Desk Editor

• editorial duties as well as general project management
• overseeing the production of the Folens Maths Programme (copy-editing and proofreading 50% of the titles and overseeing the work of the desk editor who managed the other 50%; consulting the National Numeracy Strategy for title development)
• management of 14 other titles from manuscript to print
• daily liaison with authors, commissioning editors, layout staff, freelance proof-readers and designers
• commissioning artwork, designing the layout of individual pages and conducting photo and copyright research

• line management of four production staff
• recruitment
• mentoring and staff development
• conducting appraisals and performance management
• supporting senior management
• workflow development
• change management
• contributing to departmental policy and initiatives
• visiting overseas typesetting suppliers

Management of a package of medical journals. This included:

• quality assurance of editing, typesetting and printing by suppliers
• online photo research, copy-editing and proofreading
• liaison with authors, clients, suppliers and colleagues at all levels
• meeting schedules and allocating work to freelance staff
• database administration for workflow/schedule tracking, extracting information for colleagues and clients
• monitoring despatch and distribution dates