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Marine Lefort

Editorial Manager - Art Books / Photo Expert

€400/day
Paris, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Marine

**Editorial Manager**, specializing in art books.

I supportpublishing houses, brands, foundations, and institutionsin the conception and coordination ofcustom editorial projects — from initial scoping to delivery.

My expertise:transforming an idea or a need into a high-value-added publication, while respecting deadlines, budgets, and artistic requirements.

Recent achievements:
– Coordination of an art book published byÉditions du Chêneon Monet's travels (2025, 336p).
– Coordination of a book published byÉditions du Chêneon photographer Lala (2025, 300p).
– Coordination of a bilingual French-Japanese book (500 pages) for the 30th anniversary of Villa Kujoyama, published byGallimard(2022)
– Book for the jewelry brand Bulgari, English and Chinese versions, published byFisheye(2023)
– Artist's book for the 20th anniversary of the Tara Ocean Foundation (2024), published byThe Eyes
– 4 years of experience as an editor at Quotidien de l’Art,Beaux Arts & cie group

Key skills:
– Editorial coordination and complex schedule management: supervising contributors (authors, art directors, photographers, proofreaders, translators, printers…)
– Budget management and production monitoring
– Rights and contract management
– Delivery of internationally distributed publications

Bonus:
Founder of the professional podcast Les Voix de la Photo (+140 episodes), I have in-depth knowledge of image professions and cultural ecosystems in France and internationally.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Japanese

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Fisheye
    Editorial Project Manager
    PUBLISHING
    January 2023 - June 2023 (6 months)
    Tokyo, Japan
    I coordinated the book "Mediterranea" for Bulgari (180 pages) with the publisher Fisheye. There are two versions of the book: in English and in Chinese.

    I was responsible for editorial coordination and budget and legal monitoring
    - Client Management
    - Budget Management (quote negotiation and invoice tracking)
    - Coordination of production and reception of content included in the book
    - Coordination of all book contributors (authors, art directors, producers, proofreaders, translators, photographers, etc.)
    - Preparation, sending, and tracking of contracts to the various rights holders
    - Delivery and international distribution monitoring of the book.
    Client Management Project Management Budget Management Project Coordination Administrative Management
  • Éditions du Chêne
    Editorial Manager
    ARTS AND CRAFTS
    June 2025 - July 2025 (1 month)
    Paris, France
    I coordinated the two books "Monet voyageur" and "Lala, une photographe trop discète" with Éditions du Chêne.

    I was responsible for editorial coordination and legal monitoring
    - Coordination of all book contributors (authors, art directors, proofreaders, iconographers, illustrators, etc.)
    - Budget Management (quote negotiation and invoice tracking)
    - Coordination of production and reception of content included in the book
    - Preparation, sending, and tracking of contracts to the various rights holders
    Editorial Coordination Budget Management
  • Institut Français du Japon - Villa Kujoyama
    Editorial Project Manager
    CULTURE
    July 2022 - August 2022 (2 months)
    As an independent editorial project manager, I coordinated an art book for Gallimard. This bilingual French-Japanese publication was created for the thirtieth anniversary of the Japanese artist residency.

    - Request tracking: updating a tracking list, follow-up
    - Collating and formatting, according to a defined template, all captions, contributions, credits, and references.
    - Drafting and sending copyright assignment contracts for texts and images (for publication), rights assignment contracts for previously published texts and images
    - Operational budget monitoring for expenses related to rights assignments
    Editorial Coordination Administrative Management Copyright Project Management Budget Monitoring

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Education

  • MS , Management of Cultural Assets and Activities (MABAC)
    ESCP EUROPE
    2018
    MS , Management of Cultural Assets and Activities (MABAC)
  • Master's degree, Contemporary Art Market, with merit
    University of Warwick
    2017
    Master's degree, Contemporary Art Market, with merit

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