CAREER SUMMARY• 25 years publishing, media and project management experience from medium to large publishing projects for commercial and educational publishing• 15 years experience in publishing management, setting up publishing infrastructures and overseeing production, editorial and design departmentsKEY SKILLS• Demonstrated extensive experience in editorial and content development in the following genres: - non-fiction: narratives, illustrated, self-helps, high-end cookbooks, stationery - children’s: picture books, novelty products and licensing, early childhood, chapter books, YA and non-fiction - education: primary and secondary text - magazines: self-help, architectural and interior design• Demonstrated experience in the architecture of information for websites; blogging• Demonstrated experience in the acquisition and content development of eBooks for the trade market• Excellent ability to work as part of a project team on diverse projects.• Excellent administration and time management skills with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects and prioritise tasks.• Demonstrated people management skills, gaining the respect of colleagues and clients in my capacity to resolve problems quickly and provide support and motivation to team members.Specialties: Project management; consulting, packaging, manuscript assessment; structural editing; copyediting; design briefs; ghostwriting; copyfitting in Quark and Indesign