Marina Kosmatos

Current

• Travel Content Curator at Offbeat Guides
• Commissioning Editor- Caribbean Islands and Jamaica at Lonely Planet
• Publishing and Author Services Administrator at Lonely Planet

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Past

• Sales and Marketing Intern at Lonely Planet

Education

• La Trobe University
• University of Melbourne

Connections

167 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Company

Marina Kosmatos’s Experience

• Travel Content Curator

  Offbeat Guides

  (Publishing industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Manage all editorial content for Offbeat Guides. Manage freelance writers as well as editorial interns. Write and edit travel content.

• Commissioning Editor- Caribbean Islands and Jamaica

  Lonely Planet

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  Develop and produce digital and print travel content.
  Commission, brief and assess authors.
  Manage a freelance team of twelve authors.
  Oversee guidebook from research stage until the book goes to printer

• Publishing and Author Services Administrator

  Lonely Planet

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  December 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)

  -Create contracts for authors working on book and digital products
  -Organised annual workshops for staff and authors in Australia and America
  -Review and assess all new guidebook author applicants and Trade and Reference proposals
  -Maintain and manage the author register database
  -Set up and support new authors in the Lonely Planet system
  -Process and edit author biographies and photos for guidebooks and LP.com
  -Proficient in SAP, Acess, InDesign, Dreamweaver

• Sales and Marketing Intern

  Lonely Planet

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2004 — December 2004 (6 months)

  Accepted into the internship program by La Trobe University in Semester 2, 2004.
  
  Completed an internship in the Global Sales and Marketing Team.
  
  I was a key participant in the launch of the Passport and Phrasebook Trade Primer, a manual that will enable booksellers globally to learn and understand about Lonely Planet products in order to effectively sell Lonely Planet books.
  
  Demonstrated ability to work independently and provide support to management in high-powered roles.

Marina Kosmatos’s Education

• La Trobe University

  Media Studies , English, Video Production , 2002 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Invited into the Golden Key Honour Student Society

• University of Melbourne

  Arts , Creative Writing, English, Linguistics , 2001 — 2002

  Awarded First Class Honours in Creative Writing, and received Second Class Honours in Linguistics

Additional Information

Marina Kosmatos’s Websites:

• My Company

Marina Kosmatos’s Groups:

Invited into the Golden Key Honor Society at university.

•    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals
•    World Wide Travel Writers
•    Social Media in Travel

Marina Kosmatos’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch