Bethany Matheny Carlson

The English language is one of my great passions. When I was in high school I diagrammed sentences for fun, and I went on to secure a graduate degree in English literature. I have also studied Latin and taught it at the college level, which gives me an even deeper understanding of language and syntax.

I have six years of experiencer teaching English at the college level and have worked professionally as an editor for nearly seven years.

Production Editor at Wolters Kluwer (2022-10 – 2025-10)

• Communicating with editors and authors to ensure submissions are complete and accurate for timely publication of journal articles and issues
• Ensuring copyright and image rights forms are correctly submitted and recorded
• Communicating with and managing vendors
• Acting as liaison between editors, authors, and vendors
• Tracking journal page usage to ensure adherence to budgeted pages
• Managing article and issue progress in content management system (ProduXion Manager)
• Reviewing articles and issues for approval before final publication

Editorial Operations Manager at WhoWhatWhy (2020-02 – Present)

• Managing the editorial operations team
• Managing the publication schedule and homepage
• Scheduling and coordinating with the images and data visualization teams
• Soliciting and scheduling content from writers
• Line and copy editing (experience in both AP and CMOS style)
• Assigning stories to other line and copy editors
• Hiring and managing assistant editors and editorial assistants
• Designed and co-directed an internship program to train new journalists

Adjunct Instructor, English and Latin at Randolph-Macon College (2016-08 – 2022-12)

M.A. in English – University of South Carolina (2008)

B.A. in English – University of South Carolina (2005)