Project Manager Design

Location:

Silver Spring, MD

Posted:

January 27, 2013

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cathy s. jewell

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain work as a freelance project manager/writer/editor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance project manager/writer/copy editor/proofreader

1993 present

Freelance management, writing, editing, and proofreading of works of fiction and nonfiction for clients including Alpha Books, Bedford/St. Martin s, Harcourt, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Peterson s, Princeton Review, Routledge, Saunders/Elsevier, Triumph Learning/Haights Cross

Managing Editor

Etruscan Press

Silver Spring, MD/Wilkes Barre, PA

April 2002 June 2004manage daily operations of small not-for-profit press, including financial planning/budgets, and payroll; create book estimates and profit and loss statementssupervise production of works of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, from manuscript to bound books (4 8 titles per year)write publicity materials for all titles, including catalog and flap copy, Web site copy, and advertisements; oversight of design, production, and mailing of seasonal catalogs

Publications Coordinator

Maryland Institute College of Art, Department of Continuing Studies

Baltimore, Maryland

August 2000 October 2001write catalog copy and course descriptions for continuing education division of fine arts collegecopy edit and proofread all course catalog and other promotional materials for continuing education courses

Production Supervisor

Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishing

New York, NY

June 1997 July 1999production of medical texts from manuscript to bound bookssupervise 4 division editors, hire freelancer

Books Editor/Copy Editor

City Paper

Baltimore, MD

January August 1994write book reviews and assign and edit book review section for free weekly newspapercopy edit all newspaper copy weekly

Managing Editor

Ecco Press

New York, NY

January 1990 January 1993oversight of design and production of 25 35 literary titles each year from manuscript to bound books, including hiring and supervision of freelancers and several support staff membersbudget and schedule all titles, create flap and promotional copy, and manage design and production of catalogs and other promotional materials. Supervise permissions department, liaison with manufacturers and other vendors

Production Editor

Clark Boardman Company

New York, NY

June 1989 December 1989produce texts and loose-leaf updates for texts produced by legal publisher

EDUCATION

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

MA, Latin American Studies, 2002

Washington College

Chestertown, MD

BA, History (honors) and English, 1989

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficiency with PC and MacIntosh platforms, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with XML document coding and Adobe Acrobat Professional.

References available on request