SARAH A. HART
388 17th St. #3, Brooklyn, NY 11215  ▪  (917) 406-4917  ▪  sarahallisonhart@gmail.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Managing Editor, American Theatre magazine, September 2004–present
American Theatre is the national magazine for the nonprofit regional theatre; publishes 10 issues a year; has a circulation of about 25,000.

• report directly to editor in chief and publisher
• manage editorial staff of 6, art staff of 2 and advertising staff of 2 in all aspects of planning and production for monthly magazine
• hire and work with freelance writing staff; edit all content
• write news and short feature content for each issue; several long features each year
• maintain short-term and long-term editorial and production calendars; manage deadlines
• lead weekly editorial and photo meetings; contribute to monthly long-range planning meetings with executive director and publisher
• work with art director and editor in chief to determine maquette and approve all art for magazine
• oversee budget for entire magazine (editorial, art, printing, distribution, travel); handle all invoices
• coordinate with printer; responsible for final proof approval
• supervise all magazine content on the web; assist in planning site redesign
• administer a grant program which awards a stipend to three early-career arts writers each year
• helped plan and implement a full magazine redesign, which launched in November 2005

Assistant Editor, American Theatre magazine, January 2002–August 2004

• assisted in all aspects of editorial planning and production
• wrote content, interviewed artists and key people in theatre field, researched story ideas
• edited assigned stories and, when necessary, walked freelance writers through rewriting process
• served as primary photo liaison, obtaining photos from theatres, press agents and photographers; vetted photos for quality; worked with art director to prep photos for print
• transferred content from magazine to website each month; created web exclusive features; edited pages in Contribute and Dreamweaver; coordinated between art and web departments

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

Proofreader/Copy Editor, TCG Books, including August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, Lynn Nottage's Fabulation and Intimate Apparel, and conversations with Anne Bogart, 2006–present

Editor, Stage Directors Handbook, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, published by TCG Books, May 2006

Editor/Writer, National Theatre Artist Residency Program newsletter, Theatre Communications Group, 2002–2004 (3 issues)

EDUCATION

Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, BA English/Drama, cum laude
Served as editor in chief of weekly college newspaper; earned distinction for English comps

COMPUTER SKILLS

In Design, Quark, PageMaker, PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, Contribute, Microsoft Office; working knowledge of HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP, JavaScript; typing: 70 wpm