Project Editor, World History Encyclopedia
I supervised writer/editor staff, organization/administrative staff, and temporary workers and interns (up to a maximum of nine staff members). I hired four staff members, including three writer/editors and one project coordinator. I developed a new administrative position (project coordinator), and outlined the chain of tasks to arrange and record contracts, manage contributor information, and track the flow of encyclopedia entries. I developed and revised contributor guidelines for crafting capsules and sidebars. I coordinated several recruitment efforts using author contacts mined from history, social science, and area/ethnic studies department websites. I developed new contracts and compensation packages to encourage recruitment of contributors. I tracked weekly flow of encyclopedia entries at each stage of the editing process, and directed audits of eras as necessary. I conducted conferences with era editors, and communicated with individual era editors as necessary to determine ways to improve flow of entries through the editing process.
