Claire McGregor – Editor

By running my own business I have had the privilege of helping many authors make their self-publishing dream a reality. I love working on memoir, in particular, because everyone has a unique and interesting story to tell. I have worked on numerous self-help/self-development titles, and I have a lot of experience in natural health and wellbeing. I also work on business titles from company legacy books to new ideas in the business realm. In addition to non-fiction books, I also work on educational resources, business reports and fiction novels. I can take the self-publishing author through all stages of their book's production, from structural/developmental editing, copyediting and proofreading to co-authorship or ghostwriting.

• After being taken on as Editorial Manager, I was promoted to Editorial Director.
• Responsible for managing each editorial team as well as all offshore data entry companies.
• Ran each project to deadline as well as resolved problems, trained staff, ensured editorial accuracy and assisted the design of new technical systems.

A not-for-profit that develops and publishes vocational education and training resources.
• Responsible for ensuring all publications were 100% accurate, met quality and educational standards, were produced to a set timeframe and applied plain English principles.
• Project manager for the Childcare, Retail and Queensland Schools Resources projects.

Full editorial leadership • Managed in-house and freelance staff • MD’s right-hand person and deputy in her absence • Managed the production and performance of key accounts internationally • Client liaison • Compiled, updated and maintained editorial house style guides to ensure accuracy • Daily editing of TV listings schedules for clients and all other company material as necessary.

Production Editor:
• Editing all feature articles • Creating production schedules and liaising with the design, advertising and listings
departments to meet deadlines • Overseeing copy through all production processes.
Feature Writer:
• Contributing feature articles to the magazine every month from celebrity interviews to news pages and readers’ queries.
• Over 50 published feature articles.
Additional responsibilities:
• Competition management • Ordering stills and selecting pictures including cover selection • Implementing and maintaining the film guide database.

Job overview:
To successfully take projects from conception to printed publication. • Commissioned authors and liaised with photographers, illustrators, picture researchers, journalists, agencies and freelance staff to run projects to strict deadlines. • Developed topic strands and undertook audience research. • Topics included true crime, wildlife, natural health, aircraft and war.
Key responsibilities:
• All manuscript editing - including structural - plus rewriting and captioning where necessary • Commissioning new and regular authors • Prepping articles for the design team and all picture selection, plus article design on an ad-hoc basis • Managing a team of designers and in-house contributors • Liaising with the repro houses and printers in England, Asia and Italy • Arranging and assisting with photoshoots.