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Julia Lynn Rubin

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

I am a highly ambitious author, writer, and educator who thrives in a fast-paced, challenging and deadline-driven environment. With over ten years of experience in creative content writing and copywriting, I strive to always turn in highly-polished, engaging and easily digestible copy for a wide variety of markets and audiences. My work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Penguin Random House's GetUnderlined.com, The Content Strategist and Fatherly.com, among many other websites.


I am the author of three commercially published young adult novels: Burro Hills (Diversion Books, 2018), Trouble Girls (Wednesday Books, 2021) and Primal Animals (Wednesday Books, 2022), along with a handful of published short stories that have appeared in various literary journals and online publications such as the North American Review.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Copywriter

The New School
06.2022 - Current
  • Write marketing, advertising copy and admissions material for The New School and its various highly acclaimed programs, adhering to the school's overarching "fearless progress" brand identity and personality.
  • Research for, edit and conduct student & alumni interviews and articles for re:D (Regarding Design), the annual Parsons School of Design alumni magazine.
  • Brainstorm and collaborate with the creative team on various admissions, enrollment, and marketing material for the university as a whole and its individual colleges.

Creative Writing Instructor

Sackett Street Writers
02.2022 - Current
  • Formulate and facilitate in-depth creative writing lesson plans and creative writing workshops with a specialization in young adult and middle grade fiction.
  • Provide one-on-one, intensive feedback sessions for creative writers and their works-in-progress.

Freelance Copywriter

BuzzFeed
08.2020 - Current
  • Conceptualize, write and create highly engaging, voice-driven shopping guides for partnerships with popular brands such as Amazon, Wayfair, Walmart, Target, HBO, and Hulu.
  • Pitch and frequently update detailed, click-worthy SEO-based posts on everything from fashion to home goods, movie round-up posts and television analyses of popular trending shows like Euphoria.

Freelance Copywriter

Penguin Random House
07.2016 - Current
  • Pitch and write regular content such as quizzes, reading lists and ad copy for GetUnderlined.com, Random House's YA fiction and lifestyle site that promotes their latest titles.
  • Research reviews and audience reception on Random House YA titles from book bloggers, Goodreads contributors, and trade review publications such as Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and Booklist.

Pre-K Literacy Facilitator

Brooklyn Public Library
07.2016 - Current
  • Plan and facilitate weekly pre-K literacy story-time lessons, curriculums and programming for children 3-5 and their parents and caregivers at the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library & local family shelters through the Brooklyn Outreach Center.
  • Read aloud from picture books in a lively and engaging manner for pre-K students while providing active literacy tips for parents and caregivers.
  • Demonstrate and teach new songs, rhymes and finger-plays.
  • Organize, set up, model and facilitate new weekly craft activities related to early literacy and teaching..

Education

MFA - Writing For Children & Young Adults

The New School
New York, NY
2017

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology And Film Studies

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
2012

Skills

  • Creative Writing Instruction
  • Unique Content Creation
  • Marketing and Advertising Copywriting
  • Story Development
  • Writing Revision
  • Brand Messaging
  • Short Stories
  • Editing
  • MLA Style
  • Fiction Writing

Accomplishments

    Burro Hills (Diversion Books, 2018)

    Trouble Girls (Wednesday Books/Macmillan, 2021)

    Primal Animals (Wednesday Books, Macmillan, 2021)


    Literary agent: Lauren Spieller of Folio Literary Management

Published Fiction

Burro Hills (Diversion Books, 2018)

Trouble Girls (Wednesday Books/Macmillan, 2021)

Primal Animals  (Wednesday Books/Macmillan, 2022)


Literary Agent: Lauren Spieller of Folio Literary Management

Timeline

Copywriter

The New School
06.2022 - Current

Creative Writing Instructor

Sackett Street Writers
02.2022 - Current

Freelance Copywriter

BuzzFeed
08.2020 - Current

Freelance Copywriter

Penguin Random House
07.2016 - Current

Pre-K Literacy Facilitator

Brooklyn Public Library
07.2016 - Current

MFA - Writing For Children & Young Adults

The New School

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology And Film Studies

University of Pittsburgh

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