Clélia B.

Responsible for adapting the catalog of collections of the Catalan press and publishing group RBA for French-speaking markets. Encyclopedic or illustrated series, these books are sold in newsstands, possibly with a press title (Le Monde, Géo, Le Matin in Switzerland, Le Soir in Belgium). Achievements: -Collections of the newspaper Le Monde: • "Le monde est mathématique", series of 40 books sponsored by Cédric Villani (Fields Medal 2010); • "Histoire et Civilisation National Geographic", collection of 30 beautiful books sponsored by Jacques Le Goff; • "Grandes idées de la science", series of 50 books sponsored by Étienne Klein; • "William Shakespeare, the Complete Works translated and edited by F.-V. Hugo", collection of 35 facsimile works from the original Pagnerre collection; • "Patrimoine de l'Humanité National Geographic", collection of 30 beautiful books sponsored by Érik Orsenna. • "Apprendre à philosopher", ongoing collection of 60 monographic works sponsored by Jean Birnbaum of "Le Monde des livres". -Newsstand Collections: • "Grandes Oeuvres Deutsche Grammophon", series of 40 book-CDs; • "Minéraux du monde National Geographic", collection of 100 booklets… Missions: -Research of endorsements likely to embody the collections and accompany their launch on the French market; -Definition, in collaboration with marketing teams, of the communication plan accompanying the launch of the collections; -Management of teams (editors, art directors, graphic designers, authors, proofreaders, translators, packagers…); -Research and selection of authors; -Editorial monitoring of collections; budget development, quote negotiation, schedule and cost control.

• Launch and coordination of encyclopedic collections: editor-in-chief of the various titles, research and selection of authors, management of external service providers (packagers, freelance editors, collection directors, authors, art directors, graphic designers, proofreaders), editorial monitoring of collections. • Research and development of collection concepts (with or without license, in connection with new media); preparation, in collaboration with the marketing team, of qualitative studies and quantitative tests. • Budget development; quote negotiation; schedule and cost control.