Alex Williams

Experience

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  CASSELL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

  Sept 1996 - May 1998

  • Scheduled and briefed freelance editorial and proof-reading work• Liaised with in-house production and design departments • Wrote cover copy and other marketing material• Co-ordinated technical developments to dictionary database• Entry, editing and structuring of lexical datasets • Database entry and proofreading of dictionary content

  • Database Editor

    Jun 1997 - May 1998

  • Database Assistant

    Sept 1996 - May 1997
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  AND DATA LIMITED

  Jun 1998 - Dec 1999

  Lexical Project Editor

  • Managed compilation and maintenance of dictionary data • Commissioned new translations, entries and editorial work • Specified technical requirements for dictionary databases • Collaborated with data engineers to amend SGML datasets

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  AND Classification Data Ltd

  Jan 2000 - Nov 2000

  Managing Editor

  • Supervised addition and classification of new terminology • Commissioned freelance contributions of real-world terms• Liaised with team developing classification scheme• Managed freelance translations, advising database developers

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  The Naming Company, Ltd

  Dec 2000 - Jul 2001

  Editorial Manager

  • Designed database for maintenance and development of name data• Devised and implemented quality control systems for names• Researched and documented source sets for names database • Recruitment and management of team to edit and curate source and client data

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  Oxford University Press

  Nov 2001 - now

  • Recruited and managed team supporting licensing of XML content from Academic/ELT/Schools Divisions• Managed supply of data, information and development guidance to 3rd-party developers• Established, refined, and managed QA testing procedures, and approval of OUP content in licensees’ software• Managed and performed analysis of data supplied for licensees' digital products or in-house apps to ensure a match for agreed specifications and intended functionality• Represented needs of licensees to Editorial, Data/Production, and Business Development teams• Managed metadata distribution to discoverability services • Maintained communication updates with Business Development colleagues, tracking ongoing and prospective new licensing business, and advising on contents, data variants, and technical issues to allow successful fulfilment• Established and supervised Technical Admin role for own-brand mobile apps Show less

  • Digital Services Lead

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Senior Digital Service Manager

    Apr 2017 - now

  • Licensing Data Manager

    Nov 2005 - now

  • Text Development Project Editor

    Nov 2001 - Oct 2005