Anna Czech

is looking for freelance projects. 🔎

Angestellt, Publishing Director, Wydawnictwo Kropka (Bonnier Group)
Warsaw, Poland

Skills

Graphic Design
Publisher
Editing
InDesign
Fiction
Professional experience
Adobe Photoshop
Graphics
Editorial Design
Printdesign
Creative Writing
Adobe Illustrator
Leadership
Responsible
Motivation
Creativity
Commitment
Enthusiasm
Writing skills
Conflict Management
Curiosity
Empathy

Timeline

Professional experience for Anna Czech

  • Current 5 years and 3 months, since Jan 2021

    Freelance Graphic Designer

    Various clients such as: Edition Leduc, Tandem Collective, Translation Street

    Creating layout of the foreign rights catalogue for the Frankfurt Book Fair (Leduc), Creating (design+copywriting) and printing seasonal cards for the translation company's clients (Translation Street)

  • Current 6 years and 3 months, since Jan 2020

    Publishing Director

    Wydawnictwo Kropka (Bonnier Group)

    - Building a children's book imprint - Creating publishing plan and acquiring titles, working with authors, illustrators, translators, negotiating with literary agents - Responsible for profitability of imprint, team management, recruitment - Creating print specifications and supervising the printing process - Keeping track of deadlines - Representing publishing house at book fairs - Selling translation rights - Managing website (CMS) and s-m channels - Participating in promotional content creation

  • 1 month, Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

    Guest Lecturer

    Uniwersytet Warszawski

    Delivering a lecture and workshop on managing the publishing process for students of the Faculty of Modern Languages ​​at the University of Warsaw.Delivering a lecture and workshop on managing the publishing process for students of the Faculty of Modern Languages ​​at the University of Warsaw.

  • 4 years and 7 months, Jul 2015 - Jan 2020

    Publisher

    Egmont

    - Creating publishing plan (children's books, gift books, cookery books, licensed and created) - Cooperating with authors, illustrators, editors, agents, publishers, sales and marketing departments - Creating and implementing the ART Egmont project (upmarket creative books for children) - Attending international book fairs

  • 1 year and 3 months, Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

    Social Media Manager / Art Director

    Chmurrra Burrra

    - Creation and maintenance of social media accounts and website (using Shoplo), for a family brand specializing in children's clothes and books - Participating in photo sessions, sourcing scenography and props, creating online content (graphics + copywriting) and co-designing print materials (business cards, labels, postcards)

  • 5 years and 6 months, Jan 2010 - Jun 2015

    Editor-In-Chief (Foreign Fiction Department)

    Prószyński Media

    - Creating publishing plan for fiction and non-fiction department ( including authors such as Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Henry James, Sarah Waters, John Steinbeck, John Irving, Simone de Beauvoir, Masha Gessen, Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty) and aquiring titles - Working with design team to create cover projects, including rights clearing - Keeping track of deadlines to ensure publication on time - Closely monitoring international book market

Educational background for Anna Czech

  • 9 months, Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

    Graphic Design

    Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz

  • 5 years, Oct 2003 - Sep 2008

    Comparative Literature

    Jagiellonian University, Krakow

Languages

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Intermediate

  • Polish

    First language

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