Kimberly Shell Email & Phone Number

Springfield, MO, US

United States

Provide editorial and production management services to non-profit and for-profit organizations worldwide. Clients include Global Publishing Partners, Oasis International Publishing, Gideon's International, Worthy Publishing, Whitaker House, and more.

United States

Responsible for the publishing process and operations of international publishing non-profit to create and maintain world-class quality standards, planning and executing a multi-year title plan, overseeing new product ideation and creation, building an Africa-based editorial team, launching a French publishing unit, and training and mentoring all editorial.

Manage the development and packaging (including the brand identity) of Bibles published for the following imprints: the Common English Bible, Abingdon Press, and Cokesbury Bibles. In addition to maintaining the NRSV product line for Abingdon and Cokesbury, the core purpose of my position is to plan, brand, build, and deliver on time a multi-year Bible.

Responsible for identifying all target audiences and creating top-quality projects for those markets. Began by contacting the right author or designer and preparing a proposal, negotiating with authors and/or their agents, and then working with sales and the publishing team to create an outstanding, highly readable product on deadline.As an acquisitions.

I managed and supervised all aspects of product development from getting a project approved until it became a finished book; this included all content development, editing, typesetting, design, cover development, and production. I created product concepts and ideas to repurpose and further utilize my publisher’s current product, which ultimately saved the.

In my initial position with the publisher, I started out maintaining editorial schedules for several projects, attending bi-weekly traffic meetings to communicate title, schedule, and other changes to Production and packaging managers. I also recruited, trained, supervised, and evaluated freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and typesetters. I’m a strong.

Wrote and edited quarterly curriculum for approximately 200,000 teenagers, ages 12–18, including weekly leaflets and a daily teen devotional. Paginated and proofed every resource for print. Supervised freelance authors by making assignments, reviewing submitted work, providing feedback, and coordinating payments. Personally communicated with teens.

Copywriting for in-house advertising department including catalogs, print ads, marketing pieces, and DVD script writing.Worked in close assosiation with graphic designers for project development and creative problem-solving.Team leader for all copywriters.Typesetting.

Bachelor Of Journalism, Journalism

English Language And Literature/Letters