1. Mollie Emma Broad
48 BeechHallCrescent
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E-mail:mollieb93@btinternet.com
EDUCATION Nottingham Trent University: BA (Hons) English. Grade: 2.1
September 2011- June 2014
Highams Park School/ Sixth Form, London
September 2004- 2011
A- Levels: English Literature (C); History(C); Biology(C).
AS: Chemistry(C); Critical Thinking (B).
GCSE’S: 13 A*- C, including English and Maths.
EXPERIENCE&
KEY ROLES
PR Assistant, SAGE Publishing- March 2015- present
SAGE Publishingisthe fifth largestacademic andprofessionalpublisherinthe world. Founded in 1965 to support
the disseminationofknowledgeand educate a global community, SAGE publishes more than 1000 journals and
over 800 new books each year.
 Responsible for managing the press calendar, writing press releases to publicise important corporate
announcements, such as acquisitions and book launches, as well as article level releases in promote key
research from the 1000+ journals.
 Pitching stories to the media and building relationships with journalists, as well as dealing with general
enquiries from via phone and email on a dailybasis, and keeping our press lists up to date.
 Managing the corporate Twitter and LinkedIn accounts; creating content that supports our press
announcements, and also using our channels as spaces to engage with our academic community.
 Monitoringmedia,newsoutletsand socialmediaforindustrynewsand updates.
 Engagingwithkey externalstakeholdersto representSAGE in externalmeetings,events and conferences.
Key achievements
 Helpedto establishSAGE as the leadingpublisherofresearchmethods,akeycorporateaim for 2016,
promotingthree research methodstexts,two researchmethodsproductsandtwoplatform redesigns.
 Leadingon both the logisticsandpromotionofa paneldebateheldinNovember2016 as part of the
EconomicandSocial ResearchCouncil’sFestivalof SocialScience.
 DoubledournumberofTwitterfollowersonour corporatechannel from 1,600tojust under4,000 in18
months.2016was the channelshighestperformingyearsinceitsinceptionin2011.
Video Audit Temp, The Happy Foodie, Penguin Random House- January- February2015
The Happy Foodie site, brings together recipes, interviews, features, and competitions from leading chefs in
support of Penguin Random House’s cookerybooks list.
 Responsible for compiling a database of all the cookery related video content from across the Random
House group for the creation of a YouTube channel using Microsoft Excel.
 Effectively selecting the most valuable content for inclusion on the site.
PublicityWorkExperience,Vintage,Penguin RandomHouse-December2014

2. PenguinRandom Houseisanadult andchildren’sfictionandnonfictionprintanddigitaltradebook publishersthat
employsmorethan 12,000peopleglobally.Establishedin2013, PenguinRandom Housepublishes70,000digital
and15,000 printtitles annually.
 Provided administrative support across the department, organising mailings, sorting and filing press cuttings
and undertaking research to identifybloggers to approach for reviews.
 Worked extensively with Excel to create a database of ‘The Best Books of 2014’ and their mentions in the
media.
 Created a display room to publicise the release of a new title to Random House staff. Designed posters and
showcardsin linewith the natureof the bookto enticestaff memberstogo to the room to find out moreabout
the title.
Publicity Work Experience, Little, Brown Book Group- November 2014
TheLittle,Brown BookGroup is a fictionandnonfictionprintand digitaltrade publishers. Since 2006, Little Brown
has been owned byHachette UK and is four times the winner of the Publisher of the Year Award.
 Assisted the author gift Christmas campaign, collating author and agent addresses, writing personalised
messages for each recipient and organising the mailing.
 General administrative support, such as photocopying and filing.
Editorial Work Experience, Insight Guides/ APA Publications- November 2014
Insight Guidesisa travel companybasedinLondon that creates travel guides for both commercial and domestic
purposes. Founded in 1970, todaythe companypublishes over 400 guides on 100 different locations.
 Edited a new edition of a phrasebook, as well as various eBook’s, checking for spelling/ grammar, structure,
correct contents and page numbers and reported back to the Chief Editor.
 Corrected formatting and misprint mistakes in a new guidebook using Typifyand InDesign.
 Wrote several entries for the Insight Guides blog site on various celebrations and occurrences, including
Beaujolais nouveau, to promote Insight guidebooks and Berlitzlanguage products.
Marketing and Editing Intern at Bold Strokes Books, Nottingham- January2013- June 2013
BoldStrokes Booksis a lesbian,gay, bisexualandtransgenderfictionpublisher.Foundedin2004 its mission is to
bring qualityqueer fiction to readers worldwide.
 Supported the marketing of the Bold Stokes Annual LiteraryFestival event through social media and through
the placement of printed materials at keyvenues around Nottingham.
 Assisted the Chief Editor during the event; setting up author panels, keeping time and note taking during
pitches from potential authors.
 Using various software programmes, including Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Word, to produce
advertisements for future events.
Course Representative- Sept 2012- June 2013
 Students’ spokesperson,responsible for communicating the concerns and feedback of over 300 students to
course leaders. Presented on these concerns at bi-monthly review meetings and fed back on outcomes to
students.
 Proposed solutions to key challenges, including increasing student engagement, promoting use of library
resources and housing of keymaterials.