Lauren Grange

Communications Manager

Contact Profile
(801) 592-9829 Creative, energetic, and team-oriented individual with broad experience in
lkgrange@gmail.com content creation and management, including freelance writing, book
linkedin.com/in/laurengrange publishing production, social media branding and scheduling, and vendor
relationship management. Seeking a mission-driven team making an impact
Kent, WA on community and equity.

Key Skills Experience

Copywriting August 2019—Present
Editing Production Manager • Amazon • Seattle, WA
Style Guides • Produced more than 65 titles annually for Amazon Publishing imprints,
Storytelling overseeing editing, layout, and cover design.
• Led weekly stakeholder meetings to report on project statuses.
Content creation
• Developed and hosted org-wide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Project Management discussions and monthly team learning sessions for three years.
Vendor Relationships • Wrote quarterly data reports and team newsletters to circulate successes.
Leadership development • Collaborated with partner teams to develop and test new efficiency
Curriculum building processes and DEI tools for our projects.
Basic HTML
August 2015—July 2019
Adobe Suite Assistant Production Editor • HarperCollins Publishers • New York, NY
Microsoft Office • Managed production for five HarperCollins imprints, overseeing more
Google Workspace than 70 paperback editions per year.
• Copyedited new materials such as reading guides, exclusive chapters,
author interviews, and cover copy.
Education • Hired freelancers and reviewed their copyedits, proofreads, and indexes.
Brigham Young University Reprint Production Coordinator
BA in English Literature • Completed hundreds of purchase orders for HarperCollins titles.
Minor in Editing • Worked with vendors to coordinate timely, quality book manufacturing.
• Calculated production estimates, cost savings, and actively reduced
spending in excess of $100,000 in a year.
Volunteering
PTA Secretary 2022-2023 September 2013—August 2015
Undaunted Women refugee Campaign Manager and Editor • Sprint Marketing • Orem, UT
resettlement volunteer • Wrote content for B2B digital marketing campaigns using SEO for
landing pages, blog posts, newsletters, infographics, and eBooks.
• Edited all content for the company and published to client websites
Hobbies using WordPress and HTML.
Novel writing • Developed social media brand strategy and created content for internal
Reading and client marketing campaigns.
Hiking
Baking April 2012—August 2013
Gardening Freelance Writer • UT and ID
Watching documentaries • Wrote articles for various clients with topics ranging from tongue cleaners
and plastic molding to local news and events.
• Applied SEO best practices for key words and trending terms.
• Created viral articles gaining thousands of views.