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Cecile Berbesi

Cecile Berbesi

Freelance Content and Publishing Services

Media & Communication Industry
Content Services
Digital & Print
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London United Kingdom
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Are you looking to outsource work, be it editing, project or peer-review management, content writing? A fast and available freelancer, with 15 years' experience in the UK publishing industry, I am always on the look out for new opportunities.
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List of clients, followed by most recent projects (for a full list of titles, click on 'portfolios' in the submenu)

July 2020 (forthcoming, Verso): proofreading (temporary cover)

Description
Proofreading the English translation of Olivier Guez's award-winning 'The disappearance of Joseph Mengele' (224 pages, released July 2020).
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June 2020 (forthcoming, Icon Books): typesetting

Description
Typesetting Enid Elliott Linder's memoir for Icon Books (288 pages, released June 2020).

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- producing the galley proofs in InDesign following a template I created within 48h;
- optimising the b/w illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop.
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January 2020 (Boydell & Brewer): project management, copyediting, typesetting

Description
A full project for Boydell & Brewer to produce a 327-page book, including a colour plate section (released January 2020).

My duties included:
- liaising with the author and the publishing house
- editing in both English and Portuguese
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following the series template;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the proofs;
- restoring and optimising the b/w and CMYK illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- producing a colour plate section;
- checking and amending the index;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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November 2019: project management & quality control

Description
'Social Justice Re-Examined: Dilemmas and solutions for the classroom teacher', edited by Rowena Arshad, Terry Wrigley and Lynne Pratt, released November 2019 for UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the authors;
- outsourcing the suppliers involved in the project (copyeditor, typesetter, proofreader);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading.
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November 2019: proofreading

Description
Proofreading Louis Althusser's translation on 'Lessons on Rousseau' for Verso Books (160 pages, released November 2019).
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November 2019: proofreading

Description
Proofreading Maya Goodfellow's first monograph for Verso Books (272 pages, released November 2019).
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September 2019: typesetting

Description
Typesetting Stephen H. Rigby's edited collection 'Historians on John Gower' for Boydell & Brewer (580 pages, released September 2019).

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following the series template;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the proofs;
- restoring and optimising the b/w illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- checking and amending the index;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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September 2019: typesetting

Description
Typesetting Audrey M. Thorstad's 'The Culture of Castles in Tudor England and Wales' for Boydell & Brewer (256 pages, released September 2019).

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following a template I created;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the proofs;
- restoring and optimising the b/w illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- checking and amending the index;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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August 2019: proofreading

Description
Proofreading Dominique Eddé's translated portrait of Edward Said for Verso Books (224 pages, released August 2019), making sure that there would be no French words left in the text and Arabic names translation would be anglicised.
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July 2019: project management & quality control

Description
'Reframing Space for Learning: Excellence and innovation in university teaching', edited by Tim Bilham, Claire Hamshire, Mary Hartog and Martina A. Doolan, released July 2019 for UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the authors;
- outsourcing the suppliers involved in the project (copyeditor, typesetter, proofreader);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading.
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July 2019: project management & quality control

Description
'Manifestos, Policies and Practices: An equalities agenda', edited by David Scott, released July 2019 for UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the authors;
- outsourcing the suppliers involved in the project (copyeditor, typesetter, proofreader);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading.
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June & December 2019: project management & quality control

Description
International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning (IJDEGL) published by the UCL Institute of Education Press.

As the project manager responsible for producing the two issue of the IJDEGL journal in 2019, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and contributors;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf and epdfs would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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May 2019: typesetting

Description
'How to Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen', by Bec Evans, released May 2019 for Icon Books.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following a template I created from scratch;
- producing marketing bound proofs within 48-hour;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the proofs;
- optimising the b/w illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdfs within the timeframe.
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May 2019: typesetting

Description
'Shades of the Prison House: A History of Incarceration in the British Isles", by Harry Potter, released May 2019 for Boydell Press.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following a template I created;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the proofs;
- restoring and optimising the b/w illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- checking and amending the index;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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March 2019: project management & quality control

