Aaron Carr Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)

COMQUEST and its imprint ExamGuru offer U.S. medical board exam preparation materials for American medical school students studying to take their board exams. As Project Manager, I am solely responsible for the running of the entire Editorial department.• Scheduling, tracking, and managing all editorial projects for both print and video content• Recruiting and hiring and contracting authors, editors, designers, and admin support staff• Managing a team of 15–20 physician authors… Show more COMQUEST and its imprint ExamGuru offer U.S. medical board exam preparation materials for American medical school students studying to take their board exams. As Project Manager, I am solely responsible for the running of the entire Editorial department.• Scheduling, tracking, and managing all editorial projects for both print and video content• Recruiting and hiring and contracting authors, editors, designers, and admin support staff• Managing a team of 15–20 physician authors and editors to create medical content in addition to another 4–6 copyeditors, proofreaders, and admin team members to finalize and publish the content for publication through our website and mobile apps• Streamlined the editorial pipeline to more than triple our output compared to my predecessors, including automating many smaller project management tasks, overhauling the Author Guidelines and creating a company Style Guide to assist authors and editors, and working with editorial staff to increase retention and improve morale• Leading video conference meetings for the editorial team• Preparing periodic reports for project updates, budgets, and accounts payable• Audio and video editing as needed for video products• Working with the lead developer and CEO to add new features to the website and mobile apps Show less

Versatile writer, journalist, and copywriter with experience in a diverse range of subjects and publishing mediums and a highly tuned ability to write to specific target audiences.• Author of more than 230 juvenile non-fiction books• Specializing in educational texts tailored to K-12 curriculum• Subjects include science, social studies, history, language arts, sports, biographies, and high interest• My books have been published in five languages: English, French, Spanish… Show more Versatile writer, journalist, and copywriter with experience in a diverse range of subjects and publishing mediums and a highly tuned ability to write to specific target audiences.• Author of more than 230 juvenile non-fiction books• Specializing in educational texts tailored to K-12 curriculum• Subjects include science, social studies, history, language arts, sports, biographies, and high interest• My books have been published in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Arabic• Journalist and writer of news articles, feature stories, reviews, and opinion columns on a wide range of beats, including news, politics, business, the arts, and sports• Provide original photography to accompany my articles• Writing advertising copy for advertorial pieces• Working with clients to ensure all copy is on message and in keeping with the client's brand• Photographer for weddings and and live sporting events, such as hockey games and rodeos. Show less

Calgary, Alberta

I managed every aspect of book production, from creating prototypes and contracting authors to final handover to press of finished books, while ensuring the highest quality standards were maintained. I started with Weigl as an Assistant Editor in 2010. I earned three promotions in three years to become Senior Editor by 2013. From 2010 to 2013, I worked in Weigl's Calgary development office. From 2013 to 2015, I continued this job while working remotely. • Worked directly with authors on… Show more I managed every aspect of book production, from creating prototypes and contracting authors to final handover to press of finished books, while ensuring the highest quality standards were maintained. I started with Weigl as an Assistant Editor in 2010. I earned three promotions in three years to become Senior Editor by 2013. From 2010 to 2013, I worked in Weigl's Calgary development office. From 2013 to 2015, I continued this job while working remotely. • Worked directly with authors on revisions and rewrites• Edited manuscripts, including substantive editing, copy editing, line editing, and proofreading• Assessed reading levels and edited text to the desired grade level and curriculum standards using industry-standard readability metrics such as ATOS, Fountas & Pinnell, and Lexile• Worked directly with the publisher and art director to create prototypes for new books, including brainstorming ideas, researching curriculum correlations, and performing competition analysis to assess market opportunities or potential conflicts for proposed titles• Co-ordinated and supervised editorial staff, both in-house and freelance, to ensure each task in the production schedule was completed to budget and deadline• Sourced, co-ordinated, evaluated, and contracted freelance editors, writers, designers, and packagers• Managed the full production of 150 to 175 books per year, from concept to completion• Completed photo research for books and marketing materials• Assisted the production manager with the final production of books, including reviewing initial press proofs and working with the press to correct issues and print the books on time• Wrote and edited marketing materials, including catalogs, advertisements, brochures, and website copy• Prepared and analyzed budget reports• My books have been well-reviewed in leading trade publications, such as School Library Journal, Booklist, Foreword Magazine, and CM Magazine, and they are often ranked among Weigl’s best sellers Show less

