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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.