Efficient, meticulous work within time limits and budgets

As an editor and project manager at Maskew Miller Longman (now Pearson Education) for five years, I gained substantial knowledge of the educational book industry through the day-to-day management of various titles, as well as through workshops and training sessions. I managed five permanent members of staff, as well as all the freelance editors, translators, proofreaders, setters and artists working on various projects.
My duties included financial planning and reporting on budget, assessment of manuscripts, developing social media strategies, copy editing and content editing, commissioning and approving artwork, styling manuscripts for InDesign, cover production and photoshoots, proofreading, permissions and translations (from Afrikaans to English, and vice versa).
Good time management, working under extreme pressure and working with different personalities and groups became one of my best skills.

During 2008, I became a freelance editor, project manager, translator and proofreader. Since then, I have project managed 168 titles for various publishers, which have all been completed and printed. Some of these included e-publications and blogs, as well as the management of two companies’ online presence. I have edited a variety books (ranging in page extent from 164 to 500 pages), and proofread many.

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