Overview
During my time at V&A Publishing (the publishing department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, one of the world's leading museums of art and design), I project-managed major exhibition catalogues, specialist collections-based books and high-profile designer retrospectives. At travel publisher Rough Guides, I managed the mainland Europe list, encompassing bestselling guides such as France, Italy and Croatia, brand new series, ebooks and one-off coffee table tomes. I've also worked for Lonely Planet, editing, fact-checking and proofreading titles such as Wine Trails: Australia & New Zealand and The Travel Atlas. More recently, I've been turning my hand to writing with regular contributions to travel inspiration website Love Exploring.
My experience covers all aspects of the publishing process – assessing pitches, commissioning, structural editing, copy-editing, picture research, project-management, proofreading and promotion. I can help guide you through the process from start to finish, or assist along the way – do get in touch to discuss your next project.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
• Freelance writer/editor with regular editing work for Lonely Planet and contributions to travel inspiration website Love Exploring.
Rough Guides
• Commissioning, scheduling and budgeting 25+ travel guides per year (see a selection below)
• Managing mainland Europe list, including city, country, regional, Pocket and Budget guides
• Managing London editorial team, leading recruitment and training new editors
• Commissioning and supervising remote freelance writers and editors
• Overseeing digital publishing programme, including ebook design and user-testing
• Developing new book and online article ideas
• Regular contributor to Rough Guides website on a freelance basis
V&A Publishing
• Managing Editorial department of Victoria and Albert Museum’s publishing division
• Project-management of 8–10 high-profile books per year
• Critical input into early drafts, copy-editing and proofreading
• Commissioning and supervising freelance editors and designers
• Overseeing image collection and copyright clearance
• Titles included: The Golden Age of Couture (2007); Modernism: Designing a New World
(2006); Swinging Sixties (2006); Vivienne Westwood (2004); Black Style (2004); Art Deco Fashion (2003)