Resume

Improved Textbooks: Study texts were chosen carefully with a deep understanding of the pedagogical plans, learner’s age and level of understanding, concept and theme, teachability of the text, and life skills that can be extrapolated from each lesson.

Editing Processes: Improved the quality of editing, copy-editing and proofreading of textbooks, keeping guidelines in mind, with major contributions towards content enhancement to fit the correct pitch, ensuring compliance with local and global editorial standards as well as curriculum frameworks, and retaining coherence and cohesion of core themes.

Commissioning & Handling Authors: Commissioned textbooks to selected authors for content development. Reviewed the content received from project authors and ensured it was in keeping with the project blueprint as well as curriculum guidelines.

Commissioning Illustrators: Also identified and commissioned illustrators for each book handled, while maintaining a warm working rapport with them. Went above and beyond our job description to create vision boards for the particular series with a detailed art brief for illustrators. Worked closely with them over the next few months, keeping the focus on the learner at all times.

Negotiating Copyright: Negotiated copyright payments with domestic and international authors, publishers and agencies.

Negotiating with Typesetters and Printers: Commissioned typesetters and printers for each book project handled and maintained contact from the manuscript stage to the final printed books.

Working Under Pressure: Handled multiple projects simultaneously, handling more than one level of both printed books and e-books of every project, to manage tight turnaround deadlines and schedules without compromising on quality.

Team Management: Managed a small team of Assistant Editors who required constant mentorship and guidance. Managed clients and illustrators as well from 2015-2020.

Go-to-Market Support: Designed one-of-a-kind product marketing material like brochures and teaching aids for marketing staff to pitch our books to teachers, with a close understanding of USPs and a focus on the strengths of the series.

Suggested New Technologies: Introduced and implemented new-age technologies such as AR-VR and Virtual Learning Environment models to enhance classroom teaching for both students and teachers. Produced content for such smart classrooms with a focus on interactivity with gamification of exercises, using 3D-modelled augmented reality platforms to help children grasp complex concepts.

Sales Support: Extended my support to sales and marketing staff by conducting in-house and on-site sales and product briefings as well as conducting school visits for market survey reconnaissance and sales workshops.