Abigail Sivyer
Editorial Supervisor at BJU Press- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Lean Six Sigma - White Belt
Six Sigma SocietyFeb, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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BJU Press
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Editorial Supervisor
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Jul 2021 - Present
• Train and coach editors from multiple editorial teams• Monitor project health to find opportunities for improvement and mitigate delays• Collaborate across departments to improve efficiency, increase production, and brainstorm solutions• Facilitate employees' professional growth• Assist with project editing as needed
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Lead Editor
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Jan 2021 - Jun 2022
• Created editorial process guides and style guides• Served as subject expert for math editing team• Assisted with team coaching and training• Performed project editor responsibilities (see below)
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Project Editor
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Apr 2018 - Jun 2022
• Edited secondary and elementary mathematics textbooks from manuscript development through post-production• Copyedited and proofread for clarity, accuracy, consistency, format, and style• Ensured content meets strategic objectives• Followed The Chicago Manual of Style• Fact-checked and performed subject-related research• Collaborated with authors, designers, compositors, instructional designers, educational technology specialists, and permission specialists
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The City Market
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Wauwatosa, WI
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Shift Manager
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Jul 2011 - Apr 2018
• Worked both independently and as a team to provide excellent customer service • Resolved customer concerns and complaints • Reconciled daily sales and processed daily deposits • Worked both independently and as a team to provide excellent customer service • Resolved customer concerns and complaints • Reconciled daily sales and processed daily deposits
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Bob Jones University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Editor-in-chief
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
Editor of Bob Jones University's campus newspaper, The Collegian. Job duties: • Directed and collaborated with a diverse team of student editors, writers, photographers and designers to produce a weekly eight-page newspaper • Wrote articles, editorials, headlines, cutlines and emails • Edited copy according to Associated Press style and university brand guidelines • Managed social media posts • Published web content (WordPress) • Conducted weekly staff meetings • Met strict daily and weekly deadlines Show less
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Bob Jones University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Writer
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Sep 2014 - May 2016
• Wrote and edited news articles and feature and opinion pieces according to AP style and BJU brand guidelines • Interviewed university and community members • Met weekly deadlines • Wrote and edited news articles and feature and opinion pieces according to AP style and BJU brand guidelines • Interviewed university and community members • Met weekly deadlines
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Education
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Bob Jones University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Creative Writing