[2] Following further studies, she worked in a variety administrative roles—including for the National Health Service, as an advertising copywriter, for a games production company and on a travel website—and then undertook publishing internships with such companies as Granta Books and the Literary Review, as well as being employed as Acquisitions Assistant at Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
[4][5] She co-founded, with Influx Press publisher Kit Caless, the LossLit digital literature project, and she has also been a judge for various literary awards including the Bridport Prize and the Creative Future Writing Awards,[6][7] as well as a regular participant and speaker at conferences and events, particularly about promoting diversity and inclusivity in the publishing industry.
[9][10] In 2018, Schilz set up the Rebecca Swift Foundation, a charity that advances the craft, creativity and wellbeing of women poets.
[1][12] Since 2021, Schilz has served on the board of English PEN,[13] taking over the role of vice-chair from Claire Armitstead, with Ruth Borthwick as chair.
She was a Queen's Ferry Press Finalist (Best Small Fictions), and in 2015 was chosen by Roxane Gay to feature in the Wigleaf Top 50.