Description
'Struggles for Empowerment: Higher education stories from East and West', by Ambreen Shahriar
and Teresa Bruen, released March 2019 for UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the authors;
- outsourcing the suppliers involved in the project (copyeditor, typesetter, proofreader);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading.
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March 2019: typesetting

Description
'The Boyce Papers: The Letters and Diaries of Joanna Boyce, Henry Wells and George Price Boyce', edited by Sue Bradbury, 2-volume set released March 2019 for Boydell Press.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following a template I created;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the two-volume set;
- restoring and optimising the colour and b/w illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- checking and amending the index;
- delivering the print-ready pdfs within the timeframe.
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March, July & November 2019: project management

Description
London Review of Education (LER) published by the UCL Institute of Education Press.

As the project manager responsible for producing three issues of the LRE journal in 2019 (March, July and November) tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and contributors;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf is ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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February 2019: project management & control quality

Description
'Inclusion and Intersectionality in Visual Arts Education' edited by Kate Hatton, released February 2019 for UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the editor;
- outsourcing and briefing the suppliers (copyeditor, proofreader, typesetter);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf and ebook would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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January to October 2019: copyediting

Description
Copyediting for Oxford Research Encyclopedias various short articles (about 30 page long) following the style from either the American Psychological Association (APA) or Chicago.
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January 2019: copyediting

Description
Copyediting for Palgrave Macmillan of seven chapters (about 150 pages), making sure above the usual editing that the Middle Eastern diacritics and spelling are consistent.
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October 2018: project management & quality control

Description
'Knowledge in education: Why philosophy matters' by Jan Derry, printed conference released October 2018 for UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the author;
- outsourcing and briefing the suppliers (copyeditor, proofreader, typesetter);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf and ebook would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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October 2018: project management, copyediting & typesetting

Description
'Representing Mental Illness in Late Medieval France: Machines, Madness, Metaphor' by Julie Singer, released in October 2018 for Boydell and Brewer.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- liaising with the author and the publishing house;
- drafting the production schedule and sticking to it;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline
- copyediting and proofreading in English;
- typesetting the galley proofs following the series style;
- taking in corrections;
- optimising image resolution and cleaning up images.
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August to December 2018: copyediting

Description
Copyediting various short articles (15 to 30 page long) using either the American Psychological Association (APA) or Chicago styles for Oxford Research Encyclopedias.
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September 2018: project management & content quality control

Description
'Examination Standards: How measures and meanings differ around the world' edited by Jo-Anne Baird, Tina Isaacs, Dennis Opposs and Lena Gray, released September 2018 for Trentham Books / UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the editors;
- outsourcing and briefing the suppliers (copyeditor, proofreader, typesetter);
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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September 2018: project management & content quality control

Description
'International Perspectives on Alternative Education: Policy and practice' edited by Martin Mills and Gillean McCluskey, released September 2018 for Trentham Books / UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the editors;
- outsourcing the suppliers;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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July 2018: copyediting

Description
'Les Problèmes Logiques et Latéraux' by Debbie Leadbetter, released July 2018 for Brilliant Publications.

I was responsible for copyediting the text in both French and English.
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June 2018: project management & content quality control

Description
'Machine Learning and Human Intelligence: The future of education for the 21st century' by
Rosemary Luckin, released June 2018 for Trentham Books / UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the author;
- outsourcing the suppliers;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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June 2018: typesetting

Description
'Fondements épistémologiques et théoriques de la science de l’information-documentation: Actes du 11e colloque ISKO France 2017' edited by Widad Mustafa El Hadi, released in June 2018 for ISTE Editions.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in Microsoft Word following the proceedings style characteristic to the publisher;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 462-page-long book;
- optimising the illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf on time.
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June 2018: project management & content quality control

Description
Speaking Out against Racism in the University Space by Shirin Housee, released June 2018 for Trentham Books / UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the author;
- outsourcing the suppliers;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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June 2018: project management

Description
Film Education Journal (FEJ) published by the UCL Institute of Education Press.

