Assistant Production Editor
New York City Metropolitan Area
As the assistant production editor, my responsibilities spanned both production editor duties for Grand Central Publishing and assistant duties for the New York managing editorial department, which includes GCP, Center Street, FaithWords, Hachette Books, Black Dog & Leventhal, LBYR, and Orbit.Tasks I handled include:• Overseeing production of first-edition hardcovers and trade paperback originals from manuscript through final approval.• Overseeing production of all James Patterson and Michael Connelly trade paperback and mass market editions. This includes cross-imprint conversions, reissue editions, and international editions. 4-6 per month, on average.• Overseeing production of most trade paperback and mass market reissue editions (examples: Nicholas Sparks, Sandra Brown, Nelson DeMille, Sara Blaedel, Octavia E. Butler). 3-6 per month, on average.• Reviewing cover and jacket mechanicals for all my titles, including first editions and conversions.• Processing and approving interior reprint corrections.• Approving reprint covers from manufacturing when changes have been made.• Processing and approving imprint changes on covers and interiors when needed.• Departmental assistant duties, including: —Library of Congress applications (both CIP and LCCN). —Processing, cataloging, and submitting freelancer invoices for all New York imprints. —Ordering supplies. —Orchestrating the organization and clearing of storage room (1-2x per year).