Au Pair and Housekeeper
May 2009 to September 2009 Cape Cod, MA, USA
Editor
September 2006 to October 2009 Delius Books, Berlin, Germany
• Chief editor of National Geographic’s The Knowledge Book
• Editor of National Geographic’s The Science Book, Essential Visual History of the Bible, Essential Visual History of the World, and Essential Visual History of World Mythology
• Editing and fact checking, and proofreading text for non-fiction English language books
• Researching for potential titles, creating outlines and sample pages
• Commissioning authors, translators, and proofreaders
• Regulating workflow for projects
• Writing text, marketing material, and German to English translation work
• Picture research using archives such as Getty Images, Corbis, and AKG Images
• Communicating with German editorial team and other licensees
Intern for the Division of Senior Historian
January 2006 to July 2006 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
• Maintained activity log for division while providing monthly reports
• Dealt with external and internal research requests from both laymen and scholars
• Revised or wrote numerous documents for publication through the museum including two articles for the Online Holocaust Encyclopedia, “North Africa” and “Pastor Niemöller”
• Composed two research papers for internal use: Jews of North Africa and Deportees From Belgium and France to Killing Centers
Transcriber and HTML Tagger
2004 to 2005 Atkins Library: Special Collections, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Transcribed oral interviews for the Before Brown project on the desegregation of schools in North Carolina
• Provided keywords and summaries for each transcribed interview
• Gave HTML tags for each transcribed interview on the online database
Diplome(s) :
Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle
Octobre 2009 Master 1 Lettres modernes parcours études des genres et littérature francophone
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
August 2004 to June 2006 History BA, Minor in Cultural Anthropology
• Grade Received: Cum Laude With a Cumulative GPA of 3.77 (on 4.0 Scale)
• Dissertation: Social Definitions of Women During the Counter-Reformation; Grade Received: A (Scale A to F)
• Graduated with History Department Honors. Member of Phi Kappa Phi History Honors Society. Made Chancellor’s list in 2007 and Dean’s list in 2005 and 2006. Participated in the Washington, D.C. Internship Program offered through the Honors School in 2006. Received the Davenport Scholarship offered by the History Department in 2005. Language classes: Elementary French III and Intermediate French Conversation.
State University of New York at Oswego
August 2002 to June 2004 Pursued English Literature Major Before Transfer
• Participated in study abroad program to London in 2003. Made Dean’s list in 2003 and President’s list in 2004. Language classes: Elementary French I & II.
Williamson High School
September 1999 to June 2002 New York State Regents Diploma
• Was in the Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature class. Took three university-level classes in Psychology, Sociology, and U.S. History.
Motivations :
Je suis étudiante du Master 1 Lettres modernes à l'université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle. Je suis américaine donc anglais est mon langue maternal. Je parle aussi français et allemand. Je cherche un travail du temps partiel (moins de 20 heures par semaine).
