Joy Mccann, Cf Apmp Email & Phone Number

Glendale, California, United States

I oversee the Licensure, Federal, and High School Equivalency (HiSET) proposal unit — ensuring deadlines are met, proposals reflect win themes, responses are compliant, and all bids meet departmental standards.

Glendale, California, United States

Wrote and developed proposals. Evaluated RFXs and formulated responses in a deadline-driven environment, using Qvidian and other tools. Proposals involved test development and test delivery for credentialing — in multiple industries, in education, and for state- and Federal-level licensure clients.Assisted other proposal writers with their bids as a peer leader. Supported other team members in writing and assembling bids for licensing contracts.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Reviewed RFPs/RFIs from cities, universities, national parks, airports, and transit agencies; composed narrative sections of proposals; planned responses that folded narrative in with other elements, adhering to deadlines. Generated proposal sections using InDesign, Microsoft Word, and RFP360. Liaised with the Project Managers in the Lancaster factory, leading monthly team meetings with them to ensure bids were accurate and did not overpromise.Wrote proposals that helped to secure new contracts in North America worth upward of $80M; assisted with deadline-observance within the Bids & Grants department; copyedited proposals. Proofread materials for Bids & Grants and for the Marketing Department.Acted as company Notary. Assisted Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, and all officers of the company with their paperwork, as well as securing necessary forms and documents from subcontractors and managing certifications for proposals.

Glendale, California, United States

Honed clients’ communications; covered many subject areas, including books and consumer magazines. Clients included Mineta Transportation Institute (editing long transit-related academic articles), Ten Speed Press, Western Interiors + Design, Southern California Edison, Outlook Amusements, a prominent rock ’n’ roll photographer who was writing his memoirs, a few essayists, a public intellectual who writes book-length “think pieces,” Intermedia Outdoors, Cornerstone Media, a few fiction writers, and an East Coast radio personality.Performed fact-checking, line-editing, proofreading, rewrites, production work. Extensive work in Microsoft Word.Helped other clients with social media presence (Facebook posts, blog posts, etc.).

Los Angeles, California, United States

Copyedited articles and recipes for Bon Appetit. Produced recipe list for The Flavors of Bon Appetit 2002 (annual cookbook). Marked up pages for design. Coordinated work of freelancers (copyeditor, fact-checker, indexer, designers); acted as liaison with freelancers and with publisher's marketing department. Copyedited and fact-checked direct-mail marketing material. Developed menus; styled recipes; attended tastings to evaluate dishes.

Van Nuys, California, United States

Handled relaunch of Sports Afield in Los Angeles, and move of publishing company from New York City. Selected stories to appear in Sports Afield before new editor came aboard. Created all production/workflow systems. Produced schematics (maquettes, page dummies); tracked flow of all art and editorial material. Developed/updated editorial runsheets. Created staff schedules. Consulted with pre-press to assure quality and cost-efficiency. Worked with all staff to enforce deadlines. Supervised Almanac editor, copy coordinator, and proofreader; advised advertising director on how to ensure reproductive fidelity on ads. Oversaw payments to outside writers; kept track of editorial buyout. Performed line-editing on all stories.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Mastered subject matter for consumer magazines ranging from hunting seasons in North America (for Peterson’s Hunting) to the working of internal-combustion four-wheeled vehicles (for Custom Classic Trucks) and V-twin engines (for Hot Rod Bikes). Created maquettes (maps, page dummies) for monthlies and special-interest magazines—some perfect-bound, and some saddle-stitched (solving spatial problems involving two-color, black and white, and four-color placement on various impositions). Provided form breakdowns to strippers and printer. Worked with editors to ensure deadlines were met.Developed schedules for upcoming print cycles. Interviewed candidates for copyeditor position, and made hiring decision; supervised copyeditor and advertising coordinator.Edited and trafficked all material in each issue from raw manuscript through final proofs; fact-checked all stories. Ensured editorial integrity and stylistic consistency of magazine. Trained copyeditors. Art-directed yearly catalog section, creating pages in Quark.

Burbank, California, United States

Supervised three staff production artists. Performed final checks on all finished ads. Dummied all editions of magazine, producing three maquettes (page dummies, maps) per month. Made presentations to sales staff on providing best results for clients. Developed internship program for the department; hired and supervised interns.Refined inventory system, including price comparisons. Evaluated staff.As Production Assistant: Typeset advertisements on PageMaker; designed some promotional material. Shot halftones; pasted up some ads. Maintained computers.As Editorial Assistant: Proofread stories; copyedited; wrote short features. (Occasionally wrote features for various affiliated publications throughout tenure at L.A. Parent.)