John DeSantis
New York, NY
currently: Job hunting
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Work history
Assistant Editor, Geography
tags:
product development
• deadline driven
• project management
• editorial
How would you describe your time at Pearson Education?
In my current role as the Assisant Editor for Geography, my main duties include Project Management on supplements for all Geography textbooks, contracting authors, maintaining editorial publishing schedules, processing payments, and researching sales trends in the industry for updates.
Before being promoted to Assistant Editor in Geography, I worked as an Editorial Assistant for Geology, where my responsibilities included conducting book review panels from assembly to completion, coordination of author manuscripts, administrative and clerical office duties, meeting/travel coordination, execution of contracts with authors and freelancers, and the maintenance of reviewer and company databases.... 
Production Assistant/Intern
tags:
intern (production assistant)
• production
• film & tv production
How would you describe your time at Starline Films?
As an intern I was responsible for conducting extensive research, and being involved with development and production responsibilities on 2 feature films and 2 feature length documentaries, and the maintenance of company database of over 2,000 contacts.
Sales Associate
tags:
customer service
• sales
• promote sales
• product management
How would you describe your time at Crate & Barrel?
As a Sales Associate my responsibilities included assisting customers through my honed knowledge of merchandise, and also maintaining the store displays throughout the workday as well as assisting in major seasonal display changes.
Education
Communication Arts
tags:
media
• fundraising
• film
• public relations
• television
• creative writing
• advertising
• communication arts
How would you describe your time at Ramapo College of New Jersey?
While at Ramapo College I took many diverse classes while my main focus was within media I also took the following relevant courses: Perspectives of Business & Society, Critical Thinking, Media Issues & Ethics, Fundamentals of Design, Media & Persuasion, Writing for the Media, Effective Speaking, Scriptwriting, Field Video Production, Principles of Advertising, Writing & Producing Narrative Fiction, Writing the Screenplay, Creative Advertising & Public Relations, Elements of Creative Writing, Children???s & Adolescent Literature
Also beginning in the Spring 2003, I became a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, and served as the President from 2005-2006. We organized many fund raising events on and off campus that helped multiple non-profit organizations such as the Special Olympics, American Cancer Society, Toys for Tots, and various food and clothing drives....
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