High River, Alberta

Writer and photographer for the High River Times, a twice-weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 6,000. I also regularly submitted articles, photographs, cover photos, and feature stories to the Regional newspaper, a once-weekly paper serving approximately 40,000 people in southern Alberta, from Calgary to Fort Macleod.• Reported on a wide range of subjects, including general news, community news, sports, and arts and entertainment• Wrote recurring opinion columns for the… Show more Writer and photographer for the High River Times, a twice-weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 6,000. I also regularly submitted articles, photographs, cover photos, and feature stories to the Regional newspaper, a once-weekly paper serving approximately 40,000 people in southern Alberta, from Calgary to Fort Macleod.• Reported on a wide range of subjects, including general news, community news, sports, and arts and entertainment• Wrote recurring opinion columns for the editorial page• Primary photographer for the newspaper, including handling all photo-editing duties• Edited and proofread all copy and reviewed all layouts and photos to assist in the production of each paper• Created and managed the paper's Arts and Entertainment section, including establishing all contacts, maintaining up-to-date events listings, and designing page layouts• Uploaded content to the paper's website• Stepped in to act as interim editor to ensure the last two papers published during my tenure at the Times were completed by deadline and to the highest quality Show less

Nanton, Alberta

Worked independently in a minimally supervised environment as the sole editorial staff member for the Nanton News, a once-weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 1,000. My articles, feature stories, and photographs were also featured in the Regional newspaper each week. The Regional is a once-weekly paper serving approximately 40,000 people in southern Alberta, from Calgary to Fort Macleod.• Researched, co-ordinated, scheduled, wrote, and edited all editorial content for the Nanton… Show more Worked independently in a minimally supervised environment as the sole editorial staff member for the Nanton News, a once-weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 1,000. My articles, feature stories, and photographs were also featured in the Regional newspaper each week. The Regional is a once-weekly paper serving approximately 40,000 people in southern Alberta, from Calgary to Fort Macleod.• Researched, co-ordinated, scheduled, wrote, and edited all editorial content for the Nanton News• Covered beats on a range of interests, including general news, police/crime reports, community events, special interest, feature stories, arts and entertainment, and sports• Scheduled and co-ordinated freelancers to ensure full coverage of events throughout the paper's coverage area• Organized and co-ordinated a schedule with neighbouring Sun Media newspaper the Vulcan Advocate for weekend coverage throughout the readership areas of both papers• Proofread all copy and assisted with production, including dummying, pagination, and layout• Wrote copy in Microsoft Word, laid out pages in QuarkXPress, edited and soft proofed photos in Adobe Photoshop, managed files across several local and remote file servers, and updated content to the paper's website Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia

As part of the Ubyssey Culture staff, I wrote reviews and covered cultural events relevant to students at UBC. The Ubyssey is a twice-weekly student newspaper with a circulation of about 10,000 per issue.• Wrote reviews of movies, books, CDs, and concerts• Wrote news articles of cultural interest, including providing coverage for events such as film festivals and literary readings• Collaborated with editors and other writers to produce full coverage of large events, including… Show more As part of the Ubyssey Culture staff, I wrote reviews and covered cultural events relevant to students at UBC. The Ubyssey is a twice-weekly student newspaper with a circulation of about 10,000 per issue.• Wrote reviews of movies, books, CDs, and concerts• Wrote news articles of cultural interest, including providing coverage for events such as film festivals and literary readings• Collaborated with editors and other writers to produce full coverage of large events, including the Vancouver International Film Festival• Proofread and edited news copy Show less

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Activities and Societies: Played on the championship-winning Math Club Royals ball hockey team. Program Focus: critical analysis.

Bachelor'S Degree, General Studies

First year of a four-year bachelor's degree. Transferred to UBC for completion

Computer Programming

Completed the first year of a two-year program, including classes in C++, VisualBasic, and computer math. However, I left the program.