cathy s. jewell
csjewell@angryelvis.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance project manager
2010–present
- manage publishing projects from manuscript to bound books/e-books, including scheduling and budgets, hiring and supervision of outside vendors and freelancers, and collaboration with authors and in-house staff
- review manuscript/proofs at each stage of production to ensure project/house style and quality
- coordinate artwork permissions and cataloging-in-publication data
Freelance writer/editor/proofreader
1993–present
- write fiction and nonfiction, including children’s fiction and nonfiction, trade nonfiction, text supplements, promotional materials, and alt-text for e-book projects
- edit and proofread fiction and nonfiction for clients including Alpha Books, Bedford/St. Martin’s, Harcourt, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Peterson’s, Princeton Review, Routledge, Saunders/Elsevier, Triumph Learning/Haights Cross
Managing Editor
Etruscan Press
Silver Spring, MD/Wilkes Barre, PA
April 2002–June 2004
- manage daily operations of small not-for-profit press, including financial planning/budgets, and payroll; create book estimates and profit and loss statements
- supervise production of works of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, from manuscript to bound books (4–8 titles per year)
- write/edit publicity materials for all titles, including catalog and flap copy, Web site copy, and advertisements; oversight of design, production, and mailing of seasonal catalogs
- hire and supervise editorial freelancers and production vendors
Publications Coordinator
Maryland Institute College of Art, Department of Continuing Studies
Baltimore, Maryland
August 2000–October 2001
- write catalog copy and course descriptions for continuing education division of fine arts college
- copy edit and proofread all course catalog and other promotional materials for continuing education courses
Production Supervisor
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishing
New York, NY
June 1997–July 1999
- production of medical texts from manuscript to bound books
- supervise 4 division editors, hire freelancer
Books Editor/Copy Editor
City Paper
Baltimore, MD
January–August 1994
- write book reviews and assign and edit book review section for free weekly newspaper
- copy edit all newspaper copy weekly
Managing Editor
Ecco Press
New York, NY
January 1990–January 1993
- oversight of design and production of 25–35 literary titles each year from manuscript to bound books, including hiring and supervision of freelancers and several support staff members
- budget and schedule all titles, create flap and promotional copy, and manage design and production of catalogs and other promotional materials. Supervise permissions department, liaison with manufacturers and other vendors
Production Editor
Clark Boardman Company
New York, NY
June 1989–December 1989
- produce texts and loose-leaf updates for texts produced by legal publisher
EDUCATION
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
MA, Latin American Studies, 2002
Washington College
Chestertown, MD
BA, History (honors) and English, 1989
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficiency with PC and MacIntosh platforms, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with XML document coding and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
References available on request