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Skills

  • Copy flow supervision
  • Copyediting precision
  • Supervision
  • Framework media familiarity
  • Fact-checking and source verification
  • Team building
  • Project organization
  • Author collaboration and support
  • Deadline-driven
  • Leadership and task delegation

Work Experiences

  • Conducted developmental edits and structural revisions for bestselling framework books, enhancing narrative flow and character development.
  • Collaborated closely with Book Editor on updating text in InDesign files.
  • Helped authors improve the clarity of their writing by suggesting specific revisions.
  • Adjusted content release schedules for metric publications.
  • Conducted developmental edits for bestselling procedure books.
  • Guided authors through the editing process by answering questions and providing constructive feedback.
  • Collaborated with acquisitions to grow the Cedar Works catalog.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with production, design, and marketing teams.
  • Created and analyzed detailed editorial reports to track manuscript success rates and make data-driven decisions, achieving program.
  • Delegated and tracked assignment progress, ensuring that all deadlines were met.

Summaries

  • Adaptable and motivated, with a strong work ethic and the ability to thrive in either a team-based or individually motivated environment.
  • Initiative, process, and framework are all available.
  • Experienced editor with a track record of improving written works by providing detailed editing.
  • Accomplished Book Editor recognized for driving manuscript improvements.
  • Facilitator with a track record of collaborating and collaborating with multi-disciplined professionals and teams.
  • Data analysis Committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth, with a proven ability to build effective teams.
  • With hands-on experience, eager to learn new skills and advance knowledge.
  • Knowledge of QuickBooks in depth, as well as stakeholder engagement and project management abilities.
  • Book Editor with workflow optimization and client relations abilities.
  • Professional with project management, data analysis, and team leadership as well as other skills.

Accomplishments

  • Sourced and onboarded 10 new freelance editors, expanding the company’s editorial capacity and cutting down project backlog by 70%.
  • Successfully managed freelance editor contracts, enforcing deadlines and meeting budget expectations, which lowered project costs by 45%.
  • Developed and maintained comprehensive editorial guidelines that were adopted by 64% of in-house and freelance editors.
  • Managed the editorial process for 8-volume book series, ensuring timely completion and consistency across all editions.
  • Customized content solutions for client-specific needs, significantly improving customer retention and satisfaction by 24%.
  • Edited and proofread manuscripts across various genres, ensuring adherence to in-house and Miscellaneous style standards.
  • Trained emerging editors on company style and editorial techniques, strengthening editorial processes across compliance.
  • Streamlined the author-review process by implementing a collaborative document sharing system, reducing project bottlenecks.
  • Spearheaded the acquisition of 3 titles for the procedure genre, directly contributing to a 42% growth in catalog diversity.
  • Assisted in negotiating contracts with external vendors, reducing overall publication costs by 66% while maintaining quality standards.

Affiliations

  • Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), actively participating in critique sessions for children's books.
  • Served as a mentor via the Publishing Training Centre’s Professional Editors Development Program, offering editorial guidance to budding editors.
  • Member of the Publishing Association of Seattle, working towards raising the standard of local publishing and editing practices.
  • Engaged in the Manuscript Academy, regularly providing input on manuscript critique sessions and offering submissions advice to new writers.
  • Contributed editorial expertise to the Historical Novel Society (HNS), focusing on maintaining historical authenticity in manuscripts.
  • Member of the Media Ecology Association (MEA), with a specific focus on the impact of media environments on reading habits and publishing innovations.
  • Partnered with the National Association of Scholars (NAS), contributing insights into the methodologies of academic editing and review.
  • Contributor to the 2018 editorial panel for the Young Publishing Professionals Network in Atlanta, sharing strategies for navigating modern publishing challenges.
  • Certified in SEO copywriting for digital publications through the Power BI Digital Media Workshop to expand reach for client manuscripts.
  • Collaborated with the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) for industry-standard knowledge and networking.

Certifications

  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Book Publishing Certificate from the Columbia Publishing Course
  • Salesforce
  • SEO for Editors Certification from framework
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • Scrivener Intermediate Editing Certificate from Literature and Latte
  • Inclusive Language Best Practices Certificate from Beacon Labs
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Editors Workshop
  • Copyright Workshop Certification for Writers and Editors from Lakeside Partners
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

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