Karin Kipp – Editor

Serve as freelance copy editor, proofreader, development editor, project manager, and fact checker for various publishing clients. Proficient in markup in both Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Professional. Recent topics include life sciences, earth sciences, computer networking, MIS, database processing, anthropology, mathematics, philosophy, English as a second language (ESL), health, communications, child development, esthetics, history and political science, studio art, English language arts (ELA), writing/rhetoric, fashion, and genetics, among others. Experience in both fiction and nonfiction across a wide range of audiences in both educational and professional fields as well as rights and permissions and photo research.

Hired, trained, managed, and evaluated members of project editorial team: 12 in-house staff (11 project editors and art manager) and freelance project editors, copy editors, proofreaders, and indexers.
Oversaw all aspects of project management for higher education textbook production: project startup, scheduling, design, photo research, permissions, copyediting, sample pages/prototyping, typesetting, proofreading, indexing, and printing.
Ensured profitability of department through increased efficiency and cost-saving measures.
Coordinated daily with India-based art and composition team counterparts on schedule and quality issues.
Traveled domestically to visit clients and to India to consult with counterparts and management.

Performed all aspects of development of early childhood (pre-K to sixth grade) textbooks and learning materials. Tasks included writing, content editing, indexing, copyediting, and proofreading of manuscript and page proofs as well as correlation of standards and creation of assessments.
Hired and supervised freelancers for writing, editing, proofreading, indexing, and correlating to specific project standards.
Managed schedules and budgets and coordinated efforts with publisher contacts.
Monitored design process and interacted directly with compositors and other vendors.

Managed production of college textbooks from manuscript to production. Subjects ranged from mathematics and science to English, literature, and social sciences.
Served as liaison for authors (professors), publisher contacts, and other vendors, both nationally and internationally.
Solely responsible for maintaining both schedule and budget for multiple projects.
Supervised creation and implementation of design and other technical aspects of production.
Aided in the writing development of several textbooks.