Lauren A. Johnson

GenZ Publishing, New Jersey  |  April 2017 – present

Senior Administrator, Assistant Editor (under the name L. Austen Johnson)

• Managed interns and marketing assistants. 

• Acted as a beta-reader and editor for various genres, including contemporary novels, young adult fiction, and poetry collections (e.g. Amazon bestseller Ozark Howler).

• Designed promotional graphics, press packets, and book covers using Adobe Design Suite. 

• Wrote blog articles, press releases, and social media posts. 

• Supervised a team to assess new book queries.

 

The Flowerdew Hundred Collection, Charlottesville, VA  |   Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2017

Undergraduate Researcher

• Developed research problems to study.

• Catalogued and measured artifacts and documents, most notably colonial-era pipe stems.

• Studied and implemented preservation techniques of artifacts.

• Assisted the curator in managerial tasks, such as scanning documents, managing Flowerdew's Facebook page, and organizing the lab. 

 

Jefferson’s University Early Life Project, Charlottesville, VA  |  May 2016 - Dec. 2016

Intern and Researcher via The Institute for Public History

• Worked with university archival materials (official university records as well as letters/diaries by students/faculty and early university publications).

• Learned and implemented document transcription and editing, XML coding/document mark-up, and navigation of a relational database.

• Wrote primary-source-based research papers, which are posted on the JUEL website.

 

Archaeotek Roman Imperial Excavation, Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania  |  July – August 2015

Excavator (Field School)

• Excavated the Domus Procuratoris at Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa (1st century CE)

• Explored the history of Roman Dacia through a lecture series

• Wrote a research report as part of an independent study.

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K-world Style, Kworldstyle.com, Virtual  |  2010 – 2014

Editor, Administrator

• Served as an Editor: supervised communications, edited and developed website content (design and copy), and managed recruitment of new writers.

• Developed and produced original article and video ideas.

• Headed up advertising and outreach.

• Contributed to social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Tumblr)

 

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Remember When Designs  |  September 2013 - May 2014

 

Editor, Designer 

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Partnered with independent designer, Jennifer Hodges, to gain experience in the field of graphic design and project management by leading a team of photographers, writers, and designers to produce The Madeira School yearbook and other projects.

 

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The Office of U.S. Representative Martha Roby, Washington DC​  |  September 2012 - May 2013

Intern 

Served as an office aide: managed correspondences, created spreadsheets, contacted media organizations, arranged projects, and performed other administrative work.