About Kimberley
French
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Experience
- Éditions du 123 / Perséphone (Miscellane)EDITOR AND CATALOG MANAGER (PERMANENT CONTRACT)PUBLISHINGNovember 2022 - March 2025 (2 years and 4 months)Paris, FranceEditor and manager of **Éditions du 123**, specializing in genre literature (noir, feel-good, and romance) and **Perséphone**, a publishing house dedicated to contemporary literature.KEY FIGURES- Editorial production: 17 titles published in 2024 (6 large format and 11 paperback) by Éditions du 123, generating nearly €300,000 in revenue.- Editorial development: Acquisition of 6 new authors and 8 new projects.- Strategic partnerships: Consolidation of collaborations with France Loisirs for pre-orders and Vivlio Stories for webnovels.- Coordination of the Bookbuster contest with 200 manuscripts received.DUTIES & ACHIEVEMENTS- Creation of the publishing house Perséphone and the 123 Poche collection: definition of the editorial line, catalog structuring, and implementation of launch strategies.- Redefinition of the editorial line of Éditions du 123: catalog overhaul, selection of new titles, and integration of authors aligned with the new editorial direction.- Launch and organization of the Bookbuster contest, the contest that publishes your manuscript three times: first edition focused on contemporary romance.- Execution of the editorial program: selection of works, publication planning, and production schedule management.- Supervision of works from manuscript to final proof.- Editorial coordination with stakeholders in the book chain.- Manufacturing and printing follow-up.- Author and new project scouting.- Optimization of title referencing (metadata, websites, product sheets).- Writing of promotional and commercial materials (pitches, press releases, trailers, author interviews) and implementation of launch campaigns.- Editorial monitoring and literary trend analysis.- Management of the Éditions du 123 and Incartade(s) Éditions catalogs.
- Cosmopolis - La Mécanique générale (RING)EDITORIAL COORDINATOR (PERMANENT CONTRACT)PUBLISHINGJune 2021 - October 2022 (1 year and 4 months)Editorial coordinator for the RING group brands: **Cosmopolis**, a label specializing in noir literature, and **La Mécanique générale**, a paperback collection.- Management of the editorial retroplanning up to the final proof.- Editorial coordination with all stakeholders in the book chain.- Manufacturing and printing follow-up.- Writing of promotional and commercial materials.- Optimization of title referencing (EAN, product sheets, metadata).- Management of the press service.- Inventory and reprint management.- Contract and copyright management.- Domestic and foreign rights sales.
- Éditions Télémaque (EDITIS)EDITORIAL ASSISTANT (INTERNSHIP)PUBLISHINGOctober 2020 - February 2021 (4 months)Paris, France- Editorial coordination;- Manufacturing and printing follow-up;- Community management;- Management of the press service and updating the press file;- Writing of commercial pitches and press releases;- Management of the Télémaque catalog.
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Education
- Master's Degree in Modern Literature, Writing, Culture, MediaSorbonne Nouvelle2021Master Lettres Modernes, Écriture, Culture, Médias (mention Assez Bien)
- Bachelor's Degree in Literature, Publishing, Media, AudiovisualSorbonne University2018Licence Lettres Édition Médias Audiovisuel
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