London, England, United Kingdom
Provided editorial support to Commissioning Editors, helping to deliver to Production the budgeted number of manuscripts on time. Included: - Monitoring the progress of a manuscript - Managing the peer review process - Preparing cover briefs in co-ordination with Design and Marketing - Preparing and handing over manuscripts to Production - Responding to and actioning internal Production, Marketing, Design, Sales and Rights queries - Assisting the Editor / Publisher with the management of the forward programme and backlist
Delivered excellent customer service while presenting expert technical fitting advice to mothers-to-be.
Updated and maintained the publicity admin, including keeping campaign plans up-to-date. Produced press releases for individual books and book genres. Identified and highlighted key selling points, and presented them in an appropriate way to the intended audience. Contacted national and local papers and magazines, as well as bloggers and free-lancers to promote titles and encourage reviews and other publicity.
Developed a strong commercial understanding of Fenwick, the retail sector and the wider fashion market. Performed competitor analysis in the mid to high end fashion space, and presented a spoken and written department report to the Managing Director of the store.