Monique Thompson

Meticulous Editorial Assistant with two years of experience in proofreading, copy editing, etc. Trained in writing, research, editing and with an enthusiasm for being part of a proactive team and bringing modernity and innovation to an organization.

Willing to help the editing team with everything from daily details to big-picture ambitions. Successful at tackling challenges efficiently while managing multiple tasks in fast-paced environment. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.

• Kids Can Press, Editorial Assistant, 2021, 2023, Vetted submissions from authors and compiled them for editorial meetings. This helped my manager to quickly choose submissions that matched with our book wish list., Assisted in managing the awards submissions and applying for CIPs. I was tasked with helping with the awards process to help alleviate the workload of the publicity department. This also expanded my knowledge of the various awards available in the publishing world., Produced fact sheets and compiled comp research for the editorial team. I created the fact sheets and imputed all the data provided to me from the editors and the information I found while researching, Proofread e-books for mistakes and digital errors. In doing this I was able to catch numerous errors that were able to be corrected in time for all deadlines to be met., Conversed with authors about their submissions. I had sent feedback letters to the authors on their manuscripts based on our wish list. I also helped them with any issue they had with their submission receipts or wrong files., Assisted the marketing, sales, publishing and editorial teams wherever needed. I helped with various tasks from illustrator research, book research, creating documents, proofreading, submissions, transcriptions etc for each department.
• The Rights Factory, Editorial Assistant, 2021, Proofread manuscript queries from authors and approved appropriate/promising manuscripts. This helped give my supervisor an idea on which manuscripts would be profitable in the long run., Conducted peer reviews for manuscripts and created reader’s reports for the author to review. In doing this, my reports gave the authors feedback on the positives and the negatives of their work, and the next steps required to improve their stories., Attended weekly meetings with executives and editors to brainstorm new ideas and authors to acquire for the upcoming season. This was a way to not only create new and interesting ideas for books and advertising pitches. The sessions were beneficial to all parties and all ideas presented were utilized. Attending these meetings had also taught me to be a more critical thinker and planner when planning for book presentations and pitches.
• The New Wedding Book: A Guide to Ditching All the Rules, Editorial Assistant, 2019, Created questions and criteria for interested parties for the interview process. This set a guideline on who could be interviewed and the stories and information we were looking for, to review and add to the book., Conducted interviews with promising candidates for the book. I interviewed various people from different aspects involved in the wedding process from florists to personal trainers., Transcribed interviews. I transcribed all the interviews I conducted for my supervisors to review and utilize what would be necessary to add to the book.

• Yasemin Ucar, Editorial Development Director, Kids Can Press, 416-988-9373
• Sam Hiyate, Founder and CEO, The Rights Factory, sam@therightsfactory.com
• Karen Clevland, Director, Strategic Initiatives, CAMH, 416-729-8402, karen.cleveland@camh.ca