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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

• Develop and edit college-level digital content for online courses, including interactives and assessments, paying attention to voice, accuracy, liveliness, and student engagement.• Interpret and communicate subject matter expert reviews to content managers, implementing suggestions to improve narrative flow, simplify complex topics, and create interactives.• Create and maintain style sheets to guide content team in content creation and to ensure diversity and inclusion.• Collaborate with cross-functional team using agile project management tools and processes.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed content for large scale titles slated to bring in 1st year revenue of $2 million+ from initial concept to publication to realize authors’ vision; planned and developed unique text and digital pedagogical features; edited for clarity, student engagement, voice, and length; achieved project goals; and created a strong market identity.• Project managed high-revenue titles: managed marquee talent to deliver compelling content for diverse and digital markets; coordinated cross-functional teams of authors, freelance contributors, subject matter experts, editorial, media, and production partners to maintain quality and timely successful product launch within budget.• Managed the development of the #1 franchise in abnormal psychology market accounting for over $2 million in annual revenue. • Created and implemented processes and standards for text and digital product development, the reviewing of print and digital products, identifying and gathering information about market trends, and assessing potential print and digital contributors to meet course, student, and instructor needs and achieve company goals.• Successfully launched digital products that contributed to a 36.9% increase in digital sales for market-leading abnormal psychology franchise and an 158.9% increase in courseware sales for a young introductory psychology franchise over a 3-year period.• Created and implemented guidelines for publishing partners, authors, and contributors for including diverse perspectives and narratives in educational texts and media.• Mapped out digital product development process to provide overview of stages of development, timelines, tasks, roles, and deliverables for publishing partners.• Conceived, developed, and managed the creation of visual, text, and digital content; wrote detailed specs and instructions for line, anatomical, and infographic art and digital interactivity and assessment for bestselling titles.

Greater New York City Area

• Ran editorial consulting business that provided services for major publishers for high-revenue titles on all aspects of project development.• Provided extensive developmental editing to address big picture issues such as author vision and themes, developing a pedagogical framework, planning a supplements package, and creating a successful market identity that aligns with the company mission. • Edited text and art for print and digital products, paying attention to voice, accuracy, liveliness, and student engagement; integration of authors’ themes and vision; a focus on current issues; addressing changes in the discipline and curriculum.• Conceptualized, created, named, and edited pedagogical features to support authors’ vision.• Conducted market research to determine editorial direction, customer satisfaction, and analyze competition; interpreted and communicated market feedback. • Auditioned and evaluated new authors, contributors, and other partners for print and electronic products. • Managed professionals such as ESL consultants, subject matter experts, photo and video researchers, supplements authors, development editors, and editorial assistants.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Acquired and developed $1.5M frontlist; managed $2M backlist of academic and professional books in hospitality management and tourism. • Passed to press product to generate revenue of $1M. • Evaluated and managed English translations of French cookbooks. • Built and launched internet home page and hospitality resource center. • Managed assistant editor, development editor, freelance editors, translators, error-checkers, and photo researchers.

Greater New York City Area

• Planned, scheduled, and launched the development of large scale first edition titles and key revisions. • Conducted market research through campus travel, conferences, focus groups, surveys, and reviews. • Evaluated and edited text and visual content to assist authors in shaping their texts. • Collaborated with production, marketing, and sales partners to ensure timely publication of distinctive and competitive products. • Set and managed review, freelance, and T&E budgets. • Supervised editorial assistant and freelance professional writers, development editors, art checkers, photo researchers, copyeditors, proofreaders, fact checkers, and interns.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed college texts/ancillary packages for marketing and business communication courses.• Commissioned detailed text reviews and guided authors through synopses of reviews, surveys, market research, and editorial analysis. • Evaluated and hired ancillary authors, copyeditors, and proofreaders. • Acted as liaison between Senior Editor in Boston office and main office in New York.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Assisted executive and acquisitions editors in content development for college texts for marketing, business communication, management, organizational psychology, business law, and statistics courses.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Assisted editor of literary studies, classics, poetry, and film books for trade, academic, and college markets; managed the list for a year in the absence of an editor.• Reviewed submissions; arranged for scholarly reviews; prepared project proposals and budgets. • Assisted authors in manuscript preparation; managed turnover of manuscripts to production.

Bachelor'S Degree, French Language

High School, Istanbul, Turkey