Resume For Assistant Editor

Rajan Sharma
956/6, Gandhi Nagar,
Delhi – 110011
(+91-11) 456 789

EXPERIENCE :

1989-Present PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT, MUNSON MUSEUM, Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Editor :

Proofread and copyedit scholarly archaeological monographs and museum catalogues.

Assist editor with all aspects of book production; prepare and organize art work for reproduction, supervise paste-up, and review/approve proofs.

Identify titles to be reprinted, making necessary editorial changes, obtaining estimates, contracting typesetting, printing, and binding services.

Recommend and supervise freelance artists. Manage a staff assistant.

Work directly with authors in regard to editing and artwork.

Promote materials at various conferences. Select appropriate titles and contract with a combined exhibit group.

Served as Rights and Permissions Editor.

Managed inventory control of entire publications stock.

Supervised order filling; coordinated shipping, billing and maintenance of circulation records.

1984-89 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR AGRICULTURE, Villanova, PA

Assistant to the Director

Edited and typed grant proposals, research papers and reports.

Coordinated preparation and distribution of an international newsletter.

Served as contact between federal agencies and university departments for sponsored foreign students.

Coordinated arrangements for visitors, seminars, conferences, and overseas and domestic travel.

1982-84 Project Administrator

Controlled export trade of endangered floral species within Pennsylvania for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Scientific Authority.

1979-82 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Scranton, PA

Clerk-Stenographer

Performed secretarial duties for large technical and professional staffs of the Architecture and Engineering Section and the Community Development Division.

Served on the Education Committee.

EDUCATION :

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Swarthmore, PA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, 1978; GPA 3.8
Academic Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Dean’s List

SKILLS :

Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Pascal, FORTRAN, Proficient in Spanish and French