Experience

Higher Education Strategy Associates

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate, Proposals and Contracts

  • Apr 2023 - Present



University of Toronto Press

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Aquisitions Editor

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2023

  Acquiring books and developing UTP's Education, Social Work, and Health lists. Doubled the number of books published on those lists in the first four years in the position. • Developing publishing strategies based on market trends; • Overseeing budgets for all projects from proposal to print; • Collaborating with authors to develop proposals, manuscripts, and response letters written for various audiences, providing substantive feedback on content, voice, and organization; • Guiding authors through revisions suggested by both internal and external peer reviewers; • Preparing manuscripts for copyediting and production, estimating length, coordinating art programs, identifying permissions, preparing detailed notes and briefings for design, production, and marketing departments; • Crafting marketing strategies and copy alongside the Sales and Marketing team; • Engaging leading researchers during campus visits and conferences; • Applying for grant funding for scholarly projects. Show less



Oxford University Press

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

• Developmental Editor

  • Nov 2013 - Sep 2017

  Managed projects between acquisition and publication, serving as a liaison between authors and the editorial board• Arranged and communicated project schedules and parameters such as developmental plans and word counts to authors;• Assessed manuscripts for compliance with publications plans, providing substantive edits of first-draft manuscripts;• Coordinated peer review of manuscripts and provided guidance to authors for the implementation of required revisions;• Prepared manuscripts for copyediting and production, estimating length, coordinating art programs, identifying permissions, preparing detailed notes and briefings for design, production, and marketing departments;• Liaised with marketing department to craft copy for promotional purposes;• Monitored and maintained literary and photo permission costs.itor and maintain literary and photo permission costs. Show less

• Junior Developmental Editor

  • Feb 2012 - Nov 2013

  Managed projects between acquisition and publication, serving as a liaison between the authors and editorial board, for textbooks in a range of subjects.

• Editorial Assistant

  • Oct 2010 - Feb 2012

  Assisted with the acquisition and development of higher education course books by arranging peer review, conducting market research, and coordinating materials.