Professional Experience
SUMMARY: highly self-motivated and hard-working; ability to communicate well with all levels; extremely organized and detail oriented; proficient with computers; adaptable to many environments
SKILLS: able to copy edit manuscripts electronically using MS Word's track changes; able to create back-of-book indexes for nonfiction books using Sky Index Pro
Expertise
Editor
20 Years
Production (print)
20 Years
Other, Specify
2 Years
Specialty
Education
5 Years
Business (general)
20 Years
Health
5 Years
Industries
Academia Other
20 Years
Book Publishing Trade/B2B
20 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
20 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Cohen Carruth, Inc. (10+), Grey House Publishing (3-5), independent authors (1-2)
Other Work History
NYS certified Teaching Ass't (2010-13)
• Worked @ school for students w/disabilities, first as 1:1 aide, then as classroom ass't
• Helped students of different ages/functioning levels meet Individual Education Plans through direct teaching, proficiency w/new technology
• Helped students meet curriculum standards by leading Smart Board lessons
Editorial/Production Management, Books (1997-2008)
• Worked weditorial, marketing, production to launch new projects
• Managed production of 24-36 books/yr from author manuscript to bound book
• Saved company time/money by tightening production schedules/budgets
• Ensured quality by reviewing work of copy editors, typesetters, proofreaders, indexers
Editorial/Production Management, Journals (1990-97)
• Established relationships w/editors of journals
• Worked w/internal staff/outside vendors to shepherd manuscripts through production process
• Saved company money by editing journal articles in-house according to style
Technical Skills
Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Indexing
Computer Skills
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Sky Index Pro
Associations
American Society of Indexers
Editorial Freelancers Association