Amy Smith Email & Phone Number

• Manage editorial assistants and associates, including recruiting, onboarding, day-to-day management, and evaluation
• Guide authors through the manuscript development and preproduction processes
• Coordinate with acquisitions, licensing, marketing, and production departments
• Provide developmental feedback to authors
• Set and manage schedules for assigned books
• Develop internal and external resources

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, CA

Naperville, IL

• Developed supplemental material for textbooks, including quizzes, test banks, PowerPoint presentations, and instructor’s manuals
• Managed workflow for contracted jobs, keeping track of deadlines and assigning projects to coworkers
• Worked with authors to ensure accuracy of supplements
• Trained new employees

Naperville, IL

• Wrote and managed blogs, press releases, marketing communications, and social media posts
• Assisted in hosting and coordination of company events
• Proofread marketing copy, including flyers, emails, blogs, and articles
• Trained and supervised marketing temp

Chicago, IL

• Copyedited and proofread academic texts, poetry, and fiction
• Supervised and trained student assistant
• Acted as liaison with the Library of Congress
• Hired and managed work of freelance editors and indexers
• Coordinated with authors to discuss editorial changes and ensure schedules are met
• Created personal schedule to meet the needs of multiple projects and departments

Orland Park, IL

• Prepared outlines, content, review questions, and artwork for textbooks and related resources
• Copyedited and proofread chapters and figures while maintaining and applying style sheets
• Typeset textbook chapters, workbooks, and instructional resources
• Delegated and prioritized tasks in order to meet deadlines for multiple projects
• Developed new procedures and templates
• Trained new staff on company procedures

Normal, IL

• Fact checked and proofread articles and editorials
• Led team in number of errors found