As the project manager responsible for producing the first issue of the FEJ journal, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and contributors;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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June 2018: typesetting

Description
'English Monastic Litanies of the Saints after 1100 Volume III: Addenda, Commentary, Catalogue of Saints, Indexes' edited by Nigel J. Morgan, released in June 2018 for Boydell and Brewer.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in InDesign following the series style;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 387-page-long book;
- optimising the illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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Example of freelance work done in 2018 - click on 'portfolios' in the main menu to see the full list

Description
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Perspectives from UCL by Jason P. Davies and Norbert Pachler, released May 2018 for Trentham Books / UCL IOE Press.

As the project manager, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and the author;
- outsourcing the suppliers;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- proofreading;
- checking image resolution.
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May 2018: project management, copyediting & typesetting

Description
'Performing Propaganda: Musical Life and Culture in Paris during the First World War' by Rachel Moore, released in May 2018 for Boydell and Brewer.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- liaising with the author and the publishing house;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline
- copyediting and proofreading in English;
- typesetting the galley proofs following the series style;
- taking in corrections;
- optimising image resolution and cleaning up images.
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November 2017: project management

Description
London Review of Education (LRE) is an open-access peer-reviewed journal featuring rigorous, theoretically based research into contemporary education, published by the UCL Institute of Education Press.

As the project manager responsible for producing the November issue of the LRE journal, tasks included:
- liaising with the publishing house, suppliers and contributors;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline;
- controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
- checking image resolution.
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November 2017: project management, copyediting, indexing & typesetting

Description
'Publishing the Grail in Medieval and Renaissance France' by Leah Tether, November 2017 for D.S. Brewer.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- liaising with the editor and the publishing house;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline- copyediting and proofreading in English;
- typesetting the galley proofs following the series style;
- taking in corrections;
- updating index page references.
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October 2017: reader's report

Description
I was commissioned by Hoopoe (an imprint of the American University of Cairo (AUC Press, Egypt)) to perform a reader's report on
'La putain de Flaubert', a crime fiction published in French by Rod Editions.

The report is a supportive and informative critique that helps assess if a book is deemed acceptable for translation and publication.
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September 2017 : project management & typesetting

Description
'Sciences de la vie, sciences de l’information: Colloque de Cerisy' edited by Thierry Gaudin, Dominique Lacroix, Marie-Christine Maurel, Jean-Charles Pomerol, released in September 2017 for ISTE Editions.

As Production Editor, my duties included:
- liaising with the contributors of each paper to be published within the proceedings as well as the main contact editor;
- typesetting the galley proofs in Microsoft Word following the proceedings style characteristic to the series;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 382-page-long book;
- generating the TOC and index;
- optimising the illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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July 2017: typesetting

Description
'Swelling Concrete in Dams and Hydraulic Structures: DSC 2017' edited by Alain Sellier, Étienne Grimal, Stéphane Multon and Eric Bourdarot, released in July 2017 for Wiley-ISTE.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in Microsoft Word following the proceedings style characteristic to the series;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 380-page-long book;
- optimising the illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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June 2017: project management, copyediting & typesetting

Description
'Anglo-Norman Studies XXXIX' edited by Elisabeth van Houts, June 2017 for Boydell & Brewer.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- copyediting and proofreading in English;
- typesetting the galley proofs following the series style;
- taking in corrections;
- liaising with the editor, the publishing house, and occasionally the contributors;
- optimising the illustrations for printing in black/white and colour;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline.
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June 2017: project management, copyediting & typesetting

Description
'St Samson of Dol and the Earliest History of Brittany, Cornwall and Wales' edited by Lynette Olson, June 2017 for Boydell & Brewer.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- copyediting and proofreading in English;
- typesetting the galley proofs following the series style;
- taking in corrections;
- liaising with the editor and the publishing house;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline.
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April 2017: typesetting

Description
'Systèmes d’organisation des connaissances et humanités numériques: Actes du 10ème colloque ISKO France 2015' edited by Emmanuelle Chevry Pébayle, released in April 2017 for ISTE Editions.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in Microsoft Word following the proceedings style characteristic to the publisher;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 418-page-long book;
- optimising the illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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March 2017: ebook production (9 titles)

Description
Ebook editions of 9 titles by travel writer Dervla Murphy, all released in March 2017 and published by Eland:
1) Cameroon with Egbert;
2) Eight Feet in the Andes;
3) Muddling through in Madagascar;
4) One Foot in Laos;
5) South from the Limpopo;
6) Tales from Two Cities;
7) Through the Embers of Chaos;
8) Transylvania and Beyond:
9) Ukimwi Road.

