Sabrina Webber Email & Phone Number

Oxford, Gb

I am the Acquisitions Editor for books in Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology, as part of the Materials Science and Engineering team at Elsevier. My portfolio includes the Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials, as well as detailed monographs under the Elsevier and Academic Press imprints. Excellent networking and author relationship building; prospecting and recruiting high profile editors/authors for portfolio. Collaboration with key societies and leading members within community to develop high value content and marketing. Lead generation and development, including negotiation and creation of author/editor contracts, internal book proposal documents, book pricing and financial models/budgets. Development of various content types using different workflows, including structured series, and standard, complex (high value) and textbook/reference hybrid titles. International travel and attendance at key conferences, liaison with marketing and global exhibitions for Elsevier presence at conference. Market research and analysis to ensure continued growth and performance of portfolio; portfolio strategy construction and implementation, in line with current research trends in field and in accordance with team and company strategic goals. Internal collaboration with Content Development, Production, Publishing Support and Journals colleagues, to ensure aligned strategy and development for portfolio.

Author communication and relationship building, devising schedules and deadlines, maintain system data integrity and liaise with various stakeholders to ensure timely publication. Maintain and improve external partnership with external publishing group. Developed understanding of various workflows. Development of acquisitions skills; creating proposals and presenting at Editorial Board Meeting, sourcing leads independently, attending conferences and assisting with strategy. Pursuing personal development as EPM Community Chair; arrange and lead monthly meetings with EPMs, plan training sessions and invite guest speakers, set and follow agenda and escalate queries to management. For 2016, I had the highest workload in my group but still published 15 more books than required and had no net slippage of publication dates overall. I also instigated several working groups in order to improve process efficiencies; trained new starters and helped design 3 new series covers.

Witney

- Delivery management- Replenishment/restocking- Special orders and inter-branch transfers- Use of electronic till system- Customer service- Detailed product knowledge of high-end cooking items- In store demonstrations

University Of Bristol, Bristol

As a Senior Peer Mentor, I had the dual responsibility of around 20 peer mentors as well as my usual 4 mentees. I arranged regular one-on-one meetings with each of my mentees in order to discuss their academic and personal progress during the first year of university. I provided personal support for any issues, queries and difficulties experienced. I also arranged monthly drop-in sessions for my mentors to attend with any problems or questions they might have. I completed all of this alongside my usual academic commitments. Excellent level of written and verbal communication. Reliable and consistent.

Bristol

Interaction and participation with general public/prospective students. I conducted campus tours, displaying key academic buildings, helpful information points and different halls of residence. I provided advice and answered queries on a range of topics, including: general university life, finance and loans, extracurricular activities, work schedule/term times and course details. I also gave formal presentations (using Powerpoint) detailing each hall of residence and it's key aspects, such as price of rent and catering. I developed skills in organisation, communication and public speaking.

Oxford, United Kingdom

The key aspect of my job was to provide excellent customer service through effective communication. I ensured the customer received the appropriate service by checking on them frequently in a polite and friendly manner, whilst handling difficult customers or requests, courteously and efficiently. It was my responsibility to ensure the customers were relaxed and comfortable and to create a sense of ease through interaction and casual conversation. I developed my organisational and memory skills through order taking, use of the seating allocation system and maintaining a detailed product knowledge.

Bsc Neuroscience (Hons), Neuroscience, 2:1

Activities and Societies: President of Medical Sciences Society. Fairly distributed tasks among committee members as well as organise.

Education record

A Levels: Biology, English Literature, Psychology, Drama and Theatre Studies