Sandra Loy Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Australia

• Under professional services, oversee new business implementations for Bookmaster software for the publishing industry• Undertake operational management of a team of business and technical consultants across US, UK and Asia Pacific region• Planning and scheduling resources for new initiatives and pipeline projects

Sydney / Melbourne, Australia

• Manage project management department to ensure contribution and coordination of workflow within the division, and in alignment with business’ strategic direction and goals• Work with Project Managers to ensure end-to-end delivery of print and digital solutions align with business objectives of timing, quality and cost• Manage and develop collaborative relationships within the project management team and across learning technologies, production, sales and marketing departments and as required with other divisions within Pearson to support product delivery• Work with Senior Management at an operational level to improve efficiencies in systems and processes to support business objectives

Consulting services for Huxley Workflow Transformation and Smart Content, including:• Content requirements gathering for workflow transformation• Process mapping and analysis• Implementation planning and roll out of Mac and InCopy across Penguin editorial

Caulfield

Melbourne, Victoria

• Publishing consultancy and freelance publisher• Project management and packaging

Scoresby, Victoria

• Managed a small editorial team in licensing and general children's division• Concept and content development of new formats and series for mass market • Repurposing legacy content into new products• Sourced new illustrators and authors to build and extend publishing list

Sydney, New South Wales

• Publishing consultancy and packaging and freelance publisher -- including inhouse managerial positions at Murdoch Books and Indesign Group• Project management of a range of educational, trade and illustrated titles• Structural and copyediting for narrative non-fiction, children’s and lifestyle/illustrated genres• Clients: Murdoch Books, Pan Macmillan, HarperCollins Publishers, McGraw-Hill, ABC Books, Simon & Schuster

Pymble, New South Wales

• Content development and project management across a range of non-fiction and illustrated books for ABC Books imprint

• Managed all aspects of the production and design departments, including online digital projects for two industry magazines, annual design events and affiliated print projects.• Generated and managed all aspects of project budgets.• Negotiated quotes and terms of contracts with local and overseas print suppliers and other media as required.• Managed communication flow between editorial and sales divisions to ensure consistent operation throughout the production process of magazines and other print collateral.• Planned and scheduled print and event projects.• Managed logistics, circulation and subscription activities for all publications.

• Managed all operations and staff in editorial, design, production and client services departments.• Managed all aspects of project budgets.• Established schedules to meet individual project milestones.• Key liaison between publisher and client on all creative and editorial matters.• Maintained continual review of editorial / design / production systems and implemented recommendations for more efficient workflow.• Negotiated all levels of contracts for publishing division.• Commissioned and briefed writers, freelance editors, designers and illustrators on all aspects of the project.• Ensured effective integration between client liaison manager and design and editorial staff to fulfil all aspects of clients requirementsHighlights: • Contribution to content development and commissioning writers for State Library Queensland and Gloria Jean’s Coffee

Ultimo, Sydney

• Assessed and commissioned suitable manuscripts from picture books to Young Adult for publication.• Undertook all project management of the children’s trade list of picture books, non-fiction and fiction books under my remit, through the editorial, design and production processes.• Managed all aspects of budget costing and contracts for titles.• Commissioned and briefed designers, illustrators and editorial staff on project titles.• Managed ongoing contact with literary agents and undertook all duties as required to ensure ‘author care’ was maintained.

• Undertook structural, copy editing and project management of children’s and adult non-fiction books through the editorial and production processes.• Acquired suitable titles for eBook platform and facilitated editorial processes for delivery• Wrote and supplied engaging blurbs and marketing key points for sales and marketing teams.• Liaised with authors, illustrators and designers through the editorial, design and production processes.• Demonstrated care, empathy and tact with authors through the book publishing process.

Responsibilities: Group Manager• Managed the efficient running of the production and editorial unit to ensure ongoing quality control, including maintenance of IT related areas.• Established and maintained budget and projected targets in the production of all APNEM products.• Proritised workflows through the publishing process with a view to client group expectations.Responsibilities: Commissioning Editor, New Hobsons Press• Acquisitioned manuscripts and managed all aspects of budgets, editorial, production and marketing for NHP target market.• Managed book distributions through Pearson Education for NHP titles.Highlights: • Reconfigured production infrastructure, consolidating IT operational processes for the management of design and production of APNEM print and on-line products.

Services• Publishing management, packaging, editorial and instructional designHighlight project:Instructional design and editorial management of statewide primary and junior secondary LOTE curriculum materials – complete kits of teacher guides and student activity books across 3 languages in mainstream and distance education for Education Queensland's $11 million LOTE Initiative.Clients: Jacaranda Wiley, Access Education Qld, Dept of Transport, Qld Fire Service, Qld Police Department, Qld Rail