Experience

AAT

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Self-employed

• London, United Kingdom

• Freelance Publishing Professional

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  - Commissioning - Project and editorial management - Desk research and consultancy - Editorial work - Commissioning - Project and editorial management - Desk research and consultancy - Editorial work



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Project Manager (FTC)

  • Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

  - Product Owner of a philanthropic project consisting of books and other associated resources aimed at encouraging young people into engineering. These have been distributed to all secondary state schools in the UK.
  - Maintained communication with senior stakeholders, including an Imperial working group formed of senior members of staff, and the charitable donor, his chief of staff and relevant members of his charitable foundation.
  - Organised and chaired meetings with senior stakeholders to discuss key project milestones and obtain sign-off on project elements. Approved documents for these meetings and created required supporting documents.
  - Liaised with the external publisher to ensure the ongoing successful outcome of the project.
  - Organised distribution of the school kits to secondary schools in the UK.
  - Briefed an external video production company and oversaw the creation of fifteen case study videos.
  - Briefed and oversaw the creation of an external project website.
  - Produced and managed a communications plan and oversaw the joint promotion of the book via the main four stakeholders.
  - Acted as the main point of contact for all stakeholders on the project and the public.
  - Created a proposal for the book author to produce and lead a social media campaign containing video content. Show less



HarperCollins Publishers

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commissioning Editor, Collins Learning

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2018

  - Managed and maintained the Secondary Science list. Also managed various international resources, and some resources from the Secondary Maths list. - Developed new business proposals for new resources, to meet market needs based upon up-to-date market research, including the production of accurate P&Ls and forecasts, which have been approved by senior management. - Published four supporting resources for the Science list, with a 3-4 month publication schedule, with dues of over 30k, and sales after 3-4 months in the market of over 160k units. - Managed a number of international titles from conception to publication. This included a business studies scheme and two maths schemes. I also managed a nine-book series for a Lower Secondary Science scheme, and a title for a brand new creative qualification. - Researched, developed and wrote a publishing proposal to gain pre-project approval from an awarding body to publish a new piece of A level publishing, in a list area where Collins had no current publishing. A full proposal including key selling points, pedagogical underpinning and assessment approach was approved by the awarding body. Show less



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Management Associate (Commissioning Editor)

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2017

  - Ongoing list management of subject areas, with the commissioning and development of high-quality educational resources and maintenance of backlist titles. - Established and maintained links with customers and relevant internal stakeholders to ensure that resources were created and developed in response to customer needs. Conducted research through centre visits, telephone interviews and focus groups, and ongoing desk research.- Acted as product owner within an agile delivery group, including maintaining an overview of priority needs within the business.- Developed new business proposals for key new titles in both print and digital to meet customer needs based upon up-to-date market research, including the production of accurate P&Ls and forecasts, which were approved by senior management. - Maintained an overview, including maintenance of the budget, of ongoing resources.- Acted as the lead publisher for the free supporting resources for the BTEC National 2016 suite of fifteen qualifications. I steered this project through a number of challenges; including re-scoping the 4000+ resources. Over the entirety of the project, made cost savings of £175k.- Publication of a BTEC Business print and digital textbook, with first year revenue of £180k. Published three weeks ahead of schedule, with plant savings of £7k.- Publication of two A level titles with combined first year revenues of £150k, published in time for the launch of the qualification. Show less

• Senior Project Editor

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2014

  - Managed multiple publications from handover through to publication. For all projects I worked closely with the project team and was responsible for the following:Ensured projects adhere to the required quality standards, including an evaluation of whether material was appropriate for market and for format, such as print or digital. Managed schedules, amending where necessary in light of market need and priorities. Delivered projects within budget. Briefed and managed freelancers, ensuring that external work was completed to quality standard and appropriate actions taken where not.Ensured all project stakeholders are provided with up-to-date information, including management of shared documentation.- Acted as the lead editor for two products – both commercial and non-commercial. In this role, I coordinated with other teams as necessary and distributed relevant information to ensure consistency across titles.- From handover to publication adhered to a six-month publication schedule for a BTEC Student Book. On the same project, reduced costs by £1200.- Acted as the Learning and Development coordinator for my team. Show less



Elsevier

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Editor

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2012

  - Managed multiple publications, both single- and multi-author, from planning through to publication. Title revenue ranged from $500k to $4.5m. Ensured the quality of submitted material was always maintained to the highest standard, working with both authors and editors to improve quality while maintaining strict project schedules. - Oversaw a two-volume dermatology title with revenues of $4.5m. Conducted weekly 2-4 hour conference calls, to discuss all aspects of each chapter. I assisted the production team with maintaining proof flow and dealing with corrections. - Performed due diligence to ensure the suitability of new editions and author groups and assisted with the planning stages of publications. Accompanied a Publisher on a multi-day planning meeting in the USA. - Prepared text and cover briefs taking into account market, competition and structure of the content.- Improved author compliance by improving briefing processes and establishing new editor guidelines. - Improved working practices by implementing a feedback programme, workflow calendars and project evaluation forms. - Dealt with multimedia aspects of publications ensuring that online content was clearly highlighted and fitted the uses of the audience. Alongside colleagues, set up and ran an ebook workshop to improve the department’s practical assessment of digital content. Show less

• Senior Editorial Assistant

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

• Editorial Assistant

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2010