Renée Takken

Business Development Manager & Publisher at Sea Salt Learning
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Bournemouth Area, GB
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials

  • Client Associate
    Miller Heiman Group
    Oct, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Sea Salt Learning
    • United Kingdom
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Development Manager & Publisher
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Helping organisations be more effective through a range of research-led leadership development programmes• Managing customer relationships and creating business opportunitiesLeading on the launch of an exciting new publishing press• Providing a platform for established and emerging voices • Developing the existing portfolio of Social Age guidebooks Helping organisations be more effective through a range of research-led leadership development programmes• Managing customer relationships and creating business opportunitiesLeading on the launch of an exciting new publishing press• Providing a platform for established and emerging voices • Developing the existing portfolio of Social Age guidebooks

  • Wiley
    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Journals Publishing Manager, Psychology and Human Behaviour
      • Oct 2011 - Nov 2022

      JOURNALS PUBLISHING MANAGER, PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR (June 2018 – present)Managing and developing a portfolio of academic journals, some owned by the publisher and others by learned societiesWriting strategy proposals, negotiating contracts, preparing financial forecasts, optimising workflowsChampioning Open Research practices and sustainable transformational publishing modelsDelivering engaging presentations and providing excellent service to editors, boards and societiesSENIOR EDUCATION ACCOUNT MANAGER – NORTHERN EUROPE (September 2016 – June 2018)Building relationships across the Education sector in the Netherlands, Belgium and LuxembourgIdentifying and pursuing opportunities for Wiley's digital solutions offeringsEDUCATION / RESELLER ACCOUNT MANAGER – NORTHERN EUROPE (May 2013 – September 2016)Responsible for key account management in Northern EuropeIncreasing textbook and courseware sales in Norway and the NetherlandsSALES REPRESENTATIVE – THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM AND NORWAY (October 2011 – May 2013)Maintaining and developing relationships with key customers, including booksellers, online accounts, wholesalers and library suppliersMaximising sales of STM, scholarly, professional and trade print and e-books

  • Palgrave Macmillan
    • United Kingdom
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Editorial Assistant
      • Sep 2008 - Oct 2011

      Commissioning new projectsAttending conferences and campus callingPreparing manuscripts for hand over to productionManaging the peer review and contract processAnswering questions from and solving problems for past, current and future authors and series editorsWorking closely with marketing, production, rights, sales, design and contracts departments Commissioning new projectsAttending conferences and campus callingPreparing manuscripts for hand over to productionManaging the peer review and contract processAnswering questions from and solving problems for past, current and future authors and series editorsWorking closely with marketing, production, rights, sales, design and contracts departments

  • British Language Training Centre
    • IELTS Staff Member
      • Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

      Invigilating and marking international English language examsDealing with people from different nationalities and backgrounds who are in a stressful situation Invigilating and marking international English language examsDealing with people from different nationalities and backgrounds who are in a stressful situation

  • Freelance
    • Teacher of Dutch
      • Sep 2007 - Apr 2008

      Organising, creating and teaching adult language courses (group and one-on-one) for language institutes Organising, creating and teaching adult language courses (group and one-on-one) for language institutes

  • VGA Insurance Company
    • Claims Department Assistant
      • Apr 2006 - Aug 2006

      Processing all incoming claim forms for the public sector of the city of Amsterdam Processing all incoming claim forms for the public sector of the city of Amsterdam

  • Interview NSS
    • Telephone Researcher
      • Aug 2003 - Aug 2004

      Conducting business-to-business market research in Dutch Conducting business-to-business market research in Dutch

Education

  • Leiden University
    MA, Book and Digital Media Studies
    2006 - 2008
  • University of Amsterdam
    BA, English Language and Culture
    2002 - 2007
  • University of Southampton
    Harting scholarship, English
    2004 - 2005

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