Katy Hamilton - Editor
A senior commissioning editor and content developer with ten years of experience in professional, educational and trade publishing.
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I have ten years of experience working in professional, academic and trade publishing, both in commissioning and content development roles. My most recent role was Senior Commissioning Editor for an independent trade publisher of business books where I helped authors to shape publishing proposals in the areas of data analytics, neuroscience for business, coaching, change management, and learning and development. Two of these titles were shortlisted for the 2017 CMI Management Book of the Year. I take great satisfaction in helping both new and experienced authors to turn ideas – even those in their earliest stages – into viable publishing opportunities.
I have worked across a variety of subjects from film, philosophy and history to economics, psychology and even soil mechanics! As a content developer, I have worked across all non-fiction subject areas in the humanities and social sciences, mostly at undergraduate and Masters level. I am skilled in providing authors with objective feedback that helps them to shape their content to meet the needs of their audience, advising on structure, tone, level and consistency. I recognise that not all authors have the same needs or expectations about what they would like to achieve and so the author-editor relationship is always tailored.
I have worked across a variety of subjects from film, philosophy and history to economics, psychology and even soil mechanics! As a content developer, I have worked across all non-fiction subject areas in the humanities and social sciences, mostly at undergraduate and Masters level. I am skilled in providing authors with objective feedback that helps them to shape their content to meet the needs of their audience, advising on structure, tone, level and consistency. I recognise that not all authors have the same needs or expectations about what they would like to achieve and so the author-editor relationship is always tailored.
Languages
English (AUS)
English (CAN)
English (NZ)
English (SA)
English (UK)
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Business & Management
Education & Reference
History
Humanities & Social Sciences
Philosophy
Political Science & Current Affairs
Psychology
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Writing & Publishing
Work experience
Senior Commissioning Editor
Kogan Page
March, 2014
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January, 2016
(almost 2 years)
Commissioning of all titles in the areas of human resource management, change management, project management, organization development, and learning and development.
Commissioning Editor
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
August, 2011
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March, 2014
(over 2 years)
Commissioning and overseeing development of all titles in areas of management, coaching, and learning and development.
Commissioning Editor
Hodder Education
January, 2011
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August, 2011
(7 months)
Commissioning and development of all secondary school science educational resources including digital assets such as video and test banks.
Development Editor
Routledge/ Taylor and Francis
December, 2008
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December, 2010
(about 2 years)
Developing manuscripts and online resources in all humanities and social sciences subjects including philosophy, history, film, economics, geography, architecture and law.
Editorial Assistant
Open University Press/ McGraw Hill
October, 2006
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December, 2008
(about 2 years)
Market research and project management of all books in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.
Portfolio (9 selected works)
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Understanding how employees' brains work enables organizations to build cultures, design structures and processes that help people to be more innovative, productive and engaged. This has lasting impact in terms of meeting business objectives and becoming an employer of choice. We need to change the way we manage change in organizations: by understanding the brain we can do this better. Neurosc... read more
Mindfulness in the Workplace: An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Wellbeing and Maximizing Performance
Margaret A. Chapman-Clarke
Studying Human Resource Management
Stephen Taylor
Studying Human Resource Management
As Critical Thinking for Aqa
Oliver Mcadoo
AS Critical Thinking for AQA is the definitive textbook for students of the current AQA Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabus. Structured very closely around the AQA specification, it covers the two units of the AS level in an exceptionally clear and student-friendly style. The chapters are helpfully subdivided into short digestible passages, and include: intended learning objectives at the begin... read more
Neuroscience for Learning and Development is about the psychology and neuroscience that underpins effective and successful training and learning. It introduces the latest research and concepts and suggests practical tools, techniques and ideas to improve how trainers train and how people learn. Readers will find new and more effective ways of working and will discover a sound basis for good pr... read more
British Civilization: An Introduction
John Oakland
Reviews of the previous editions: 'John Oakland is the doyen of civilization studies.' British Studies Now 'This is a first rate, lucidly written text.' G.E.C. Paton, Aston University 'Suitable above all because it covers so many areas of contemporary institutions ...a useful reference work.' Patrick Leech, University of Bologna 'Strikes a balance between providing up-to-date information and b... read more
Social Media Recruitment
Inclusive Talent Management: How Business can Thrive in an Age of Diversity
Stephen Frost, Danny Kalman
Katy has 7 reviews
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Communication & Punctuality
Katy was superb, in hindsight, as a first author it wasn't actually ready to be edited when I gave it to her - she was very patient.
Her input was highly valuable in the developmental editing and I learnt a huge amount through that process.
I completely underestimated just how much value a good editor ads - it's vastly, vastly improved as a result.
Thank you Katy
Tom Manning, May 2018
Katy proved to be a fantastic editor on my project through her attention to detail and dedication to getting the work done on time. She got to grips with the concepts and the main thematic areas of the book very quickly and subsequently offered very useful suggestions, including ideas for an additional chapter, all of which are a hallmark of a dependable, experienced and professional editor. I...
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Solomon A, April 2018
Thanks for your fast, insightful, through, and accurate work. The Wikiversity course "Seeking Real Good" is much improved as a result of your work.
Lee Beaumont, October 2017
Katy was very helpful in taking the time to understand my editing needs. She asked very thoughtful questions before providing an estimate about where I was with the book, what my goals were and what I hoped to achieve with the edit. Her comments were very helpful and gave me a clear direction on the changes I needed to make.
Peter Schryvers, June 2017
Katy was professional and easy to work with.
Claire Boston, June 2017
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