Overview

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N: Zarren Mykhail Kuzma

E: zmkumza[at]outlook.com

W: www.zarrenkuzma.com

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zmkuzma

PDF: Resume

B: Blog

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Writing

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• “Chestnut Trifold”, Short Story, Jersey Devil Press, Issue 40, March 2013, http://www.jerseydevilpress.com/?page_id=4423.

• n0de, a history (circa 2011) (not published, not applied)

• ​“St. Louis, MO” | Essay | Duke University Synergy Magazine, Issue 2, Fall 2009 | http://issuu.com/duke_synergy/docs/synergy2009fall_final/5

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Work History

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Full Time

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• Walmart eCommerce & Jet.com | Hoboken, NJ | Books, Movies & Music | Category Manager II | March 2018–Present

• Walmart eCommerce & Jet.com | Hoboken, NJ | Books | Category Manager I | February 2017–March 2018

• Jet.com | Hoboken, NJ | Category Management | Books & Other Media | Senior Category Manager | January 2017–February 2017

• Jet.com | Hoboken, NJ | Category Management | Books & Other Media | Category Manager | March 2016–January 2017

• Penguin Random House | New York, NY | Penguin Young Readers Group | Sales Analyst | August 2014–March 2016

• Penguin Random House | New York, NY | Puffin/Speak Books | Editorial Coordinator | Sep 2013–Aug 2014

• Penguin Random House | New York, NY | Puffin/Speak Books | Editorial Assistant | Aug 2012–Sep 2013

• Penguin Random House | New York, NY | Puffin/Speak Books | Temp Editorial Assistant | Apr 2012–Aug 2012

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Part Time

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• Penguin Group (USA), Inc. | New York, NY | Dial Books for Young Readers, Temp | April 2012–August 201

• Please Touch Museum | Philadelphia, PA | Guest Experience Host | Sep. 2011–April 2012

• Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham, NC | Ticket Representative | Jun. 2010–Aug. 2011

• Duke University Football | Durham, NC | Video Team | Video Assistant | Jun. 2010–Aug. 2011

• Duke Digital Production Center | Perkins Library, Durham, NC | Scanning Assistant | Jun. 2010–Oct. 2010
   

Internships

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• Penguin Random House | New York, NY | Puffin/Speak Books, Editorial Intern | Feb 2012–Apr 2012

• W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. | New York, NY | Trade Editorial Intern | Sep. 2011–Dec. 2011

• NAHA Marketing, Inc. | Philadelphia, PA | Intern | May 2005–Aug. 2005

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Education

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• Temple University College of Liberal Arts | Philadelphia, PA | MFA in Creative Writing Candidate | Dropped out 2012 - No Degree

• Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences | Durham, NC | B.A. in Literature | September 2010

  • Duke University Resident Life and Housing Services; Durham, NC | Resident Advisor | Jun. 2009–May 2010

  • Literature Major’s Union | 2008–2010Best Peer Editor | Duke University Short Fiction Course | Spring 2010

  • Duke Engage; Lexington Elementary School, St. Louis, MO | Teaching Assistant | May 2008–Aug. 2008

  • Duke Club Baseball | 2006-2009

  • Duke University Textbook Store; Bryan Center, Durham, NC | Store Clerk | Aug. 2006–May 2007

• Friends Select School | Philadelphia, PA | High School Diploma | June 2006

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