I was responsible for taking the books from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- ensuring the final version of the ebooks would be out on time;
- liaising with the OCR/ebook supplier and the publishing house;
- proofreading the proofs;
- checking epub and mobi files for glitches and readability;
- listing the titles on Nielsen database.
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March 2017: project management, proofreading & indexing

Description
Reprint edition by biographer Douglas Botting released in March 2017 (in book and ebooks formats) and published by Eland.

I was responsible for taking the books from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- ensuring the final version of the printed book and ebook would be out on time;
- liaising with the OCR/ebook supplier, the typesetter and the publishing house;
- proofreading the galley proofs at all production stages;
- updating the page references in the index to reflect the new pagination and layout;
- checking epub and mobi files for glitches and readability;
- listing the book on Nielsen database.
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February 2017: project management, copyediting, translating & typesetting

Description
'The Sea in History' (vol.3) edited by Christian Buchet, and Gérard Le Bouëdec (Association Océanides), released in February 2017 for The Boydell Press.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- copyediting and proofreading in both English and French;
- translating French > English;
- typesetting the galley proofs;
- optimising the 22 illustrations to printing standards;
- taking in authors' and publisher's corrections;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within a short deadline;
- liaising with the editors and the publishing house.
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February 2017 : typesetting

Description
'The Sea in History' (vol.1) edited by Philip de Souza, Pascal Arnaud, and Christian Buchet (Association Océanides), released in February 2017 for The Boydell Press.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- coming up with the internal design/template that would be common to the four volumes;
- typesetting the galley proofs in Adobe InDesign;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 738-page-long book;
- optimising the 48 illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within a very short timeframe.
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November 2016: project management, copyediting & typesetting

Description
'Perceptions of Femininity in Early Irish Society' by Helen Oxenham who works for The English Heritage Trust, released in November 2016 for Boydell & Brewer.

I was responsible for taking the book from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- copyediting and proofreading in English;
- typesetting the galley proofs following the series style;
- taking in corrections;
- liaising with the author and the publishing house;
- ensuring the final version of the print-ready pdf would be ready within the deadline.
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September 2016: typesetting

Description
'Enterprise Interoperability in the Digitized and Networked Factory of the Future' edited by Martin Zelm, Guy Doumeingts, Joao Pedro Mendonça, released in September 2016 for ISTE Ltd.

As a typesetter, my duties included:
- typesetting the galley proofs in Microsoft Word following the proceedings style characteristic to the publisher;
- inserting authors' and publisher's corrections to the 486-page-long book;
- optimising the illustrations to printing standards using Adobe Photoshop;
- delivering the print-ready pdf within the timeframe.
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September 2016: proofreading

Description
Crochet pattern for the Skagerrak jumper. Pattern instructions can be found on Ravelry forum.

I was asked to proofread the instructions that were translated from Danish to American using US crochet terminologies.
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July 2016: proofreading

Description
'Fun French Fairy Tale Plays' by Dorothy M. Hamilton, published by Brilliant Publications, July 2016.

I was responsible for proofreading the text in both French and English.
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July 2016: project management & proofreading (two books by Martha Gelhorn)

Description
Two re-editions by American war reporter Martha Gellhorn, both released in July 2016 (in book and ebooks formats) and published by Eland:
1) The Face of War;
2) The View from the Ground: http://www.travelbooks.co.uk/shop-online-books/08nmzks5rqtt6e6l994qj3n7iq9nfq

I was responsible for taking the books from the editing to the printed stage. As Project Editor, tasks included:
- ensuring the final version of the printed book and ebook would be out on time;
- liaising with the OCR/ebook supplier, the typesetter and the publishing house;
- proofreading the galley proofs;
- checking epub and mobi files for glitches and readability;
- listing the books on Nielsen database.
Website

My first proofreading job as a full-time freelancer!

Description
'Comrade Corbyn: A Very Unlikely Coup' by British journalist Rosa Prince, published by Biteback Publishing in February 2016.
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