Experience

Canelo Digital Publishing Limited

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Senior Commissioning Editor

  • Jun 2021 - Nov 2022

• Commissioning Editor

  • May 2019 - Jun 2021



Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Commissioning Editor

  • Mar 2017 - May 2019

  Working alongside the Publisher on the growth and development of Bloomsbury Business' list. I recently set up and now manage the Bloomsbury Business Twitter account - @BloomsburyBiz - which aims to share our latest updates and publications, as well as relevant news and articles. Particularly interested in commissioning new titles on wellbeing and happiness in the workplace as well as AI in business.

• Assistant Editor

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2017



Taylor & Francis Group

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

• Editorial Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  Supporting the Editors on Education and Psychology research monographs and professional texts. Drafting new book proposals and author contracts, as well as responding to author queries at all stages of the editorial process. Liaising with members from other departments during the book's in-house lifetime, including Marketing, Production, Sales and Design. For two months I was acting-Editor while a replacement was recruited, which involved proposing new book projects, negotiating author contracts and managing the list temporarily while continuing my EA responsibilities. Show less



Tessella

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Content Editor Internship

  • May 2014 - May 2014

  Researching career sites and application processes in similar sectors and industries; interviewing recent recruits on their experiences; creating a brief for the structure and design of the future career site; presenting this brief to the third party web designers; re-writing and editing page contents to better fit the company's new image and business focuses, as well as current recruiting demands. Researching career sites and application processes in similar sectors and industries; interviewing recent recruits on their experiences; creating a brief for the structure and design of the future career site; presenting this brief to the third party web designers; re-writing and editing page contents to better fit the company's new image and business focuses, as well as current recruiting demands.



Hodder & Stoughton

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

  Developing the new Teach Yourself Languages Online apps by mapping out the customer journey, screen by screen, on Excel for Spanish, Italian, French and German, and marking out the positioning of new material. Thematic mapping of dialogues for animation sequences. Researching leading language university contacts in the UK and abroad. Market research into companies with whom to partner and collaborate for licensing, acquiring new customers, and widgets. Developing the new Teach Yourself Languages Online apps by mapping out the customer journey, screen by screen, on Excel for Spanish, Italian, French and German, and marking out the positioning of new material. Thematic mapping of dialogues for animation sequences. Researching leading language university contacts in the UK and abroad. Market research into companies with whom to partner and collaborate for licensing, acquiring new customers, and widgets.



Edinburgh University Press

• Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Editorial Intern

  • May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Amending and drawing-up co-author contracts, researching author contact details as well as book details, contacting authors, note-taking in a press release meeting. General administrative duties such as filing and copying. Amending and drawing-up co-author contracts, researching author contact details as well as book details, contacting authors, note-taking in a press release meeting. General administrative duties such as filing and copying.



Starbucks

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Shift supervisor

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2012

  Managing the store and partners while on shift, including inventory management and cash control duties. Managing the store and partners while on shift, including inventory management and cash control duties.



The Cooper School

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2009

  Helping teachers with their classes, supporting Special Educational Needs students in class and in one-on-one tutoring Helping teachers with their classes, supporting Special Educational Needs students in class and in one-on-one tutoring



Archaeopress

• Oxford, United Kingdom

• Publishing Intern

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2006

  Answering telephone queries, archiving out-of-print journals, updating databases for new and upcoming journal and author details, and general administrative tasks. Answering telephone queries, archiving out-of-print journals, updating databases for new and upcoming journal and author details, and general administrative tasks.