Production Manager Editor
Resume:
Kerri L. Landis
Perry Hall, MD 21128
Telephone: 410-***-****
E-mail: ***********@*****.***
summary
I am an organized, social, friendly, and productive mother of 3, with prior experience in the publishing industry. After taking time away from my career to raise my children, I am excited to pursue new opportunities in my career. I am looking for a position where I can thrive in my skills of communication, effectiveness, project management, and productivity.
Work Experience
Stay at home Parent (January 2014 – Present)
Manage three children of various ages, including feeding schedules, naptime, and play time
Maintain routine and order
Teach necessary life skills and manners
Set up preschool activities to promote creative play
Provide groceries for household
Pay household bills
Make necessary appointments for family members
Oversee various schedules and commitments
Organize clothing, toy items, and other household items
Provide emotional support
Transport children safely to and from activities/school
Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (September 2007 – March 2017)
Production Manager (March 2016 – March 2017)
Manage a team of eight production editors, reviewing status reports and hosting weekly check in meetings, ensuring their work is completed and overseeing their career growth
Review and assess budgets for 50+ journals
Prepare cost estimates for publishers and customers
Review page budget reports to ensure budget adherence
Liaise with customers via periodic conference calls to ensure customer satisfaction
Complete department projects, such as journal schedule build
Co-manage the summer jobs program which offers job opportunities for high school and college graduates in various areas of the company and specifically overseeing our departments summer hires
Prepare RFPs in order to acquire new titles
Senior Journal Production Editor & Team Leader (Sept 2007 – March 2016)
Managed and tracked all journal content for several journals of various size and frequency
Maintained a high volume workload independently and efficiently
Ensured quality and timely delivery of print files and online files
Oversaw the editing and proofing process, including electronically marking proofs and reviewing copyediting as necessary
Adhered to all journal production schedules closely, ensuring all key dates are met, and that all issues mail on time
Communicated effectively and professionally with customers, editorial offices, authors and colleagues on a daily basis
Daily management of an overseas vendor to ensure that their staff is performing well in areas of quality, timeliness, and efficiency. This responsibility also includes the weekly review of status reports and hosting weekly conference calls
Maintained a vendor error log to track chronic issues seen with each overseas vendor so as to identify areas of needed improvement
Provided daily assistance to fellow colleagues in the department with queries regarding online only supplements
Completion of several projects that have assisted Production managers and supported departmental goals, including updating HIPPA guidelines, gathering CTA and Financial Disclosure information, creating a journal transition checklist, and updating the Supplemental Notification Form to include online only content
Managed freelance editors, including hiring, training, and assigning work, as well as processing freelancer invoices and filtering/addressing freelancer inquiries
Trained new hires and temporary staff in areas of Vendor management, freelancers, and errata
Participation in the eProductions team and SharePoint testing in order to advance and support digital efforts within the department
Provided support for Publish Ahead of Print processes and implication
Assistance and management of the CTA rollout project to ensure all journals are using the new form
Provided training and ongoing support for the UK staff regarding supplement processes
Supported all production managers with assistance in projects and other department-wide efforts
Assumed temporary workloads in urgent situations in order to support fellow production editors in need
Managed a team of four production editors – reviewing their weekly status reports, answering their queries, and hosting a monthly conference call to provide support and reminders regarding department-wide information, as well as suggestions regarding improvements in efficiency and productivity
Led and managed a large society title requiring frequent client support and communication. Assign tasks to a fellow PE who works on this title, ensuring quality control and timeliness
RelaxDoc.com / OncologyPodcasting (March 2007 – September 2007)
Member Relations / Editor
Updated and maintained RelaxDoc.com website – news and shopping sections
Verified user accounts; handled all communication with RelaxDoc.com physicians; managed member accounts
Edited podcast scripts for OncologyPodcasting video podcasts
Performed interviews as an anchor for Oncology Podcasting video podcasts
Writing and Journalism Experience
The Swinging Bridge Newspaper (September 2006 – Dec. 2006)
Opinions Editor, Messiah College
Organized and held section meetings
Brainstormed ideas for potential articles
Kept close contact with writers in order to maintain article quality and accuracy
Attended newspaper staff meetings, contributed ideas to paper as a whole
Edited articles and prepared for print
Assisted in last-minute copy editing and headline-writing
The GBCONS Harbor Herald Newsletter (March 2006)
Editor
Obtained material from website research and email communication with GBCONS members and edited for grammar, coherence, conciseness, and timeliness
Designed a timely, 5-6 page graphically illustrated newsletter to be published every three months on the organization’s website for GBCONS members to view
RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Experience with AP editing style
Proficient grammar, spelling and style skills, as well as accuracy, fairness, clarity, and editorial judgment
Proficiency in Quark and most Adobe applications, including Pagemaker and InDesign
Solid awareness of publication design and magazine layout
Proficiency in all attributes of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel Powerpoint, and Teams)
Solid knowledge and capabilities with HTML code and other website maintenance skills
Proficient experience with iPad applications, ProduXion Manager, Editorial Manager, ScholarOne, Permalink, EJP websites, Highwire, Skype for Business, Zoom, Google apps, and OneDrive
Copyediting seminar/training (3-day course) completed in 2011
Franklin-Covey Productivity Training completed in 2015
Education
Messiah College
Grantham, PA
2007 (Bachelor’s Degree; Dean’s List)
Journalism Major
Human Development & Family Science Minor
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 2005 – May 2006
Courses taken: Editing the News
Electronic Information Gathering
Publication Design
Magazine Article Editing
Language Ability
Spanish Knowledge of basic conversational Spanish
References
Tonia Morssink
Freelancer
Wolters Kluwer, Former Production Manager
**********@*****.***
Midori Baer
PNAS, Editorial and Production Manager
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