PAUL W. SMITH
Broadway
New York, NY 10045
212 SU 7-4400

OBJECTIVE                    To obtain position as Senior Editor with publisher of high school/college texts, general trade 

EXPERIENCE

11/90-present                 Editor, Brace Publishing Corporation, New York, NY. Assisted the editorial director in reviewing and selecting general trade and business education titles, establishing publishing priorities, scheduling. Extensive author guidance in developing and refining manuscripts. Supervised freelance design and editing. Some basic book design. 

2/87-11/90                      Senior Editing Supervisor, Pitt Division, Hill-Grenier Book Company, New York, NY.  Manuscripts review, editing, production control to bound books. Feature writing, revisions. Thorough training in layout and design. 

6/86-2/87                        Production Editor, Glen Publishing Company, Knoxville, Pennsylvania. All foreign language books, both hardbound and paperback. Supervision of freelance and in-house copyediting, Close work with authors, artist, designers. At least twenty-five titles per year. 

7/83-9/85                       Staff Editor, Alan Wilson & Sons, Inc., New York, NY. Copyediting in civil and electrical engineering, mathematics, biology, physics, economics, programming.

EDUCATION

M.A., English Literature/linguistics, June 1990, New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 

B.A. (Majors in English and Spanish) June 1980, Winchester College, Milton, New York.

REFERENCES

Will be furnished upon request.