Laura Barrett Email & Phone Number

Leads production team for Sage's Learning Resources products

South Carolina, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Designs learning content for both corporate and field teams at Go• Manages L&D team's intake and project management system• Owns learning management system, including metrics reporting and curriculum maintenance • Supports employee engagement through volunteer role as Marketing Specialist for Connect@Amazon Puget Sound

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Partnered with stakeholders across Amazon Go to draft, edit, and publish communications to field partners• Served as change manager for marketing initiatives and redefined marketing communications strategy to reduce effort for both central and field teams• Automated metrics collection and reporting

Seattle

• Managed production of highest revenue books for Amazon Publishing's Thomas & Mercer and 47North imprints, including for blockbuster authors Patricia Cornwell and Dean Koontz• Defined process for measuring editorial quality of freelancers and reporting quality metrics• Designed and led training path for new hires• Improved inclusivity of production schedule planning

Thousand Oaks, Ca

• Managed two direct reports• Managed SAGE's most complex and high-revenue titles through the production process, including preparing manuscript for copyediting, preparing copyedited manuscript for typesetting, reviewing proofs for errors, incorporating author/proofreader edits, releasing text and cover proofs to the printer• Supervised hiring and performance of freelance staff, including copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers• Implemented and managed new process for preparing ancillary content (test banks, discussions questions, PowerPoints)• Introduced new strategy for managing employee workloads within the department• Managed production of SAGE'S custom textbook products (print and electronic); halved time in production for highest-revenue custom products• Led Best Practices meeting series to ensure optimal performance and efficiency throughout the department

Thousand Oaks, Ca

• Managed books throughout the production process, including preparing manuscript for copyediting, preparing copyedited manuscript for typesetting, reviewing proofs for errors, incorporating author/proofreader edits, releasing text and cover proofs to the printer• Supervised hiring and performance of freelance staff, including copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers• Produced SAGE’s most complex and high-revenue textbooks while maintaining high level of efficiency and quality• Led author care initiative, organized Production 101 training for other departments• Promoted from Production Editor to Project Editor to Senior Project Editor in less than three years

Herndon, Virginia

• Managed online content projects for ProQuest, Highwire (Stanford), H.W. Wilson• Managed preparation of both book and journal manuscripts for publication: acted as liaison between author, publisher, editorial staff, typesetters, and art department; reviewed author/publisher edits and incorporated them into final proofs• Managed up to 30 journal and book projects at a time for publishers such as ABC-Clio, Springer, and Berg• Received excellent performance reviews