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Eric Anest515 Corn Husk Way

Hockessin, DE 19707

(703) 853-3893

eric@ericanest.com

EXPERIENCE

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Wilmington, DE

Managing Director, Communications,August 2013present

Current Responsibilities:

Oversee all donor communications, ensuring a consistent and accurate message across allfoundation proposals and reports, direct mail campaigns and membership efforts

Lead donor communications staff, including one direct report and several collaborators

Spearhead Presidents Office communications projects, along with other special projects atPresidents request

Architectural Computer Services (ARCOM), Alexandria, VA

Editorial Director,January 2012August 2013

Assistant Editorial Director,August 2010December 2011

Workflow Coordinator/Technical Editor,June 2008August 2010

Responsibilities: Served as chief editorial expert for all company publications, technical marketing, and corporate

communications

Led in-house editorial staff Edited technical documents on an as-needed basis

Accomplishments:

Integrated a newly acquired company and product into editorial workflow Developed product and corporate style guides to standardize usage

Streamlined editing process by eliminating unnecessary steps

P&R Publishing Company, Phillipsburg, NJ

Associate Director of Editorial,October 2006June 2008

Sales and Marketing Associate,June 2005October 2006

Responsibilities (Editorial):

Managed work of outside editors, proofreaders, indexers, and designers

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Guided authors through editorial process Wrote marketing copy Maintained schedule of all P&R books

Responsibilities (Marketing):

Coordinated day-to-day operation of department, with influence into book titles and covers,marketing strategies, and ad placement

Designed catalogs and advertisements Managed select national accounts, establishing and evaluating terms of business Planned and attended trade shows, conferences, and other offsite meetings

Accomplishments:

Developed spreadsheet evaluating the financial viability of potential book projects Streamlined the publication process to reduce time needed to produce a book

Campus Store, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC

Advertising/Promotions Coordinator,August 2000May 2005

Responsibilities:

Planned and produced promotional materials Used graphic design software on a Mac computer

SKILLS

Computer Programs: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

General Skills: Management, Writing, Design, Blogging, Social Media, HTML, Organization, Multitasking

EDUCATION

MBA, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

September 2005September 2007

BA, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC

August 2001May 2005

Major: Publishing

Minor: Business Administration

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Summer 2004

Certificate: Political Journalism