Jane Cotter

In 2005 I established my own business offering freelance publishing and editorial services, across both print and digital formats. I specialise in Professional, Educational and Children's Publishing and have extensive experience of Primary, Secondary, Vocational and ELT markets, and have successfully delivered print and digital resources across an extensive range of subject areas for leading publishers including OUP, CUP, Pearson, Hodder and Rising Stars. I offer a range of services including: commissioning, project-management, research and market evaluation, copy-editing, manuscript development and proofreading. I also develop e-Book briefs and test digital products throughout all stages of production. As a writer I have contributed to ELT and Primary student and teacher resources and written for a range of consumer craft and hobby magazines. In August 2014 I published my first book – Oxfordshire: Remembering 1914-1918 – with The History Press.

As Senior Project Manager I ran the development of company's core product on a day-to-day basis. Verifying that the project produced the required deliverables of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost. Working within multiple teams to manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to established processes. This also included management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Creating and implementing process improvement initiatives to improve project delivery, I devised, maintained and managed detailed production schedules for multiple projects - print and digital - at the same time. Additionally, I acted as Product Manager for the regionalisation of the Maths

- No Problem! Primary series incorporating the requirements of international curriculums and cultural considerations to create country specific versions of the textbook and workbook series.

Back in 2012 I was involved in the very early developments of The Oxfordshire Project and joined the company in 2016. I was responsible for social media campaigns, promotion of meetings and the booking of speakers for each of the 13 business networking meetings each month.