Christine O'Connor – Editor

Proofread books on a variety of subjects: self help, inspirational, and transformational.

• Manage print and digital products from contract signing to publication for the Pro Tech (Sybex imprint) and Education (Jossey Bass imprint) lines.
• Build strong relationships with customers including authors, editors, and product teams.
• Contributing team member to weekly editorial/product group meetings, updating all professionals involved with details to keep each of their tasks on deadline. Set up and attend kick off meetings with editors and authors.
• Meet weekly with marketing and acquisitions teams to keep them apprised of all newly signed book proposals to establish start of planning marketing efforts.
• Track all projects using Workfront, working with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy across relevant Wiley systems and platforms.

• Managed production of assigned titles from receipt of manuscript to release to printer, archiving, and electronic product review.
• Selected and purchased appropriate vendors' services. Instructed vendors regarding scheduling, editing, design, illustration, production management, proofreading, archiving, indexing, and composition.
• Instructed and managed authors regarding production plan, design, editing, proof review, and indexing.
• Reviewed and evaluated copyediting and coding, design, proofs, alterations, printer proof, bound books, and archived content and metadata. Reviewed electronic products. Reviewed cover and jacket/binding copy, mechanicals, printer proofs, and samples. Input and maintained accurate schedule, cost, specifications, and administrative data and content in all required systems in a timely manner.
• Reviewed manuscripts transmitted to production; developed and managed schedules; enforced best practice procedures; troubleshot day-to-day issues: over/under page counts, general book-making/layout issues, reviewed and maintained budget reports; managed design refreshes and new design creation. Led weekly Master List/ Launch meetings.

I worked with the development editor to finalize manuscript for typesetting. I managed the work of copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers. I copyedited cover copy..

I was responsible for writing/editing five articles per week for a weekly newspaper in my hometown.