Jane Barr Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Act as liaison with manuscript reviewers, editors, editorial board, and authors to maintain article review procedure and keep editorial decision process on schedule
• Use Editorial Manager and Microsoft Office to prepare manuscripts, illustrations, and front matter for submission to the Press
• Create and update office manuals to ensure best practices
• Coordinate the process of obtaining book reviews, from review commission through manuscript submission
• Maintain smooth operation of campus office and its efficient interaction with Press Journals Division, including supervision of Book Review Assistant and Editorial Intern
• Compile information needed for editorial meetings and for editors’ reports at the annual American Historical Association meetings

--Participated in a 12-week training program for writing tutors in a broad range of academic and professional applications --Conducted 10–18 one-on-one tutorials per week with undergraduate students in a broad range of academic and professional subjects without direct supervision--Tutor all stages of the writing process and create detailed records of.

--Managed 12 staff members in soliciting, selecting, and editing academic essays and artwork for publication to ensure a quality publication within deadlines--Communicated with authors, printing company, and Hutton Honors College officials--Spoke to incoming freshman groups to generate interest in and knowledge of our publication--Oversaw layout, design.

--Copyedited articles on historical issues and teaching strategies for history teachers according to the Chicago Manual of Style--Researched images and checked sources to make certain that information was correct and up-to-date--Entered changes into InDesign layout to update new editorial decisions and ensure a quality publication--Organized and created.

--Copyedited over 100 articles, book reviews, and exhibition reviews from a vast range of topics according to the Chicago Manual of Style --Communicated with authors about editorial concerns to ensure the best representation of the author’s ideas--Entered changes in manuscript into Microsoft Office Track Changes feature --Cross-read edited texts to.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Liberal Arts

Bachelor'S, English, History, Comparative Literature, And Germanic Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa memeber, former staff member and coordinator of The Undergraduate Scholar (student-run academic.

Education record

2008 Coursework in English Literature, specifically Shakespeare and the Bloomsbury Era