Eagle-eyed proofreader and copy editor with nearly a decade of publishing experience. I make your stories error-free and a joy to read.
I acquired out-of-print titles to bring back into publication, developed and maintained relationships with authors, attained title rights reversion, edited, and supported marketing efforts for a wide variety of genres.
- Proofread manuscripts and written content according to style guide to ensure error-free content and formatting
- Sole editor under Editorial Director, providing editing, proofreading, and copyediting for all books, packaging, and marketing materials. In-house production team lead.
- Lead editor and co-author on best-selling Biggest Book nonfiction series
- Proofread and copyedited all books and packaging, from manuscript stage through layout and final advance, ensuring error-free final products
- Wrote catalog and cover copy
- Oversaw planning and production for all titles
- Lead project management and workflow for all reprint titles, Spanish titles, and select nonfiction and activity book series
- Researched comps and industry trends
- Managed copyright filing and maintained copyright records
- Acted as International Acquisitions Editor, handling highly confidential licensor accounts such as Disney and Dreamworks, managing workflow of submissions to licensors and ensuring all proofreading corrections were made
- Researched licensed properties and gathered licensor information; gathered art samples for upcoming projects
- Prepared Power Point slides for conferences and book fair presentations; participated in Acquisitions team meetings
- Updated publishing plans and created visual line plans
- Submitted book components online for licensor approval; assisted with projects in other departments
- Worked within production software to fact check format, ISBN, pricing, and related information for books
- Created copyright reference sheets and SRP history spreadsheets for book formats both domestic and international; created Acquisitions route checklist; created a spreadsheet listing illustrator credits for books
- Maintained Style Guide Server and editorial guidelines
- Assisted primary editor and author in all editorial needs of manuscript process before book publication, including review of grammar, spelling, syntax, and mechanics of prose
Gingras, Sandy
See, Melissa
Cervantes, J. C.
Barton, Bree
Smith, Amber
Evans, Christine, Corrigan, Patrick
Evans, Christine, Corrigan, Patrick
Evans, Christine, Corrigan, Patrick
Warner, Gertrude Chandler, Lilly, Aimee
Garrod, Beth, Hitchman, Jess, Danger, Chris
Winters, Julian
Konigsberg, Bill
Faruqi, Saadia
Greenberg, Imogen, Greenberg, Isabel
Márquez, Melissa Cristina
Parks, Amy Noelle
Faruqi, Saadia
Lambert, Megan Dowd, Dengoue, Briana
Iacopelli, Jennifer
Ford, Mike
Steph Clarkson, Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Erica Salcedo, Erica Salcedo
Mandy Archer, Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Sara Sanchez, Sara Sanchez
Laura Watkins, Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Laura Watkins, Laura Watkins
Kidsbooks Publishing, Rainstorm Publishing
Kidsbooks Publishing, Rainstorm Publishing
Susan Larkin, Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Jacqueline East, Jacqueline East
Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Gill Guile, Gill Guile
Kidsbooks Publishing, Sophie Hanton, Sophie Hanton
Kidsbooks Publishing
Kidsbooks Publishing, Vanessa Giancamilli Birch
Kidsbooks Publishing, Esther Reisberg, Katharine Smith
Kidsbooks Publishing, Esther Reisberg, Katharine Smith
Mandy Archer, Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Shane Crampton, Shane Crampton
Rainstorm Publishing, Kidsbooks Publishing, Sydney Hanson, Sydney Hanson
Bava, Rick
Nudo, Sal
Kidsbooks Publishing, Rainstorm Publishing
Valerie Doherty, September 2021
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Emilie Cossette, March 2021
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Dominik Loncar, February 2021
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Jackie has been editing and proofreading for more than twenty-five years; food, travel, fiction.
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Professional Editor | 18 years and 3 NYT Bestsellers | 58 Books Published by Penguin, HarperCollins
Springfield, VA, USA