Aditya Anand

Publishing professional with 25+ years of experience in pre-press STM publishing—Journals, Online First, Books, K-12, Manuals, Magazines, Brochures.

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Expertise in Prepress Industry having started the professional journey from the scratch, having worked in all the key departments in Prepress—Proof reading, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Copy-editing, Project management, finally at editorial. Basic knowledge of pagination, XML and Graphics.

Experience with leading clients like Elsevier, Blackwell, Kluwer, Springer, Wiley, Harcourt Publishing, Pearson, McGraw Hill, Taylor and Francis, Scranton Press, Chicago Press, Cambridge Press, Honda, Hitachi. Received several accolades from publishers and authors for services provided.

Production Editor at Straive Ltd. (formerly SPI Global) (2015-08 – Present)

• Manage complete book lifecycle from proposal stage to production
• Send Book proposal form to the authors
• Coordinate with authors/editors for contracts and submission of the manuscript
• Perform Formal and Completeness check of the manuscript, Consent to Publish form, Permission forms for Figures
• Apply ISBN and create the book cover
• Arrange to receive Alt-text from the authors or create them manually via the Client tool
• Track project progress and ensure timely delivery
• Provide weekly update to the client on the status of the projects
• Arrange complimentary copies for the authors
• Arrange remuneration for authors/editors/Series editors via the Finance tool based on the Contract

Project Manager at Straive Ltd. (formerly SPI Global) (2011-08 – 2015-08)

• Managed projects from kickoff to billing (Invoicing the project on closure)
• Coordinated with teams and clients. Resolving the queries from the Production, Copyediting and graphics team
• Delivered weekly project updates to the clients

PG Diploma in HR – IGNOU

MSc in Physics – Vivekananda College

BSc in Physics – Vivekananda College