Gary Shackleton Email & Phone Number

Oxford, Gb

Oxford, Gb

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Andover

Contributes to conceptualizing new product proposals that support effective teaching and learning, represent NGL brand values, address customer needs and reflect up-to-date quality educational research.◾◾Creates, communicates and monitors schedules on assigned components, managing interdependences across components and/or levels to meet agreed delivery dates.◾◾Collaborates with the Digital team to schedule and brief for digital components at product conception. Throughout development, reviews content and monitors quality.◾◾Engages, briefs and provides constructive feedback to external contributors, including freelance editors and audio-visual suppliers.◾◾Commissions and monitors the quality of work of authors.◾◾Collaborates with cross-departmental project teams, fostering positive relationships and effective communication.◾◾Tracks and reports on project budgets on assigned components throughout the development process to ensure delivery within allocated budget.◾◾Collaborates with the Operations and Rights teams to ensure protocols are followed and rights are cleared correctly.◾◾Plan, design and conduct market research virtually and in person to inform product concept and development, ensuring customers feel their input is valued.◾◾Engage key sales and marketing stakeholders during development by presenting at stakeholder readouts.◾◾Participates in marketing activities, including training sales reps at sales meetings.

Oxford

Preparation and management of complex print components; including Class Books, Workbooks, Teacher’s Books and Teacher Resource Packs, from manuscript stage through to completion across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. - Briefing, word styling, copy-editing, proof reading, print plotter check, sign off and recording of reprint corrections.◾◾Preparation and management of complex digital components; including CPTs, eBooks, Online Practice, Resource Centres and Premium Downloads, across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. - Briefing, copy-editing, content and technical checks, sign off.◾◾Preparation and management of complex media components; including DVDs and CDs, across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. Briefing and preparation of cast scripts, attending audio recordings, attending video shoots. Briefing and checking of title screens, subtitles, and captions.◾◾Project Management - Scheduling, budget management of Content and Production expenditure, risk analysis, cross-functional project liaison, formal project management training received.◾◾Outsourcing / Freelancing - Sourcing, delegating, briefing and overseeing significant editorial tasks to freelancers and other team members.◾◾Liaison with Marketing and Market Representative - Providing press ready promotional materials, answering market queries. Providing answers on market ministry queries and implementing changes into components to ensure approval.◾◾Digital product conceptualization - Planning and briefing for Learn with Us Online Practice: making decisions on design, features and style.◾◾Continuous Improvement and Mentoring - VST key user, Blink key user, OLB process subject matter expert. Providing workflow training to Content and Production editors.◾◾Diversity and Inclusion in ELT content advocate

Oxford, United Kingdom

Preparation and management of print components; including Class Books, Workbooks, Teacher’s Books and Teacher Resource Packs, from manuscript stage through to completion across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. - Briefing, word styling, copy-editing, proof reading, print plotter check, sign off and recording of reprint corrections.◾◾Preparation and management of digital components; including CPTs, eBooks, Online Practice, Resource Centres and Premium Downloads, across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. - Briefing, copy-editing, content and technical checks, sign off.◾◾Preparation and management of media components; including DVDs and CDs, across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently - Briefing and preparation of scripts, attending audio recordings, training at video shoots, proof checks, sign off.◾◾Project Management - Scheduling, budget management of Content and Production expenditure, risk analysis, cross-functional project liaison, formal project management training received.◾◾Outsourcing / Freelancing - Sourcing, delegating, briefing and overseeing significant editorial tasks to freelancers and other team members.◾◾Liaison with Marketing and Market Representative - Providing press ready promotional materials, answering market enquiries.◾◾Digital product conceptualisation - Planning and briefing for Learn with Us Online Practice: making decisions on design, features and style.◾◾Continuous Improvement and Mentoring - VST key user, training new member of staff on OLB and requisition workflows.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Preparation and management of print components; including Class Books, Workbooks, Teacher’s Books and Teacher Resource Packs, from manuscript stage through to completion across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. - Briefing, word styling, copy-editing, proof reading, print plotter check, sign off and recording of reprint corrections.◾◾Preparation and management of digital components; including CPTs, eBooks, Online Practice, Resource Centres and Premium Downloads, across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently. - Briefing, copy-editing, content and technical checks, sign off.◾◾Preparation and management of media components; including DVDs and CDs, across multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently - Briefing and preparation of scripts, attending audio recordings, training at video shoots, proof checks, sign off.◾◾Project Management - Scheduling, budget management of Content and Production expenditure, risk analysis, cross-functional project liaison, formal project management training received.◾◾Outsourcing / Freelancing - Sourcing, delegating, briefing and overseeing significant editorial tasks to freelancers and other team members.◾◾Liaison with Marketing and Market Representative - Providing press ready promotional materials, answering market enquiries.◾◾Digital product conceptualisation - Planning and briefing for Learn with Us Online Practice: making decisions on design, features and style.◾◾Continuous Improvement and Mentoring - VST key user, training new member of staff on OLB and requisition workflows.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Creating and managing schedules for the creation and go live process of both print and digitalcomponents.◾◾Processing and creating digital assets for eBooks, OLB products and a variety of differentplatforms◾◾Experience managing smaller products◾◾Creating Statements of Work and agreeing timeframes with external developers◾◾Coding invoices from suppliers◾◾Liaising with external developers/suppliers and other departments both locally andinternationally◾◾Loading ISBN data into SAP systems◾◾SAP Reporting◾◾Metadata collation◾◾Monitor the monthly Out of Print report for Premium Download titles◾◾Enabling content input into interactive templates◾◾Creating and maintaining web pages◾◾Functionality and cross-platform compatibility testing◾◾Assisting project managers with multiple ongoing tasks◾◾Attending and providing relevant input during project meetings◾◾Project Management of Adult and Secondary Digital Reprintso I have completed reprints of VST, OLB and iTools products utilising ProductionController support when needed.◾◾o I have negotiated pricing and timeframes with external suppliers whilst ensuring to staywithin NePP constraints.◾◾Key User for VST Platform◾◾Acting as point of contact for Departmental Premium Download questionso I have also offered UX advice in project meetings regarding layout of files and theirsizes.◾◾Providing general administrative support to the project teams when required

Oxford, United Kingdom

Oxford, United Kingdom

Project Management - In-stock Protection Program◾◾Managing a selection of back-list titles for testing new processes◾◾Data Analysis◾◾Data Archiving

Holywood, Northern Ireland

Assisting with the teaching of English as a Foreign Language with students on a one to one basis, and with full classes.◾◾ Plan, prepare, and teach well developed lessons which enthuse and inspire students.◾◾ Assess, track and provide feedback on achievement.◾◾ Supervise out of classroom education trips.

Master'S Degree, Publishing Media

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc Hons), Linguistics, 2.1

Dissertation: An Investigation into the preference of auxiliary and negation contractions in Northern Irish English

Agored Access To He, Psychology, Merit

A Level, Business Studies / German, B

Gcse