Work Experience

Here you can find all my past work experience, the content I’ve produced, transferable skills, and all the other exciting stuff I’ve been up to! It all makes for a rivetting read and I’d hate for you to miss anything, but if you are short on time or after something in particular, you can click here for my work specifically within the publishing industry, here for the work I’ve done on various marketing and publicity campaigns outside of publishing, here for all the transferable skills my part-time jobs have given me, and here for my work in committee roles and on personal projects!

Prefer things to be more visual? You can see a gallery of some example assets I’ve made here.

Publishing

Marketing Executive, BookMachine Creative Agency, June 2023 – present

  • Managed marketing activity for upwards of 13 clients, including book launches, digital ad campaigns, organic social media, influencer activity, GA4 analysis, email campaigns, and monthly KPI reporting
  • Independently led a £1200 budget influencer campaign for an established client’s book launch, devising strategy, creating TikTok and reels briefs, sourcing participants, and managing client-influencer relationships. You can find some of the testimonials from those who worked with me here
  • Created long-term organic social media strategy documents for publishing and education clients, resulting in consistent performance increase
  • Developed communication skills as the lead point of contact for several clients, involving managing relationships, organising priorities, and updating and briefing relevant parties

Marketing Assistant, Oxford University Press (the Global Library Marketing team), May 2022 – June 2023

  • Planned and implemented our team’s marketing activity for frontlist products such as Open Access books and journals, Oxford World Classics, Oxford Handbooks Online, and Evidence Based Acquistion
  • Designed promotional sales and marketing materials using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva
  • Managed and delegated large budgets for campaigns
  • Created content for the @OUPLibraries Twitter account and independently oversaw a campaign which grew its following from c. 6000 to 8900 in 2 months
  • Worked as head of the monthly Global Librarian Newsletter, sourcing, creating, and editing content for our librarian audience
  • Presented quarterly analysis of Global Library Marketing KPIs and monthly analysis of social channels to team members, using tools such as Google Analytics
  • Pitched and implemented ideas for email marketing, blog and social media content, and digital advertising to connect with our team’s global librarian audience (example content here)

Work Experience, UCLan Publishing – Sepetmber 2021 – July 2022

  • You can view some of my assets made for the projects below here.
  • Collaborated with author Philip Caveney on his novel, Stand & Deliver!, working on acquisition, cover design, blurb copy, structural and copy editing, marketing and sales timelines, and my author-care skills (you can find Stand & Deliver! here)
  • Created a podcast with YA author Amy McCaw to promote Mina and the Undead using Adobe Audition
  • Recorded and edited an audiobook chapter for Kicking Off! (Eve Ainsworth) using Adobe Audition
  • Produced an audit of social media channels and proposed campaign strategy and assets for books such as Mina and the Slayers and Meet Matilda Rocket Builder
  • Volunteered at the Northern Young Adult (NYA) Literary Festival, ensuring the smooth running of workshops, book-signings, and panels
  • Developed one-on-one pitching and negotiation skills with a sales rep in a simulated Waterstones sales meeting, and created accompanying promotional materials for the middle-grade title, How to be more Hedgehog, as part of an assignment

Marketing and Publicity Work Experience, Saraband Books – March 2022 – May 2022 (one day a week)

  • Assisted in developing the marketing and publicity campaigns for frontlist fiction such as Sue Lawrence’s The Green Lady and Claire MacLeary’s Harcus & Laird series
  • Created campaign timelines, PR hooks, and marketing ideas for newsletters, blog posts, and social media assets
  • Provided proofreading and copyediting for Death Drop and The Call of the Cormorant
  • Researched, compiled, and contacted a list of potential publicity partners (such as book influencers and relevant press)
  • Gained a valuable insight into remote working in publishing

You can find some of the books I had the pleasure of working on here:

Marketing Intern, Raintree Publishers, March – May 2022

  • Participated in sales team meetings where I learnt about distribution, launching new products, and the international market
  • Conducted market research on relevant partners, competitors and distributors
  • Produced reports and Excel spreadsheets on competitor stats and our current stock to present to the team

Publishing Assistant Internship, Gibson Square Books – September 2021

  • Designed publicity campaigns for three books (Keir Starmer: The Unauthorised Biography, I Don’t Believe It! Letters of Complaint from Middle England, Chasing Hieroglyphs: My Journey to Egypt)
  • Identified and researched target audiences, market competition and potential reviewers
  • Planned sales pitches to major newspapers, magazines and bookstagrammers
  • Gained an understanding of how a small independent publishing press runs and valuable industry insight

