Resume For Editorial Director

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

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
A challenging editorial position.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1985 to Present SONG OF THE MUSE PUBLICATIONS
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Director of Publications (1988 to Present)

Responsible for managing operations of poetry, book and periodical publishing.

Report to Director of Headquarters Operations.

Book publishing includes 26 titles booklist with nine to ten new titles annually.

Periodical publishing includes 60-page monthly membership magazine with $25,000 advertising revenue, and 300-page semiannual subscription journal with $48,000 subscription and advertising income.

Hire/terminate, schedule, train, and supervise staff of five.

Forecast, prepare, and monitor expenditures of operational budget.

Coordinate editing, design, composition, mechanical production, and book fulfillment.

Editor, Song of the Muse (1985 to 1989)

Responsible for editorial content, planning, and graphics for 60-page monthly.

Directed and approved mechanical preparation and cover design.

Managed editorial development, editing/rewrite, copy editing, type specs, proofreading, photo/illustration research and selection, and layout.

1978 to 1979 JOU RNAL OF ALCOHOLISM
Stoughton, MA
Associate Publisher and Marketing Director

Responsible for profit and loss of 60 page monthly with circulation of 17,000.

Realized 25% profit on gross annual revenue of $800,000.


Coordinated income from subscriptions, conferences and workshops, advertising, and list rentals.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
TOLEDO STATE UNIVERSITY, Toledo, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts in French, English Minor, 1985

AFFILIATION
Book Builders of Boston

COMPUTERS

Microsoft Word, Pagemaker, DOS, Lotus 1-2-3