Alex Fus
Getting the Word Out
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About Me

Getting the Word Out.

My Training

I earned my master’s in publishing from Portland State University, the only graduate program with an entirely student-run working press.

At PSU’s award-winning Ooligan Press, where “publishing education gets innovative,” I worked to publish two young adult fiction titles and a short story collection while coordinating press operations as the Publisher’s Assistant.

This hands-on experience, combined with my industry research on the latest developments in print and digital publishing through comprehensive courses in book editing, marketing, and design has prepared me to connect authors and readers in an ever-changing world of words.

Experience

Freelance Editor, Inkling Editorial
Aug. 2021–Present

Publishing Coordinator, Timber Press
Jan. 2017–Aug. 2021

  • Coordinate support for the Publisher, Managing Editor, and Production Manager while assisting all departments—including Editorial, Acquisitions, Production, Publicity, and Sales staff—and liaising with authors, agents, and publishing partners

Program Assistant, Late Night Library
Sept. 2015–Sept. 2016

  • Organize literary nonprofit’s programming and marketing outreach to authors, publicists, and publishers

Copyeditor, Wipf & Stock Publishers
Aug. 2013–Sept. 2016

  • Communicate with authors to propose revisions and resolve queries with sensitivity and style

  • Collaborate with senior editors, typesetters, and designers to move projects forward ahead of deadline

Publisher’s Assistant, Ooligan Press
Mar. 2015–June 2016

  • Manage communication channels to coordinate operations, plan events, and represent press to the public

Student Outreach Coordinator, Clark Honors College & University Housing
Jan. 2012–Aug. 2013

  • Promoted academic programs to students, parents, and donors in print, by phone, and in person

Editor-in-Chief, Ephemera, Clark Honors College Creative Arts Journal
Jan. 2013–June 2013

  • Executed multimedia public relations strategy and planned 4 major outreach events to attract 150 submissions of student art, poetry, and prose

  • Administered $5,000 budget, coordinated production schedule, and supervised editorial process
    from staff training to layout design, printing, and distribution, ultimately increasing readership by 40%

Head Copy Editor, Ethos, University of Oregon’s Multicultural Magazine
June 2011–Aug. 2013

Editorial Board, Oregon Undergraduate Research Journa
June 2011–Aug. 2013

Senior Fiction Editor, Unbound, University of Oregon Literary Magazine
Sept. 2011–June 2013

Education

Master of Science in Writing: Book Publishing
Portland State University
June 2016
GPA 3.86, Sigma Tau Delta

Bachelor of Arts in English
Minor in Journalism: Communications
Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
June 2013
GPA 3.91, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

Skills

Technical

  • Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • MS Office Suite and Google Apps

  • Cision, BookScan, and Filemaker Pro

  • XML, HTML, EPUB, and WordPress

Editorial

  • CMOS

  • MLA

  • SBL

  • AP