Writes copy for, edits, and proofreads book product and marketing materials according to house and Chicago style Serves as project manager for product by monitoring production schedules, freelancers, and co-publishers, writing project proposals, and creating and managing editorial project budgets. Serves as editorial lead on relations with international publishers for content creation and developmentResearches and tracks market trends through store checks, online investigation, and subscriptions to trade publications

Wrote copy for, edited, and proofread trade, education, and marketing materials according to house and Chicago style Created and managed original content for over 25 products, the result being over $300,000 toward bottom line in 2010Served as project manager for organic and co-published product by tracking production schedules, negotiating costs with vendors, freelancers, and co-publishers, writing project proposals, and creating and managing editorial project budgetsConceptualized and created content for award-winning, best-selling series As project demanded, conducted focus groups; created and analyzed surveys for use by online survey service

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Streamlined pre-publication process which resulted in projects arriving at printers on or ahead of scheduleManaged over 150 simultaneous projects by maintaining master publishing plan, the result of which was publication of over 150 new products for 2006, into 2007Provided editorial support to editorial department, editing projects as needed

Established author promotional program and managed content for "Meet the Authors" Web page, end result of which was the launch of SSP's first author Web siteWrote the script for and managed the creation of company promotional video which was used for various corporate events, including 2005 Sales MeetingProvided editorial support to editorial department, editing projects as needed

Wrote trade-specific articles by interviewing industry insiders and researching timely topicsDeveloped and implemented feature columns by researching industry trends Edited issues for AP style, house style, spelling, and grammar Assisted publisher in choosing cover design and layout for each issue

Edited magazine, worked with publisher on content, worked with advertisers, managed web site content