
Anna Czech
Skills
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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