Emma Cun­ning­ham is an ebook geek, dig­i­tal mar­keter and pub­li­cist, and avid reader. She cur­rently acts as the Con­tent & Social Media Man­ager for Croco Designs. Pre­vi­ously, she worked as the Pro­duc­tion Coor­di­na­tor for the Dig­i­tal and Inter­net depart­ment at Har­le­quin’s Toronto head­quar­ters and has now moved into a free­lance capac­ity. Emma is lucky to be immersed head-first in the chang­ing indus­try. She is also a STOTT PILATES Cer­ti­fied Instructor. She’s never off-the-clock, since her non-working hours are spent with her one-year-old daughter.

Emma can be reached at: emma@crocodesigns.com, on Twitter at @EmmaCunningham, or on her blog at http://www.emmacunningham.ca

CROCO DESIGNS – World-wide
Content & Social Media Manager, 10/2011 – Present

•  Helps authors create compelling copy for their websites
• Trains authors in social media platforms and aids them in creating a solid strategy
• Aids with digital publicity by securing reviews, guest blogs, and interviews

HARLEQUIN ENTERPRISES and CARINA PRESS – Toronto, Ontario
Production Coordinator, Digital & Internet, 05/2010 – July 2011 (6-month contract, renewed for another 7 months)

• Ran and managed a blog tour for Robyn Carr
• Managed ebook production schedule and metadata
• Helped maintain social media profiles including Tumblr, blog, and Twitter
• Liaised with bloggers for review requests
• Researched digital rights for frontlist and backlist titles

PLAYWRIGHTS CANADA PRESS– Toronto, Ontario
Intern, 04/2010 to 05/2010
Editorial and production

• Proofread plays and essays to find inaccuracies and misspellings
• Copyedited books to improve consistency, grammatical accuracy, and ensure adherence to brand guidelines

ON THE DANFORTH – Toronto, Ontario
Managing Editor, 11/2009 to 04/2010
Oversees the editorial and magazine day-to-day tasks

• Kept staff on task and ensures that all assignments are done on schedule
• Wrote fresh content including features, reviews, and news articles
• Assisted all levels of editors to ensure quality content

ONEMETHOD – Toronto, Ontario
Contract Technical Writer and Editor, 07/2009 to 09/2009
Technical writing for upcoming trainings on Nokia services

• Wrote Trainer’s Guides and ILTs for Nokia services including Nokia Messaging, Ovi, and N-Gage
• Conducted a thorough substantive, line and copyedit of materials written by other writers on the team
• Worked within the Nokia Brand guidelines

NO OFFICIAL CAPACITY –Toronto, Ontario
Editor-in-Chief, 01/2006 to 04/2007
Public Relations Director, 03/2005 to 01/2006
Staff Writer, 11/2004 to 03/2005
Advanced through a series of promotions, culminating in oversight of entire webzine. Editor-in-chief for a staff of over 10 writers. Assigned topics for coverage, accepted article submissions, edited and placed online using Joomla! software.

• Set guidelines and established the brand
• Increased writer productivity
• Created training materials to aid staff in writing better articles

SAVAGE DOG FILMS –Risskov, Denmark
Unit Publicist for Rip Cage, 01/2004 to 04/2007
Music Publicist for Seraphim 06/2008 to 08/2008
Helped create awareness of the films as part of a large team of promotional workers.

• Created successful press releases and secured promotional articles for Rip Cage
• Increased public awareness for musicians appearing on the Rip Cage soundtrack