report
Instructional Computing Technology Committee	2007
Focus Group Developer developed and edited questions for each group transcribed audio from each meeting organized, planned, and ran each focus group meeting
Residential Option in Arts and Letters (ROIAL)	2005-2007
Publicist created and designed all promotional materials, including brochures, invitations, flyers, handouts, banners, FAQ sheets, newsletters, and event calendars worked on a large-scale recruitment project, which involved speaking with prospective students, coordinating campus visits, and responding to inquiries
ACTIVITIES AND INVOLVEMENT
Red Cedar Log	2006-2007
Journalism Intern covered campus events and wrote articles to be published in the annual yearbook
Writers’ Bloc: MSU’s Professional Writing Student Organization	2006-2007
Secretary handled all communications issues, which included sending out mass emails to the organization and developing a listserv wrote meeting minutes and published them online
Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction	2006-2007
Editorial Intern and Office Manager screened manuscripts for the Editor’s Prize contest logged manuscript details into an Excel database wrote and mailed special and standard rejection letters created a searchable database for past contributors of FG served as the liaison between FG and the MSU Press
The Big Green Online Magazine	2005-2007
Copyeditor copyedited the assigned sections of the magazine before each issue is published every month
Red Cedar Review	2005-2006
Poetry Genre Reader  read and judged manuscripts for acceptance by discussing submissions in small groups volunteered at fundraising events
In Essence: Adventures and Misadventures in Green and White	2005
Editing Staff  created the house style guide read and copyedited accepted manuscripts held weekly staff meetings to decide publishing specifications and editing decisions
Kiddie Literature Club	2004-2007
Technical Advisor designed, created, and maintained the web space planned large-scale community events at public and campus venues organized the annual Book Drive for three consecutive years served on both the Clarion Young Authors Conference and Youth Writing Competition committees
Pleasantview Elementary School	2004-2005
Reading Club Co-Founder Helped first grade students comprehend and engage in reading material by acting out stories and various other activities
SKILLS
Familiar with Photoshop CS & CS2, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX & 8, Adobe InDesign CS2, and Microsoft Office XP applications Four-semester proficiency in Spanish