Senior Project Manager/Production Editor Resume Saddle River, New Jersey - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Extensive experience in the publishing industry with positions in development and production with skills and background in editing and production of technical publications and supplemental products. Worked with technical and academic authors and production people. Additional and experience in computer technology and technical writing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Desktop Publishing: Familiar with Quark, InDesign, Framemaker, TROFF, and LaTeX.

Graphics Programs: Familiar with Illustrator and Photoshop. Also work with author - supplied illustrations prepared in a variety of graphics packages (including PowerPoint and Visio).

Other Programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, BBEdit, Acrobat, Filemaker Pro.

Other Technology: Familiar with HTML and XML, EPUB, UPDF formats.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Saddle River, New Jersey

Senior Project Manager/Production Editor

Responsibilities:

Supervised projects involving many vendors, suppliers, freelancers, and internal departments (art, design, and marketing). Managed multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining schedules, managing editorial and production issues, and solving technical problems. Prepared documentation of procedures and practices. Lead production launch meetings and design meetings. Supervised copy editing, proofreading, and indexing. Also performed copy editing and proofreading assignments. Supervised full-service projects.
Worked with high-profile authors on technical, professional, and academic manuscripts. Analyzed art programs and work with illustrators on complex technical illustrations. Prepared design and typographical specifications and work with designers, authors, and other editors on cover and interior design ideas. Trained and mentored junior staff members. Supervised the preparation of design templates, formatting of publications, and preparation of revisions, working with several compositors. Managed projects with large budgets and maintain cost and scheduling information throughout projects.

Confidential, New York, New York

Senior Project Editor

Responsibilities:

Supervised the editorial process on manuscripts through the entire production process to the bound book. Worked on multiple projects simultaneously, working with authors, development editors, freelance copy editors, production managers, compositors, proofreaders, designers, and marketing people.

Confidential, Hoboken, New Jersey

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Supervised projects for publishers through this full-service publishing services company. Worked with suppliers, freelancers, and publishers' internal departments (art, design, and marketing). Managed multiple projects simultaneously, managing schedules and editorial and production issues, and solving technical problems. Also worked with formatters, illustrators, and project support people in main plant in India.

Confidential, New York, New York

Technical Writer

Responsibilities:

Prepared web-based user documentation using Robohelp, and prepared marketing materials and programming documentation. Interviewed programmers to understand design of customer website. Wrote instructions for users on how to access financial information on website.

Confidential

Assistant Development Editor

Responsibilities:

Edited manuscripts in detail, working closely with authors and focusing on marketing considerations. Provided authors with advice and instructions on how to develop manuscripts to include features, pedagogy, and content to enhance quality and saleability. Reviewed several rounds of revisions of manuscript with authors. Worked closely with authors and production department throughout production process to ensure quality control. Reviewed author and proofreader corrections on page proofs and verified final corrections. Worked with authors and art department on design of interior and covers. Also worked with authors on photo research. Designed and maintained databases with marketing information, and generated reports to show features of competing texts in the market.

Confidential, White Plains, New York

Assistant Editor

Responsibilities:

Wrote, edited, and proofread articles on various products for marketing and customer publications. Also developed documentation for publication procedures. Interviewed sales and marketing staff for details of marketing programs.

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