Michelle Wiener

Current

• Writer (freelance) at Interweave Press

Past

• Managing Producer // Very Short List at IAC
• Managing Editor at K & K Media & Publishing, LLC
• Associate Editor at SoHo Publishing Co.

• Teaching Assistant at Miami University

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Education

• Miami University
• Northwestern University

Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Very Short List

Michelle Wiener’s Experience

• Writer (freelance)

  Interweave Press

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  Contribute 1200-word article to quarterly publication Interweave Crochet Magazine.

• Managing Producer // Very Short List

  IAC

  (Public Company; IACI; Internet industry)

  August 2008 — June 2009 (11 months)

• Managing Editor

  K & K Media & Publishing, LLC

  (Online Media industry)

  May 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 3 months)

  Launched online magazine on Western religions published by startup media company: Directed all content for bi-weekly updates: four 500-word articles plus promotional materials, editing and formatting all copy, HTML-coding and uploading all copy, researching and writing daily content: blog topics, calendar events, fun facts and inspirational quotes, hiring and managing freelance staff, maintaining schedule and style guide, serving as liaison between publishers and Web designers, service providers, PR/marketing, collaborating with PR on special events to generate traffic.

• Associate Editor

  SoHo Publishing Co.

  (Publishing industry)

  April 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 2 months)

  Compiled, wrote, and edited front of book, feature articles, and fashion copy for Vogue Knitting, Knit.1, and Knit Simple, all quarterly knitting publications.
  
  Launched trunk show program for Vogue Knitting, boosting wholesale magazine orders, strengthening ties with advertising yarn shops, and creating stronger relationships with readers.
  
  Created the Knit.1 blog.
  
  Managed Web content for all magazines: collaborated on redesigns, wrote previews and updates.

• Teaching Assistant

  Miami University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 1996 — June 2002 (5 years 11 months)

  Developed and taught courses on writing, English literature, and women's studies. Co-authored the College Composition Teacher’s Guide and College Composition at Miami. Created Web site for Women’s Studies department. Planned the Symposium on Race, Class, and Gender and the Summer Institute for Literary History Conference, two-day events for student and faculty presentations of academic research, well attended by representatives of colleges and universities around the U.S. Served as adviser for Association of Women Students.

Michelle Wiener’s Education

• Miami University

  M.A., ABD , British Literature, Composition & Rhetoric , 1996 — 2002

• Northwestern University

  BA , English , 1989 — 1993

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Michelle Wiener’s Websites:

• Very Short List

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