Experience

Cameron + Company, Inc.

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

• Editorial Director

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  • Grow the adult publishing program • Build publishing lists in both category and commercial appeal, regionally and nationally • Acquire book projects • Manage editorial team members • Grow the adult publishing program • Build publishing lists in both category and commercial appeal, regionally and nationally • Acquire book projects • Manage editorial team members



Callisto Media

• India
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Editor, Content Quality Management

  • Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Manage end-to-end quality across editorial, design, and production for all books within portfolio. • Build and set quality standards, and partner with all teams to enable and ensure these standards are met. • Build the process and identify organizational needs to ensure top quality content is being published.

• Executive Editor

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2021

  Executive editor, editorial manager, and product strategist (nonfiction books) • Analyze market data and use it to drive content strategy for 24 unique books per quarter (~96 per year)• Lead editorial team; manage 8 editors shepherding products through every step of the editorial, design, and production process• Problem-solve, teach and train new editors, create new processes and documentation• Collaborate cross-departmentally to facilitate growth and change within the organization Show less

• Editor

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

  Editor and project manager (nonfiction books)•Generate books ideas; create a clear vision and execute on it; use data to analyze the marketplace and identify opportunities; shepherd books through all stages of production from the seed of a concept, to title creation, to making packaging decisions about the product (trim size, page count, etc.), to editing and overseeing the many stages of passes and proofs, to tweaking interior and cover designs (with the design team), to solving problems as they arise during the process, to working with the marketing team on campaigns, to approving the finished product and creating buzz in the marketplace (16-20 projects per year)•Foster and maintain author relationships•Recruit, contract, and manage freelancers •Pitch ideas to internal teams, collaborate with various departments•Adhere to strict deadlines and turn-around times Show less



Chronicle Books

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

• Associate Editor

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2017

  •Acquire and edit pop culture, humor, celebrity and brand-licensed books, travel, trivia, sports, and other narrative nonfiction (10-15 projects per year) •Generate book ideas and pitch them to editorial team •Write jacket copy, catalog copy, and sales copy for each project •Project manage: shepherd all projects through various stages of production simultaneously •Recruit, contract, and work with freelance writers, illustrators, and photographers •Hire, train, and manage interns for the department Show less



PW Editorial Services

• Publishing Consultant and Editor

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2015

  •Edit fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for authors (line, structural, and developmental editing) •Consult on proposals being submitted to agents and publishing houses •Edit fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for authors (line, structural, and developmental editing) •Consult on proposals being submitted to agents and publishing houses



Hachette Book Group (Grand Central Publishing)

• Assistant Editor

  • 2012 - Oct 2014

  •Receive submissions from top literary agents •Acquire books for publication: participate in auctions, draft offer letters, and bid on projects•Edit books: provide developmental, structural, and line edits to authors (nonfiction books primarily in the categories of cookbooks, lifestyle books, pop culture, humor, celebrity memoir, and narrative nonfiction)•Support Executive Editors in all aspects of publishing process

• Editorial Assistant

  • Mar 2009 - 2012


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

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2009