Niamh O'Carroll

Niamh O'Carroll – Editor

Professional editor, proofreader and project manager, specialising in educational publishing.

Overview

A highly skilled editor, proofreader and project manager, I have worked in publishing for over twelve years. I began my career as in-house staff before starting my freelance business in 2010. My main expertise lies in educational publishing – particularly in the fields of primary education and ELT for UK and global markets. However, I have experience across a broad range of sectors, including work on fiction, magazines and academic titles.
Services
Non-Fiction
Education & Reference
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2010 — Present

Offering a flexible range of editorial services from project management through to proofreading, I can help publishers, business practitioners, individual authors and students. I offer editing services at a level to suit your purpose, including development editing, copy-editing and proofreading. When you get in touch initially, we can decide on the level of work you need.

I also provide a comprehensive editorial project-management service and can take material from concept to finished product, or handle whatever subsidiary stages of your project require support.

Clients include Balberry Publishing, Berghahn Books Ltd, Cambridge University Press (Spain), HarperCollins (Collins Education), Macmillan Education, Pearson Education Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Scholastic Ltd, Standards & Testing Agency (Dept for Education), Summersault Communications

Scholastic Ltd

Nov, 2006 — Jun, 2009 (over 2 years)

I developed and edited primary teachers’ resource series, including books, CDs and online material, overseeing projects from concept through to pre-press handover. This involved coordinating authors, CD developers, freelance editors, in-house designers, outsourced design agencies and CD-testing houses. I structurally edited manuscripts, also copy-editing as required.

Scholastic Ltd

Oct, 2005 — Nov, 2006 (about 1 year)

Copy-editing and proofreading primary teachers' resource series.

Scholastic Ltd

Jun, 2003 — Oct, 2005 (over 2 years)

Pre-press of magazines, books and book-club catalogues.

Portfolio

Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "... read more
Environmentalism and ecology are areas of rapid growth in academia and society at large. Screening Nature is the first comprehensive work that groups together the wide range of concerns in the field of cinema and the environment, and what could be termed "post... read more
Read & Respond has been fully updated with new content. Itprovi teachers with a wealth of resources to teach Holes. Notes and activities reflect the changes in the new Curriculum and include shared texts, guided reading notes, reading activities, speaking and ... read more

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