Digitisation & Documentation Officer

• Oct 2017 - Present

Research Associate

• Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

Digitisation Officer

• Sep 2014 - Oct 2015

Digital Production Editor

• Oct 2011 - Sep 2014

Comprising the tasks of previous print-centric roles, and expanding further into key areas of digital content management.• Co-ordinating and managing update processes for digital products, including regular updates to the online edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine.• Quality control, editing, and management of assets/XML in a content management system.• Work with partners to supply appropriate content for licensing purposes.• Work to improve workflows and processes, to improve speed of new content delivery and functionality of products.• Development of standards for other media types, including video and audio, for inclusion in digital content. Show less

Senior Production Editor

• Jan 2011 - Oct 2011

This role integrated the requirements of previous roles, with a further focus on high-level publications, and the expansion of digital products.• Managed online updates of flagship products, co-ordinate editing of new content, loading to platform servers, testing, and launching updates to customers.• Created 'best practice' documentation, which instructs staff and authors on editing and converting book content so it is suitable for digital output.• Managed XML editing, versioning and archiving of titles using a bespoke content management system, co-ordinating with editorial colleagues and authors to ensure flagship content was updated correctly, to schedule, and to budget.• Managed highly complex publications, working outside the norms of standard production processes to create new types of print and digital products.• Team member across multiple improvement projects to ready in-house systems (CMS, bug tracker, scheduling tools) for management and tracking of digital content. Show less

Production Editor

• Sep 2009 - Dec 2010

Maintaining the responsibilities of my previous role, with additional management and maintenance of custom publications, working to meet the needs of pharmaceutical companies, societies, NGOs, and sales colleagues. The role incorporated an increased workload of titles, and a focus on workflow and digital development.• Produced draft designs/proofs, product specifications, delivery estimates, and pricing on custom publications according to customer requests.• Documentation project on new digitisation processes, incorporating production and workflow instructions for content to be converted to XML.• Created and managed a database of price quotations. Show less

Assistant Production Editor

• Oct 2008 - Sep 2009

To organise, support, and manage the production of content from delivery to publication in print and digital formats, to the highest quality standards with appropriate management of schedules and budget.• Commissioning and briefing freelancers/suppliers to support editing and typesetting tasks.• Co-ordinating design and artwork to ensure cover, text design, and in-text images met budget, schedule, and quality standards.• Arranging manufacture of print products according to agreed quality standards and budget.• Maintaining tracking tools and systems to ensure accurate project information is available across the publishing house.• Administrative/archiving support for senior staff. Show less