Samantha Miles
Arcadia,NSW
Summary
Organised and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Highly experienced in author liaison, meeting deadlines, following briefs, adapting to changed circumstances, picture research and permissions, and with a good eye for detail. Over 20 years of book production experience in both non-fiction and fiction titles.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Proofreader, Editor
01.2021
- Regular publishing clients include: Murdoch Books, Exisle Publishing, Echo Publishing, Major Street Publishing
Director and Editor/Freelance Editor and Proofreader
Bad Apple Press
11.2018
- Responsible for all aspects of the business on the editorial and production side, as well as logistics of shipping and distribution, publishing between 4–6 titles a year and selling mainly online, custom publishing arm which produces 2–3 titles a year
Publishing Manager
Finch Publishing
01.2013 - 01.2018
- As above, with added responsibilities of commissioning and developing manuscripts and planning the forward list, ebook conversion and metadata management, working from a home–based office
Editorial and Production Manager
Finch Publishing
03.2007 - 01.2013
- Coordinate all aspects of book production for a range of illustrated and non-illustrated non-fiction books, liaise with authors on manuscript development, structural edit manuscripts, correlate proofreader and author changes, proofread manuscripts and press releases, commission and liaise with illustrators, designers, photographers, book freelance editors and proofreaders, liaise with printers, organise printing quotes, estimate costings, maintain stock delivery schedules, manage reprinting of the backlist, write production schedules and maintain budgets, assist in forward planning of the publishing program, organise purchase orders and invoices, maintain electronic archive
Production editor
McGraw Hill
06.2006 - 03.2007
- Coordinate all aspects of book production for a range of illustrated books and CD–ROMS, liaise with authors, illustrators, designers, photographers, printers, freelance editors, proofreaders and acquisition editors, draw up production schedules and maintain budgets, organise purchase orders and invoices, collate corrections in–house, copyediting and proofreading, artwork management
Magazine sub editor
Next Media
08.2005 - 04.2006
- Sub editing text from freelance and in-house writers, sourcing photos, writing captions, headings, introductions
Books Coordinator
CTC Productions
08.2004 - 06.2005
- Writing a range of gardening, cooking and lifestyle books, editing a range of gardening, cooking and lifestyle books, oversee and organise book production, prepare marketing material, liaise with printers, photographers and designers
Freelance editor
Self Employment
08.2003 - 08.2004
- Structural editing and copyediting, writing blurbs, proofreading, writing design, artwork and editorial briefs, liaising with authors and typesetters
Editor
Horwitz Educational Publishers
08.2000 - 08.2003
- Structural editing and copy editing primary textbooks and teacher resources, collating author, freelance editor corrections, writing blurbs, proofreading, writing design, artwork and editorial briefs, liaising with authors and typesetters
Sub editor
Australian Reseller News
02.2000 - 08.2000
- Sub editing news stories, features and technical reviews, writing headings, introductions and picture captions, sourcing and archiving photographs and illustrative material, maintaining editorial style in content and design
Book editor
CCH Australia
08.1999 - 11.1999
- Editing, copy editing and proofreading government legislation and commentary, copy editing and proofreading newsletters and loose-leaf reports, editing on–screen using SGML, preparing copy for print, copy editing material for CCH's website, updating and maintaining CCH's website 'Weekly News and Features' section
Publishing Assistant
Hodder Headline Australia
03.1997 - 12.1998
- Copyediting manuscripts, writing reader's reports, writing promotional copy, writing back cover blurbs, project managing series of books, proofreading, compiling and adapting resource lists, taking in corrections to manuscripts, copywriting, preparing and organising sales material, liaising with authors, illustrators and typesetters, maintaining author/title information sheets, maintaining library collections, sending out author copies, filing and photocopying
Education
Castle Hill High School
Bachelor of Design -
University of Western Sydney
Professional Children's Writers' Diploma -
Australian College of Journalism
Master of Arts in Creative Writing -
University of Western Sydney
01.1997
Skills
- Microsoft Word (PC and Mac)
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- Photo research
- Endnote research
Contact Numbers
- 0414 732 064
- (02) 9653 1535
Career Achievements
- 1995: The publication of a book called At Least It's Not Contagious (Allen and Unwin), covering my struggle with leukaemia which I contracted when I was 20
- 1996: Winning a Queen's Trust Scholarship to the value of $7500 to assist in writing my university thesis on the representation of anorexia in literature
- 1996/1997: Twice being named a semi-finalist in The Young Australian of the Year Awards
- 2000: Non-fiction article published by The Good Weekend magazine
- Being awarded ‘Most Outstanding Prose' for short story by the Anti–Cancer Council of Victoria, 2001
- 2011: The publication of my book Stories From the Saddle by ABC Books
- 2018: Discovering and publishing The Erratics, which went on to win the 2019 Stella Prize
- 2018: The launch of my own boutique publishing company Bad Apple Press
Driver License
Yes
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 09/15/71
References
- Karen Gee, Freelance editor/former editor at Exisle Publishing, karengeewrites@gmail.com
- Virginia Birch, Editor, Murdoch Press, virginiab@murdochbooks.com.au
- Rema Ganadickam, Former Managing Editor at Horwitz Education, 9804 1563
- Sybil Kestevan, Former Production Manager McGraw–Hill Publishing, 0425 287 921
Timeline
Freelance Proofreader, Editor
01.2021
Director and Editor/Freelance Editor and Proofreader
Bad Apple Press
11.2018
Publishing Manager
Finch Publishing
01.2013 - 01.2018
Editorial and Production Manager
Finch Publishing
03.2007 - 01.2013
Production editor
McGraw Hill
06.2006 - 03.2007
Magazine sub editor
Next Media
08.2005 - 04.2006
Books Coordinator
CTC Productions
08.2004 - 06.2005
Freelance editor
Self Employment
08.2003 - 08.2004
Editor
Horwitz Educational Publishers
08.2000 - 08.2003
Sub editor
Australian Reseller News
02.2000 - 08.2000
Book editor
CCH Australia
08.1999 - 11.1999
Publishing Assistant
Hodder Headline Australia
03.1997 - 12.1998
Castle Hill High School
Bachelor of Design -
University of Western Sydney
Professional Children's Writers' Diploma -
Australian College of Journalism
Master of Arts in Creative Writing -
University of Western Sydney
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