Jim Angelo Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

• Lead staff in creating publications that meet mission-critical information needs for members and the nursing profession as well as meeting P&L requirements • Create a multi-million-dollar annual budgets, provide report monthly and yearly P&L actuals, reforecast budgets biannually, • Supervise AR reports and bad debt collection• Inform senior leaders with the rationale for new opportunities, including financial forecasts and risk assessment.• Manage the acquisition, development, editing, design and printing of 5 to 10 books per year• Present book proposals/P&Ls and make a publish–don’t publish decision in conjunction with the VP of Business Development and Growth and the marketing team• Negotiate all vendor authors, editors, peer reviewers, freelancers, and vendor contracts in collaboration with the General Counsel.• Work with marketing staff to develop book promotional campaigns • Identify key target audiences and develop metrics to identify process efficiency opportunities.• Establish and drive the overall publication roadmap. Prioritize projects, meet budget commitments, and manage resources with the flexibility to rapidly respond to new market opportunities.• Collaborate with senior leadership the results and/or rationale for new opportunities, including financial forecasts and risk assessment.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a veteran of association and STM publishing with more than 25 years of experience, I have the publishing knowledge and management expertise to help you with the business of publishing books, journals, and other material. My experience spans all areas of publishing: from reviewing submissions through publication; working with authors and peer reviewers to larger, de-centralized groups such as editorial boards; to branding and marketing to digital publishing social media campaigns; and editing and supervising the editing of wide range of material.I am proficient with a wide variety of style manual standards, such as the Chicago Manual of Style, the American Psychological Association Publication Manual, and the American Medical Association Manual of Style.My services support authors, Ph.D. candidates, academic and trade associations, nonprofits, and publishers. Contact me at jangelo@pubsconsulting.com to discuss how I can help you meet the goals and desired outcomes of your project and how I can your publishing program.

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Develop strategic acquisition plan with other APhA stakeholders for digital, print, and other products that meet mission-critical information needs for members and others and to meet P&L requirements • Manage the acquisition, development, and marketing of content for both print and digital platform • Present book proposals/P&Ls and make a publish–don’t publish decision in conjunction with the COO and the marketing team• Obtain appropriate peer-review assessment of project credibility• Negotiate contracts with authors, freelancers, and vendors• Negotiate substantive revisions with authors, as well as peer reviewer comments• Work collaboratively with the Senior Director, Marketing, on development and implementation of the department’s annual marketing plan• Work collaboratively with the VP, Publishing and Business, on licensing of APhA content • Supervise department staff and external publishing project managers and vendors• Serve as APhA staff liaison to the Editorial Advisory Board

Silver Spring, Md

Management of ASPEN’s publications portfolio of book and electronic resources, the e-commerce bookstore, and two peer-reviewed journals, The Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN) and Nutrition in Clinical Practice (NCP). In addition, I am responsible for financial management of the journals and monitoring expenses and revenue.

Washington, Dc

Director of Publications Strategic management of a portfolio of academic books and journals, magazines, and online products that generated $2.7 million in revenue. Responsible for establishing the strategic vision and direction for the Press and oversaw all publishing and business operations: • Created and led a two-phase strategic plan to deliver long-term, sustainable growth. Key components of the plan included (1) financial and program restructuring, streamlining three board publications committees into one to improve efficiency and collaboration, reviewing of entire portfolio of products to reduce costs and improve impact. (2) Solicited partnership proposals from larger publishers to leverage their resources and to realize a potential $500K cost savings.• Rebranded publication program as MAA Press and developed a social media and email PR campaigns to raise awareness of publications and journals.• Rebranded and redesigned textbook series.• Created and managed $2.5 million budget.• Analyzed and tracked quarterly sales reports. • Developed social media and marketing strategies. Journals/Magazines• Negotiated contracts with journal editors and their institutions for course releases and scope of work.• Supervised vendors, negotiated contracts, and monitored performance.• Worked with JSTOR (hosting platform) to develop marketing campaigns to increase subscriptions and to leverage the latest technology to increase the impact factor of the journals.• Managed editors, editorial boards, and professional staff for the journals and magazines.• Oversaw online manuscript review system.Books/Ebooks• Oversaw acquisition and development of eight separate academic book series.• Managed the design, editing, production, and printing of books and ebooks, as well as copyright, permissions, and translation rights.• Hired book marketing companies to create a textbook marketing campaigns.• Supervised a part-time acquisitions editor and professional staff.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Director, Publishing | Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology | Washington, DC 20005 | 7/2013 to 10/2014• Directed the development, writing and editing, design, and printing of medical books and guides on infection prevention. • Reviewed proposals, worked with authors and peer reviewers, negotiated contracts, developed marketing and promotional campaigns, and monitored sales. • Created and monitored P&L business plans for each publication and overall program budget.• Proposed the creation of a new hosting site for 4th edition of The APIC Text, a three-volume reference for infection prevention and control. The new site has a more user-friendly design along with more functionality and the ability to rent chapters and add new information or update old information without the high cost and labor of print. • Identified gaps in and made recommendations for improving publishing procedures and systems.• Created and monitored production schedules.• Supervised and trained staff.• Hired and supervised freelancers and vendors.

Created a publications program from the ground up and successfully expanded it into a small book publishing program, which included creating a centralized budget process.P&L management of a budget in excess of $500,000. Managed both strategic and tactical initiatives, including cross-functional projects, affecting all program areas in our $100 million plus organization.Expertise in publications management, from editorial and design to printing, marketing, and fulfillment. Part of the team that provided content for website and social media outreach campaigns.Effective client partnerships abilities with proven expertise to lead teams of creative professionals to deliver more than 300 projects per year. Substantial record of creating strategies and developing content for both print and digital media.Strong project management, organization, teamwork, and creative problem solving skills.Published a highly regarded series of peer-reviewed medical books for professionals in the field of spinal cord medicine, including books for consumers. Recommended new publications, worked with authors and staff to develop these publications, and ensured that they increased brand awareness.Pioneered the development of an electronic publishing program and creation of an “App” for ITune store. Co-led the redesign of our website and supervised the rewriting of the site’s content to better convey information to our audiences.Served as Acting Director of Communications. As Director, I managed public relations campaigns, a PSA program (which generated $30 million in donated airtime and delivered millions of positive media hits), company website, publications programs, staff, and $2 million communications budget.Developed authors and vendors contracts and worked on issues of copyright and permissions. Edited books, annual reports, and other publications, as well as supervised the translation of publications into Spanish.

Ma, Literature

Ba, World Literature