Multilingual professional with five years’ experience in publishing, including hands-on experience surrounding the development, publishing and selling of books, co-editions and learning software. Culturally astute individual with experience gained throughout Europe, who enjoys consulting with clients to analyse and meet their requirements, calling upon excellent interpersonal and communication skills; strong team builder and facilitator with a good knowledge of rights and the publishing market.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• MA (and BA) in German, Polish and Sociology University of Mainz, Germany, 2003
OTHER INFORMATION
• Languages: Trilingual in German, Polish and English, French (basic), and Russian (basic)
• IT Skills: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, QuarkXPress and Corel Draw
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
Capita Ltd./National Strategies, Reading
Copyright and third party IP Coordinator, 2007 - present
• Obtaining permissions for use of third party intellectual property within online, print and electronic publications
• Providing advice and guidance to regional field force staff on copyright and intellectual property matters connected with upcoming projects
• Taking part in project meetings advising project managers on timescales for permissions and possible problems
• Monitoring, tracking and recording of all applications to and responses from rights-holders
• Working within the product design workflow and ensuring that copyright and IP matters have been addressed prior to sign off
• Creating and disseminating reports and other documentation connected with the copyright and permissions functions
Key Achievements
• Met all delivery deadlines
• Successfully maintained the communication with the field force staff and production on copyright and IP matters
• Proactively engaged in projects to improve the business efficiency of the National Strategies
Assimil Publishing House, Germany
Editor, 2004 - 2007
• Managing projects, including co-editions and learning software
• Representing the publishing house at book fairs, presenting and selling books and the learning software (three book fairs a year, Frankfurt Book Fair included)
• Researching and developing books and learning software
• Commissioning Authors and freelance Copy-Editors
• Monitoring progress and checking finished submissions
• Managing the production of the learning software and testing its content
• Overseeing the delivery of customer support via email, telephone and face-to-face at book fairs
Key Achievements
• Managed the development and production of six co-editions (Arabic, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek and Russian) and four learning software courses (Dutch, English, Finnish and Russian)
• Increased sales at book fairs through the successful presentations of software and books
• Upgraded 12 software courses to Windows XP
• Successfully upgraded the product database
• Launched a new quality control system for the software production
• Managed a marketing project where Assimil books appeared in a film
EARLY CAREER BACKGROUND
Cornelsen Publishing House, Berlin, Germany , Freelance Administrator, 2004
SKM Pharma Academy, Wiesbaden, Germany, Freelance Administrator, 2003 – 2004
Cornelsen Publishing House, Berlin, Germany , Freelance Editor, 2000 – 2001
INVENIO, Rüsselsheim, Germany, Freelance Administrator, 1998 – 2000
ESO Schools, Wiesbaden, Germany, EDP Teacher, 1998
Deutsche Unfallhilfe, Frankfurt, Germany, First-Aid Teacher, 1997 – 1999
AVIS Language School, Rüsselsheim, Germany, Polish Teacher, 1997 – 1998
Internationaler Bund, Nieder-Olm, Germany, German Teacher, 1996 – 1997
EARLY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Assumed full control of customer enquiries regarding the use of the Cornelsen Publishing House website service
• Successfully organised seminars and maintained a survey database at SKM Pharma Academy
• Chose and edited materials for a software production as freelance Editor at Cornelsen
• Organised seminars and events on behalf of INVENIO whilst providing administrative support to the Quality Manager
• Taught basic MS Word and Excel to students at ESO Schools
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Selling Rights / The Publishing Training Centre, London, 2008
• Influencing, Persuading and Negotiating; Capita Ltd., Reading, 2008
• John Murray Publishers, London; Work Experience, 2007
• IELTS Intensive English; EC Language School, London, 2007
• Selling Rights in German Market and abroad; German Booksellers and Publishers Assoc., 2006
• Seminar for Editors; Schulen des Deutschen Buchhandels, Germany, 2005
