Experience

Niyogi Books

• India
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Review manuscripts and recommend whether they can be published or not. Copyedit manuscripts as per the publishing plan. Coordinate with authors, designers, pre-press and marketing teams to deliver the finished books on schedule and according to required quality standards. Mentor junior editors and provide them with training and feedback. Review manuscripts and recommend whether they can be published or not. Copyedit manuscripts as per the publishing plan. Coordinate with authors, designers, pre-press and marketing teams to deliver the finished books on schedule and according to required quality standards. Mentor junior editors and provide them with training and feedback.



Climate Control Middle East

• New Delhi

• Associate Editor

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

  Edited the news stories and feature articles published in the monthly magazine and updated the website daily with relevant news stories. Edited the news stories and feature articles published in the monthly magazine and updated the website daily with relevant news stories.



Niyogi Books

• New Delhi Area, India

• Senior Editor

  • Apr 2016 - Jan 2018

  Reviewed manuscripts and recommended whether they could be published or not. Copyedited manuscripts as per the publishing plan. Coordinated with authors, designers, pre-press and marketing teams to deliver the finished books on schedule and according to required quality standards. Helped in training junior editors. Reviewed manuscripts and recommended whether they could be published or not. Copyedited manuscripts as per the publishing plan. Coordinated with authors, designers, pre-press and marketing teams to deliver the finished books on schedule and according to required quality standards. Helped in training junior editors.



Wisdom Tree

• India
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor (Consulting)

  • Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

  Edited various manuscripts and coordinated with the in-house editors, typesetter and Publisher to deliver the final product on schedule. Edited various manuscripts and coordinated with the in-house editors, typesetter and Publisher to deliver the final product on schedule.



Sahitya Akademi (The National Academy of Letters)

• New Delhi

• Editor

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

  Assisted the Guest Editor in publishing 'Indian Literature' - the journal of the Sahitya Akademi. Copyedited the articles, coordinated with contributors, managed administrative tasks and ensured the journal was published on schedule and met expected quality standards. Assisted the Guest Editor in publishing 'Indian Literature' - the journal of the Sahitya Akademi. Copyedited the articles, coordinated with contributors, managed administrative tasks and ensured the journal was published on schedule and met expected quality standards.



Self employed

• New Delhi

• Editorial Consultant

  • Jul 2014 - May 2015

  Undertook editorial projects including academic copyediting, editorial training, and original research-based writing. Undertook editorial projects including academic copyediting, editorial training, and original research-based writing.



Oxford University Press

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

• Managing Editor - Academic & General Publishing

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  My responsibilities included overseeing the editorial team and coordinating the production of books to ensure that quality standards were met and publishing targets achieved. My responsibilities included recruiting new in-house and free-lance copy editors, mentoring and training team members, coordinating with List Heads, Commissioning, Design, Production, and Marketing teams, and ensuring editorial processes ran efficiently to deliver the final product. My responsibilities included overseeing the editorial team and coordinating the production of books to ensure that quality standards were met and publishing targets achieved. My responsibilities included recruiting new in-house and free-lance copy editors, mentoring and training team members, coordinating with List Heads, Commissioning, Design, Production, and Marketing teams, and ensuring editorial processes ran efficiently to deliver the final product.



Compare Infobase Limited

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manager - Content

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

  My responsibilities included reviewing content created by the team of in-house and freelance content writers, coordinating with internal project managers to fulfill their content requirements, recruiting new in-house and freelance content writers, researching and writing original content, and contributing to the development of the content strategy for the company’s websites. My responsibilities included reviewing content created by the team of in-house and freelance content writers, coordinating with internal project managers to fulfill their content requirements, recruiting new in-house and freelance content writers, researching and writing original content, and contributing to the development of the content strategy for the company’s websites.



Taylor & Francis India Pvt. Ltd.

• New Delhi

• Publishing Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Aug 2013

  Headed the outsourced production team of 30+ editors/researchers in Delhi, worked in coordination with line managers in Routledge UK to ensure qualitative and timely delivery of content; involved in copy editing, project management, recruitment, training and ongoing development. Headed the outsourced production team of 30+ editors/researchers in Delhi, worked in coordination with line managers in Routledge UK to ensure qualitative and timely delivery of content; involved in copy editing, project management, recruitment, training and ongoing development.



Macmillan

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

• Editorial Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2008

  Headed the higher academic editorial programme, managed a team of in-house editors and a panel of freelancers, was involved in copyediting and quality control, project management, recruitment, training and cross-functional coordination with production, design and marketing to deliver the final product. Headed the higher academic editorial programme, managed a team of in-house editors and a panel of freelancers, was involved in copyediting and quality control, project management, recruitment, training and cross-functional coordination with production, design and marketing to deliver the final product.



Compare Infobase Limited

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager Operations

  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2007

  Managed teams of content developers and programmers. Helped set up the Kolkata Knowledge Centre and scaled the operation to a headcount of 100+ content developers. Involved in content creation, project management, recruitment, training, development and cross-functional coordination. Managed teams of content developers and programmers. Helped set up the Kolkata Knowledge Centre and scaled the operation to a headcount of 100+ content developers. Involved in content creation, project management, recruitment, training, development and cross-functional coordination.



NIIT Dwarka Centre

• New Delhi

• Faculty Member

  • May 2003 - Feb 2004

  English Communication, Computers and Egurucool Science teacher: Taught English Communication and Computers to adult learners and the CBSE Class X Science syllabus (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) to high school students. English Communication, Computers and Egurucool Science teacher: Taught English Communication and Computers to adult learners and the CBSE Class X Science syllabus (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) to high school students.



Self employed

• New Delhi

• Freelance Editor

  • Jun 2002 - Apr 2003

  Edited academic books and journals in the social sciences. Edited academic books and journals in the social sciences.



Sage

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

• Desk Editor

  • Nov 2001 - Jun 2002

  Edited academic books and journals in the social sciences, and coordinated with authors, editors, cover designers, proofreaders and typesetters. Edited academic books and journals in the social sciences, and coordinated with authors, editors, cover designers, proofreaders and typesetters.



Purple Yogi Software Pvt. Ltd.

• Bangalore

• Member - Content Team

  • Feb 2001 - Oct 2001

  Worked in coordination with software engineers to develop Knowledge Management Tools and improve their data classification accuracy. Worked in coordination with software engineers to develop Knowledge Management Tools and improve their data classification accuracy.



Encyclopaedia Britannica

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Copy Editor

  • May 2000 - Jan 2001

  Researched and wrote educational articles and website reviews, as well as trained new writers. During this time, participated in and won Mastermind India 2000, the all-India solo quiz contest telecast on BBC World. Researched and wrote educational articles and website reviews, as well as trained new writers. During this time, participated in and won Mastermind India 2000, the all-India solo quiz contest telecast on BBC World.