Jordon Simmons-
620 Sutter St Apt 501 | San Francisco, CA| 94102
PROJECT MANAGER SUMMARY
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Managing the production of books and journals from the receipt of a manuscript to the delivery of final products
Coordinate with authors, publishers, and internal production staff to ensure the completion of projects on time and within
the project budget
Monitor project schedule and budget, through project life cycle
Skilled at lessons learned and cost/schedule analysis
EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE
Detail Publishing
San Francisco, CA
Project Manager
May 2015 - Present
Research and identify new publishing partners to approach
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Maintain frequent contact with clients, guiding them through the publishing process
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Liaise with the editorial team to make sure all content is delivered to schedule
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Work with the designer to check printer proofs before press
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Write print specifications and liaise with printers throughout the process
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Assign facebook and google ads budget and oversee ads for multiple book campaigns
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Amazon
San Diego, CA
E-Commerce Sales Manager
May 2013-October 2015
Responsible for the overall strategic roadmap and day-to-day management of a portfolio of business activities and
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ecommerce products which support the customer experience.
Manage multiple ecommerce development and other technical projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
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Actively define and manage the project life cycle from project kickoff through development, testing, launch, and
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ongoing maintenance.
Provide weekly status reporting to ensure everyone included in the project has an understanding of major milestones,
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timelines, and whether assigned projects are on track to meet expected delivery dates
Hotghostwriter
Editor in Chief |Writing Expert
March 2021- July 2021
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Worked with marketing to help promote, sell, and market romance novels on online platforms and paperback editions
Wrote during intensive deadlines and exceeded expectations of clients and readers
Adjusted novel according to client feedback and generated rave reviews from subscribers and new readers
Acted as a formatting expert and problem solver for sales team. Day-to-day efforts include generating and managing
agency/publisher partnerships as well as creating and pitching customized strategic solutions aimed at maximizing net
revenue from published novels
Detail Publishing
San Diego, CA
Manuscript Specialist | Creative Writer
May 2011 - April 2013
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Worked with marketing to help promote, sell, and market romance novels on online platforms and paperback editions
Wrote during intensive deadlines and exceeded expectations of clients and readers
Adjusted novel according to client feedback and generated rave reviews from subscribers and new readers
Acted as a formatting expert and problem solver for sales team. Day-to-day efforts include generating and managing
agency/publisher partnerships as well as creating and pitching customized strategic solutions aimed at maximizing net
revenue from published novels
Healthyalive
San Francisco, CA
Copyeditor | Health and Wellness
May 2009 – March 2011
Generated own sales leads through a specific framework that included cold calling, free competitive analyses, and
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projections of lead costs vs. other channels
Generated leads for paralegal advisors by using landing pages and ad spending to generate leads
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Delivered highly qualified leads with far lower CPAs than competition
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Most recently, leveraged AdWords to sell every listing on a private community’s website all for less than the paralegal’s
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commission on one listing (including ad spend).
Services include lead generation, SEM (Adwords & Bing), landing page creation/optimization, and conversion optimization
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EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Google Analytics Certified Individual
January 2019
Google AdWords Certified Individual
December 2019
Amazon Published Author
Present
Academy of Art University
Master of Arts in Film and Television
San Francisco, CA
May 2021
Tougaloo College
Bachelor of Arts in English
Tougaloo, MS
September 2014 - May 2019
Summer Writing Program – Tougaloo Art Colony
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Summer 2015
Intensive, 6 week business program for liberal arts majors
Created weekly schedules and helped students ages 12-17 learn about the process of book writing, creative writing, and
grammar
Greatly improved Writing Proficiency with an intensive 3 week course offered within the program focusing on advanced
literature and plot structure
INTERESTS
Crime documentaries, Poke bowls, reading and writing of course!, playing drums, dank memes, Nickelodeon, & music festivals
