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Curriculum Vitae
Timothy Cooke

=80 Experienced managing and project editor offers complete
freelance editorial services

Name: Timothy Roxburgh Cooke
Date of Birth: 16 January 1961
Address: Flat 3, 190 City Road, London EC1V 3QH
Telephone: 020 7253 8289 (h)
020 79207500 (w)
E-mail: [EMAIL REMOVED] (w)
[EMAIL REMOVED] (h)

Employment History
1999=ADpresent Managing editor, Brown Partworks, London
Managing up to 12 project editors and teams to produce around 100
nonfiction illustrated books a year. New product development of contents
and visuals of new book series, individual books and weekly or biweekly
partworks. Budget and schedule setting and monitoring. Establishing series
styles and contents. Finding and commissioning authors and consultants.
=80 Experienced at working to weekly, high-volume deadlines
=80 Proven track record of innovative editorial content development
=80 Outstanding editorial accuracy
=80 Experienced writer
=80 Managing numerous editorial teams
=80 Setting and meeting budgets and schedules
1998=AD1999 Project editor, Brown Partworks, London
Sole project editor on the 10-volume, 1,400-page, illustrated History of th=
e
Modern World.
=80 Responsible for all stages of the editorial process, from planning to
commissioning, picture selection and editing
1993=AD1998 Freelance project editor, London
Working for clients including Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Marshall Cavendish,
International Masters Publications, Michael O=B9Mara, Time-Life, Souvenir
Press, Harrington Kilbride, Robinson Books. Major projects covered the arts
and history. For IMP I launched a successful series of CD books of
compilations of rock and pop music.
=80 Comfortable with a wide range of subjects
=80 Experienced in books, partworks and other media
1989=AD1993 Copy editor, Time-Life, London
Subeditor on a range of narrative and how-to projects.
=80 Editorial training
1986=AD1988 Translator and editor, Fondazione Agnelli, Turin
Editor on the pioneering English-language videodisc encyclopaedia, de
Italia.
1983=AD1986 Grants Coordinator, Greater London Council
Graduate trainee; administrator in the community grants unit.

Education
1980=AD1983 Corpus Christi College, Oxford
English Literature, Class I
1972=AD1979 Whitecross School, Lydney, Glos
2 =8CS=B9 levels, 3 =8CA=B9 levels, 9 =8CO=B9 levels

Other Skills
High level of general knowledge; PC and Mac literate; experienced with
Quark, PageMaker, Works, Word; good French; reasonable Italian; clean
driving licence; typing 60 wpm

Interests
Cycling; modern literature; American history; rock and classical music;
theatre; socializing

Referees
Available on request
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Curriculum Vitae
Timothy Cooke

=80 Experienced managing and project editor offers complete
freelance editorial services

Name:  Timothy Roxburgh Cooke
Date of Birth:  16 January 1961
Address:  Flat 3, 190 City Road, London EC1V 3QH
Telephone:  020 7253 8289 (h)
 020 79207500 (w)
E-mail: [EMAIL REMOVED] (w)
[EMAIL REMOVED] (h)

Employment History
1999=ADpresent  Managing editor, Brown Partworks, London
 Managing up to 12 project editors and teams to produce around 100 non=
fiction illustrated books a year. New    product development =
of contents and visuals of new book series, individual books and weekly or b=
iweekly partworks. Budget and schedule setting and monitoring. Establis=
hing series styles and contents. Finding and commissioning authors and consu=
ltants.
  =80 Experienced at working to weekly, high-volume deadlines
  =80 Proven track record of innovative editorial content developme=
nt
  =80 Outstanding editorial accuracy
  =80 Experienced writer
  =80 Managing numerous editorial teams
  =80 Setting and meeting budgets and schedules  
1998=AD1999  Project editor, Brown Partworks, London
Sole project editor on the 10-volume, 1,400-page, illustrated History of=
the Modern World.
  =80 Responsible for all stages of the editorial process, from=
planning to commissioning, picture selection and editing
1993=AD1998  Freelance project editor, London
Working for clients including Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Marshall Cavendish=
, International Masters Publications, Michael O=B9Mara, Time-Life, Souvenir Pr=
ess, Harrington Kilbride, Robinson Books. Major projects covered the arts an=
d history. For IMP I launched a successful series of CD books of compil=
ations of rock and pop music.
  =80 Comfortable with a wide range of subjects
  =80 Experienced in books, partworks and other media
1989=AD1993  Copy editor, Time-Life, London
  Subeditor on a  range of narrative and how-to projects.
  =80 Editorial training
1986=AD1988  Translator and editor, Fondazione Agnelli, Turin
Editor on the pioneering English-language videodisc encyclopaedia, =
de Italia.
1983=AD1986  Grants Coordinator, Greater London Council
Graduate trainee; administrator in the community grants unit.

Education
1980=AD1983  Corpus Christi College, Oxford
English Literature, Class I
1972=AD1979  Whitecross School, Lydney, Glos
2 =8CS=B9 levels, 3 =8CA=B9 levels, 9 =8CO=B9 levels

Other Skills
High level of general knowledge; PC and Mac literate; experienced with =
Quark, PageMaker, Works, Word; good French; reasonable Italian; clean drivin=
g licence; typing 60 wpm

Interests
Cycling; modern literature; American history; rock and classical music;=
theatre; socializing

Referees
Available on request



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