Lindsey Cleworth

Experience

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  Third Coast

  Aug 2003 - Apr 2007

  Editorial Assistant

  Supported the fiction editor and managing editor in administrative tasks, sending manuscripts to appropriate readers/editors, communication with writers, and copy editingOversaw magazine sales at local literary events

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  Bisk Education, Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Proofreader

  Developed new company style guide to improve efficiency of publication quality assuranceProofread university materials for online courses to ensure consistency of style and format

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  Caledonian School

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2009

  TEFL teacher

  Taught English as a foreign language to business professionalsIndependently planned and implemented lessonsReceived TEFL certificate with highest possible score

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  EEI Communications

  Sept 2009 - Oct 2009

  Proofreader

  Worked as a contract proofreader

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  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

  Editorial Assistant
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  Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group

  Oct 2009 - Aug 2013

  Responsibilities and Accomplishments● Manage workload of 15–17 concurrent book projects, overseeing all aspects of the production process, including copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, indexing, cover creation, quality assurance, e-book conversion, and prepress● Had 100% on-time rate at both annual reviews● Coordinate with both in-house staff and outside vendors to outsource elements of the production process● Function as liaison between the author and the publishing company during the production process ● Produce a total of 50–60 titles per year, including primary and supplemental textbooks, general interest and academic texts, and journals from point of acquisition through publication● Operate under strict publication deadlines and project budgets● Perform copy editing and proofreading for house style, technical accuracy, permissions issues, and overall consistency of manuscripts● Typeset manuscripts using XML-based typesetting software● Train and aid colleagues with XML typesetting software● Manage monthly, office-wide list of books being sent to press● Was promoted from assistant production editor to associate production editor after less than one year Show less

  • Associate Production Editor

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  • Assistant Editor in Acquisitions

    Oct 2009 - Jun 2011
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  Freelance

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

  Editor, Proofreader, and Writer

  Freelance editor, proofreader, and XML typesetter for scholarly nonfiction and self-published fiction and nonfiction book manuscripts.Clients include traditional book publishers Rowman & Littlefield and Paul H. Brookes Publishing as well as self-publishers Author Solutions and Kirkus.Freelance writer for Nexus Radio.

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  Chicago Review Press

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2019

  Oversee production and perform line editing, copyediting, and proofreading on general interest nonfiction and fiction books. Design book covers, web and print ads, and other marketing materials. Create illustrations for book covers as well as for two-color and four-color kids' book activities.

  • Associate Designer

    Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Project editor, designer, and illustrator

    Aug 2015 - Mar 2018
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  Freelance

  Sept 2018 - now

  Freelance book designer, illustrator, graphic designer