Danielle Poiesz – Editor

Double Vision offers freelance editing services for a variety of written projects at reasonable rates. Owner and editorial guru, Danielle Poiesz, has experience with myriad projects, including novels, short stories, newspaper articles, memoirs, nonfiction, resumes, query letters, student theses, and more. She also has worked in technical and corporate settings writing and editing copy decks for websites, database and product manuals, development requirements, interview transcripts, marketing materials, and more. Whatever your project, she can help make it sparkle. She's not the only one at DVE who can help, though. Danielle has carefully cultivated a team of editors who have a wealth of wide-ranging skills and specialties, and Danielle can pair clients with the right editor for their project needs. DVE works with a variety of clients from self-published authors, to traditional publishers, to small presses, to small businesses, to Fortune 500 companies, and more. We pride ourselves in helping our clients meet--or even exceed--their goals, whatever they may be. Visit for more information.

Supported two senior editors—working on women’s fiction, romance, political nonfiction, thrillers, memoir, and health titles—in addition to building personal list and managing Pocket After Dark, Pocket’s romance and urban fantasy website. Responsible for all paperwork pertaining to titles, such as contract proposals, Profit & Loss statements, mechanicals, payments, etc., as well as additional administrative and editorial work assigned by supervisors, executive editor, editorial director, and editor-in-chief. Served as solo editor for a number of authors, as well as completing edits for authors on my superiors’ lists, including many bestselling authors. Worked with marketing and digital groups to ensure Pocket After Dark runs smoothly, as well as performed weekly site moderation, troubleshooting, uploading content, and Tweeting. Attended weekly editorial meeting. Cover conferenced titles when appropriate. Checked blues and galleys. Presented at positioning meetings as needed. Created tip sheets, sales bullets, and audio scripts. Responsible for tracking and reading submissions. Composed rejection letters. Created bookseller letters and mailings. Maintained relationships with authors and assisted with various stages of the publishing process. Developed relationships with agents and solicit and receive submissions. All clerical duties as needed.

Performed proofreading services on a variety of materials, including single-issue comics, trades, descriptive/cover copy, e-mail blasts, marketing materials, and more.

Provided editorial consulting services as a Senior Editor (Dec. 2012 – Oct. 2013), including editing, acquiring, and managing, and presenting titles to Macmillan sales department as editorial director (Dec. 2012 – May 2013).

Responsible for ensuring quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of internal business process systems and external consumer-facing products. Played integral role in project conception, requirements gathering, and functionality/usability implementation. Assisted in writing original requirements documentation. Edited requirements documentation. Liaised with business/project lead to ensure needs are being met. Created test plan and test cases, and executes testing. Performed regression testing, smoke testing, and approved launch of project. Headed project to rewrite, redesign, edit, and reformat internal system documentation for systems such as Firebrand Title Management.

Responsible for all editorial aspects of the Book Country site, pre- and post-launch. Participates in marketing/promotional endeavors, as well as attends conferences on behalf of Book Country. Played integral role in building, designing, and creating Book Country’s self-publishing arm, as well as launching the community itself. Tasks included reviewing wireframes, writing copy, coding CMS and HTML where needed, creating exclusive content, advising on and managing the publishing process from an editorial and sales perspective. Helped create pricing/earnings structures. Managed pre-launch Quality Assurance process for Book Country. Performed tests, recorded bugs, and liaised with tech team to ensure bugs were fixed. Read and reviewed books. Recommended possible acquisitions to Penguin editors (one of which was acquired in a two-book deal). Liaised with members and agents and connects them when necessary. Wrote exclusive industry articles. Participated in discussions. Played both roles of tech support and customer service through five separate email mailboxes. Co-hosted/managed bi-weekly Twitter chats. Shared social media responsibilities. Tracked, distributed, and managed self-publishing arm/authors/books. Worked with finance to ensure proper payment of self-published authors. Suggests and continues to participate in new initiatives and ideas brought about by the team. All other duties as needed.

Supported VP of Sales, Director of Wholesale Sales, and ten sales reps in the US and Canada. Responsible for trade show registrations and the coordination/delivery of all products/materials. Created presentations, spreadsheets, and kits for all sales meetings. Assigned special title solicitations to sales reps. Coordinated in-house conferences. Fulfilled sales rep/client requests for information/ samples. Maintained and updated client databases. Inputted and processed co-op materials and check requisitions. Supplied current mailing list for kits each month. Oversaw creation of displays/prepacks as requested. Advised sales reps of schedule changes and update relevant client documents. Executed mass-mailings as needed. Sent out sales rep mail, tracked expenses for all reps, ensured payment of contractor. All clerical duties as needed.

Executed script analysis with coverage. Gathered and organized production and casting information. Performed general clerical duties in addition to tasks such as creating expense reports and scheduling high-profile meetings/premieres.