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and implement their corrections for

new editions. I updated the covers according

to the specifications of the printers. I maintained a reprint library and kept only the latest copies of printed books for reference purposes on these shelves. I also typed a distribution list once a month of all new titles and new editions, tracking the complimentary copy list and ordering new copies. I send comp copies to authors and sponsors via courier, local and international and also delivered them by hand inhouse. It was my duty to maintain an electronic database of book front covers, author pictures, and marketing spreads of each title. I also supplied Marketing and Publicity, (these are Home & Gardening Magazines and

Newspapers that wanted to publish

articles about the

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upcoming books, with hi-res book

covers and double paged spreads taken off

the archived cd or dvd. I scanned all new trannees, photographs or illustrations, received from authors for colour correcting to place in books and helped the designers with other smaller design tasks like the of resizing of images or cleaning up of images in Photoshop. For Marketing Purposes: I filled in the monthly Trade Subscription Excel form, which is a summary of all upcoming new titles/editions and reprints. I sourced the reprint TI’s, this is a one-page summary done on the company template, explaining about the book title, the author blurb, the specifications of the book, the sales points and also featuring a

small picture of the front cover.

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On a quarterly basis, I assembled

their contribution to Leserskring (Leisure

Books), which was sourcing of book covers, making

print size spreads (pdf’s or jpegs) of new titles/editions featuring in the magazine. I also assisted the HOD, which involved typing contract summaries, scanning contracts and assembled the new author welcome packs and sending it together with the signed contract via courier to the author or arranged it to be delivered by messenger. From BookMaster/TMS (in- house system), I printed the monthly turnover figures and forwarded it to the HOD which she would present to the CEO in their budget meetings. I have also made

travel arrangements for overseas and local

book launches.

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I handled all their customer

complaints and apart from taking care of all

general admin duties, I was the only link for the

public to authors. Therefore, I kept a detailed contact database of all the authors, freelancers, photographers and editors and maintained it. I handled all their logistics from snail-mail, internal messenger to local and international couriers. Writing to authors, freelancers, professional people and the public, even people in prison who requested books have been part of my routine. When I started to work at Struik Nature, they did not have an electronic archiving system and because I hated to be in a safe, I complained and

asked the HOD if I could get all the archived

cd’s out of the safe and copy them

onto an external

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drive connected to my workstation

with myself as the overseer making it easy to

access. It took me 3 months to action, whilst still carrying out my normal duties. In so-doing, I created with the help of their IT guys a flock-proof server-based archive system, which later the rest of the other imprints also followed and still is in place today. Prior to Publishing; I have also been on the forefront of a low-cost RDP housing project called Slovoville RDP Housing Project, which involved building 2006 RDP houses in Winterveldt, outside Gauteng. The Client was North West Housing Council and I was

working for Kirkland & Mostert Projects CC (the

government assigned Project Managers and

Construction Consultants). Apart

from my normal

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secretarial office routine, I was

responsible for capturing all the deposits that

the homeowners made, from North West Housing

Council’s bank statement for this project and ensured that all the fully paid homeowners house-plans were submitted on time so that their houses could be built speedily. Dealing with contractors and complaining, aspiring homeowners telephone queries was done daily and I dealt directly with North West Hous- ing Council if deposits could not be traced on their bank statement. On a personal note: I have the ability to really listen to people telephonically or in person. I speak, read and write fluently in English and Afrikaans. I live 20 mins from Cape Town and surrounds. I am

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For a reference, you can contact

Pippa Parker, the Publisher of Struik

Nature, an imprint of Penguin Random House

via email: pippap@ penguinrandomhouse.co.za

or call her on 021-***-**** (landline) or Nasreen

Samsodien (ac7uev@r.postjobfree.com).

I have attached my Grade 12 certificate and will supply my small portfolio and additional certification on request.

Thank You

Christine Moses

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I am an experienced all-round

administrator who comes from the publishing

industry. I was employed as Team Editorial/Design

Assistant by Penguin Random House in 2007 to 2017. In addition to this, I was also the acting personal assistant to the Publisher (HOD)at executive level. I made travel arrangements for sales conferences and handled all the contracts. My personal strengths and experience is team support. I have good telephone and written communication skills and come with a wealth of time management experience. As for workstation, I have excellent hands-on knowledge of MS Office: (MS Word, Excel and Outlook) and extensive knowledge and experience on the Apple Macintosh platform (Adobe CS 5&6

InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator,

Acrobat Pro

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and BookMaster/ TMS). I have

learned professional digital scanning of

illustrations, positives and colour photographs to place in a document or book to print. I have worked in a network-based team, publishing desktop environment, where I was able to copy or transfer electronic files from my workstation to those of my colleagues without interrupting them, with their permission. Here is a breakdown of my duties: After the design lock-down phase, the titles are added to the Backlist for reprinting. I was in charge of the reprint process for the Imprints (Struik Nature and Struik Travel & Heritage). The Backlist book titles reprint every

year therefore, it was my duty to do all the

changes ordered by the authors

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