Contributor, The Publishing Post – Autumn 2021 to present

Editor, Ta Voix Digital Publishing – Summer and Autumn 2020

  • Proofread and edited creative pieces submitted to the magazine, working on both poetry and short stories
  • Created individual reader’s reports on each piece to deliver feedback to the magazine’s writers, leading to a collaborative editing process and developing my ability to deliver constructive editorial criticism
  • An example of one of the volumes I edited on can be found here:
Ta Voix Volume 1: ResonanceDownload

Marketing and Publicity

PR and Digital Marketing Intern, Carbon Codes – September 2020

  • Worked as a small team to implement an effective PR strategy ahead of the start-up’s launch
  • Researched, contacted, and negotiated with potential partners such as lifestyle influencers, blogs and local food businesses
  • Pitched, wrote, and edited articles for magazines and online blogs to promote both Carbon Codes and their environmentally sustainable mission
  • Developed Instagram and Facebook posts that fit in with the brand’s social media strategy, using Canva and post scheduling tools
  • For an example of the work I was doing, a link to their website can be found here: https://www.carboncodes.co.uk/ and their social media is here: https://www.facebook.com/carboncodesuk/ and https://www.instagram.com/carboncodes/?hl=en

Digital Marketing Intern, Oxford Scholastica – March 2020

Marketing Intern, Oxford City Council – January to March 2020

  • Independently operated as the point of liaison between the city council, the team, and the program (involving email management, scheduling appointments and organising deadlines)
  • Produced a detailed report for the council which successfully pitched an improved social media marketing strategy (leading to the creation of a still-active online community group of 150, see here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/510685719871562/)
  • Conducted local market research as part of a team, aiming to increase communication with Oxford’s 8 twin cities
  • Communicated with international partners as a representative of the Council and University

Part-time

English Tutor, MyTutor – April 2019 to May 2022

  • Sold lessons to parents and other potential clients, using my pitching skills within short meeting timeframes
  • Timetabled my own lesson schedule as a self-employed tutor and communicated with clients to meet deadlines and provide great customer service
  • Planned and delivered over 400 lessons to help students improve both their academic and creative writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar, and encourage reading for pleasure
  • Consistent 5* rating and a track history in improving grades over the last GCSE period
  • If you are looking for an English tutor, check me (and my reviews!) out here: https://www.mytutor.co.uk/tutors/201461/

Sales Assistant, Primark Preston – 2017-2018

  • Proficient both on the shop floor and behind tills, having worked to create a welcoming experience for customers and acted as a friendly face for any customer enquiries
  • Organised stock and merchandised on the shop floor to keep the store tidy and appealing
  • Experienced in working as part of a team in one department (child’s-wear), and independently on my own department (homeware), developing both my intuition and friendly persona to maximise sales

Waitress, Barton Grange Hotel – 2016-2017

  • Flexible working in a fast-paced environment as part of a banqueting team, ensuring important events such as weddings and birthdays ran smoothly
  • Developed organisational skills, particularly learning how to prioritise and time-manage tasks to strict deadlines under pressure
  • Front-of-house work greeting guests and ensuring a welcoming atmosphere throughout the hotel, developing interpersonal skills
  • Highly efficient in responding to difficult situations in a calm and responsible manner (including drunk guests, food spillages, allergy information and tricky customer requests)

Extra-curricular

President of the Merton College English Society (former secretary 2018-2019), 2020-21

  • Organised society events (including booking venues and handling budgets) and applied my skills from other areas to pitch new event ideas, such as implementing an intersectional feminist book club
  • Budgeted the society’s £100 annual funds
  • Led the committee, including delegating tasks and effectively communicating between faculty and students

Vice President of the 1980 Society (Merton’s feminist society), 2019-2020

  • Led events such as discussion groups, debates, and society socials and ensured a high guest retention rate
  • Oversaw the society’s social media to create a consistent brand and promote a variety of events
  • Advertised the society to prospective members as a representative at University and College functions
  • Hosted a Q&A with leading Professor of Biodiversity E.J. Milner about being a woman in academia to an audience of 100+

Contributor to Oxford’s student newspaper, The Cherwell, 2019-20

  • Pitched creative ideas for articles, as well as wrote commissioned briefs
  • Created engaging content for the arts and culture section of the newspaper (see ‘Published Works’ for examples!)
  • Successfully met tight deadlines for submission alongside my degree workload

Influencer testimonials

“Megan has been amazing to work with. Communication was clear, the brief was good, everything has run smoothly, and honestly it’s been a pleasure – thank you!” – @jodie.melissa (Instagram)

“I loved the creator guide that was provided by the team. Megan was a delight to work with. Information was shared promptly.” – @jungian.reader (Instagram)

“This was a really well put together and organised campaign. Absolute joy to work with.” – @readingnpainting (Instagram)

Example asset gallery

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