Lauren Schultz Beverly, MA • 978-***-****

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Senior Editor

Strategic thinking publishing professional passionate about creating and delivering quality content in innovative solutions. Exceptional record of developing and implementing initiatives that exceed targets and champion revenue growth. Expertise in translating market knowledge into vision and scope for existing content revisions and new acquisitions. Successful history of managing relationships with key partners to achieve sustainable growth and brand awareness. Remain continuously informed on content needs, market trends, and competitive landscape to ensure most updated evidence-based content for customers. Believer that collaboration is a key ingredient for success. Areas of Expertise

Editorial Acquisitions

Strategic Planning

P&L Management

Market Trend Analysis

Asset Development

Team Management

Deadline Management

Project Management

Author Management

Accomplishments

● Exceeded signing goals for two consecutive years ($14.6M in year 1 and $15.8M in year two)

● Commissioned 28 titles which included research monographs, methods, and teaching/educational content.

● Increased profitability by 28% YOY as Publisher for Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science for Elsevier.

● Two American Publishers Association awards

Career Experience

Senior Acquisitions Editor, Wiley, Hoboken, NY 2022-present Created a strategic portfolio plan for biochemistry and physics portfolios. Launched new innovative adaptive homework system for algebra-based physics program and lead the team to deliver a new digital product in a competitive market space on schedule/budget. Collaborate with various internal departments (journals team, production, marketing, sales). Collaborate with professional group to provide input on new signings that align with strategic goals. Identified and signed new author team to revise marketing leading biochemistry textbook and created an innovative digital plan to increase market share. Lead online program management (OPM) programs and technology-enabled services to support my portfolio and improve the customer experience

Lead efforts with the entire college textbook team (all disciplines) to identify and solve issue with new ereader for learning management platform

Commissioning Editor, American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY 2019 – 2022 Lead efforts to acquire new content in areas of Nanotechnology, Optical Physics, Sound and Acoustics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Chemistry, Rheology and Fluid Dynamics, and Physics education. Partner with authors in reviewing, improving, and completing proposals. Facilitate contractual negotiations. Collaborate with various internal departments (journals team, development editors, marketing, production, and sales). Manage eBook publishing partnership with American Association of Physics Teachers.

● Hired as one of two acquisitions editors to innovate new eBook program.

● Created and developed online systems for title management and author manuscript submission.

● Presented at 43rd annual Society for Scholarly Publishing conference, ‘Acquisitions’. Senior Acquisitions Editor, CQ Press, Sage Publishing, Washington, DC 2018 – 2019 Built new edition strategy and budget with signing target of $600K. Crafted three-year revision plan and strategic vision. Managed divisional P&L. Conducted market research and sales analysis and held sales meetings with teams to close adoptions. Led author prospecting initiatives and presented proposals to senior management. Oversaw author management and schedule management functions. Supervised development editors; freelance authors; and technology, media, designers, and production staff.

● Drove market development operations for five first editions; set up focus groups, surveyed and reviewed strategies, and collaborated with marketing team.

● Spearheaded implementation and market development of new LMS.

● Conceptualized new author delivery tracking system. Executive Editor, Life Sciences & Physical Science,Macmillan Learning, New York, NY 2014 – 2018 Identified and leveraged current/emerging trends and market needs to construct strategies and portfolio plans dedicated to supporting most effective delivery of assets. Promoted collaboration between authors and development team to enhance quality of intellectual raw material. Developed impressive network of experts and potential authors. Provided strategic leadership to cross functional team of development editors, technology, media, designers, freelance authors, and production staff.

● Increased portfolio revenue by + 15% YOY.

● Received 2017 Product of the Year Award for, Nutrition for a Changing World 1st edition.

● Created and published innovative media resources with focus on market specific, evidence- based customer solutions. ● Headed text and media programs in biochemistry, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, and a first edition nutrition text.

Senior Acquisitions Editor, Life and Physical Sciences,WH Freeman, New York, NY 2012 – 2014 Managed 14 upper-level chemistry portfolios worth $11M. Created new media and digital strategies for genetics, immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry textbooks. Served as project manager over six author teams in planning content revisions; exercised effective author relations, inspired creative problem solving, and managed schedules and budgets. Contributed to development of marketing campaigns for revised content and new additional launches.

• Published new editions: Lehninger, Biochemistry; Stryer, Biochemistry; Tymoczko, Biochemistry; Kuby, Immunology; Cox, Molecular Biology; Pierce, Genetics; and Griffiths, Genetics.

• Increased revenue by 17% YOY.

Additional Experience:

Publisher for Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science, Elsevier, Waltham, MA

• Received 2013 R.R. Hawkins Award for creating, signing and publishing, ‘Alan Turing: His Work and Impact’. • Built team of three acquisition editors to increase team signing by 15%.

• Increased publication date accuracy by partnering with team to implement new manuscript submission system. • Grew revenue by 18% by initiating market research for ScienceDirect new pricing subscription model. • Established new Bioinformatics MRW and secured commitments from top experts as Editorial Advisory Board and EIC. Senior Acquisitions Editor for Mathematics and Statistics, Elsevier, Burlington, MA

• Developed and managed $7M program.

• Exceeded signing goal for two consecutive years ($1.7M in year one and $3.7M in year two).

• Increased revenue by 26%.

• Won the Association of American Publishing PROSE Award in Mathematics for ‘The Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications’.

• Enhanced publication output through implementation of new editorial advisory board for ‘Math in Science Engineering’ series.

Sponsoring Editor, Mathematics and Statistics College Textbooks, Houghton Mifflin, College Division, Boston, MA Associate Acquisitions Editor, Computational Sciences and Engineering, Birkhauser Boston, Cambridge, MA Market Research Consultant, Contemporary Solutions, San Francisco, CA Market Research Consultant, O'Donnell and Associates, Stamford, CT Education

Pragmatic Marketing Product Management Certification Pragmatic Institute, Burlington, MA

Bachelor of Arts in Communications

Curry College, Milton, MA

Professional Development

Extraordinary Leadership Seminar

Franklin Covey Leadership Workshop

2013 National Academies Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology

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