Production Manager at Floris Books
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Production Manager at Floris Books
- Past
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- M.Litt Publishing Studies at University of Stirling
- Regional Fundraising Assistant at Children 1st (formerly RSSPCC)
- Storytelling Bursary: Programme Planning and Marketing at Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Education
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- The University of Stirling
- University of Cambridge
- Portadown College
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Helena Waldron’s Summary
Having obtained M.Litt in Publishing Studies from the centre for publishing excellence at the University of Stirling, I am now beginning a career in the industry as Production Manager at Floris Books. This is a maternity cover role which I hope will give me an excellent start to my publishing career.
Helena Waldron’s Specialties:
Skills include Adobe CS3/4 InDesign and Photoshop, book layout and design.
I am also interested in rights, marketing and digital publishing.
I have experience in event management, team leadership, co-ordination, fundraising, strategic planning, public speaking and volunteer management.
Helena Waldron’s Experience
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Production Manager
Floris Books
(Publishing industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
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M.Litt Publishing Studies
University of Stirling
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2008 — May 2009 (9 months)
As assessed work for this course I have:
• Written a 15,000 word dissertation entitled 'Publishing and the new community: Changes in the digital era'
• Written and produced a 20 page dummy book using Adobe PhotoShop and InDesign CS3
• Composed marketing copy and a marketing plan for the project outlined above
• Achieved grade A+ as group convener for a marketing project on web presence
• Accumulated a broad knowledge of the publishing process including finance, strategic planning, scheduling, editing, copy writing and proofreading -
Regional Fundraising Assistant
Children 1st (formerly RSSPCC)
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Event management
Strategic planning
Corporate fundraising
Volunteer management
Community fundraising
Relationship management
Publicity
Administration -
Storytelling Bursary: Programme Planning and Marketing
Scottish Storytelling Centre
(Arts and Crafts industry)
April 2005 — October 2005 (7 months)
Event planning
Programme planning
Editing and design
Publicity
Administration
Helena Waldron’s Education
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The University of Stirling
M.Litt , Publishing Studies , 2008 — 2009
Group convenor - project on web presence and marketing
- Activities and Societies:
- College rep for the Society of Young Publishers
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University of Cambridge
MA (Cantab) , English , 2000 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Christ's College JCR Executive: Women's Officer
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Portadown College
Additional Information
Helena Waldron’s Websites:
Helena Waldron’s Interests:
Badminton, Pilates, Walking, Cooking, Contemporary Fiction, eBooks, Environmentalism, Public Speaking, Drama
Helena Waldron’s Groups:
Society of Young Publishers
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Book Publishing Professionals -
Publishers & Book sellers association -
P3 Partnership in Print Production -
Public Speaking Network -
Cambridge University Alumni Group -
Tools of Change for Publishing -
Authors & Publishers Association -
Authors, Writers, Publishers, Editors, and other Professionals -
Public Speaking -
Digital Publishing Network -
University of Stirling Group -
Ebooks, Ebook Readers, Digital Books and Digital Content Publishing
Helena Waldron’s Honors:
Associate Diploma of the London College of Music (ALCM) in Public Speaking
Diploma of the London College of Music (DipLCM) in Personal and Professional Communication
Helena Waldron’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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