PAUL MCCAFFREY

(802) 272-4282 [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-mccaffrey/28/7a7/a64 Deadline- and quality-driven writer, editor, and manager with twelve-year track record of progressive achievement in print and digital publishing.

SPECIALTIES
Team leadership and mentoring Writing Research Project management Fact checking Line editing Copyediting Proofreading Design and layout Database creation and maintenance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EBSCO Publishing Contributing Writer and Editor (Jan. 2012 ) Served as contributing writer and bylined editor on two Reference Shelf books, Conspiracy Theories and The Arab Spring, selecting content to license and authoring between seven and eight 2,000-word editors intros per volume. The H.W. Wilson Company Editor, General Reference (Oct. 2007Dec. 2011) With merger of H.W. Wilson and EBSCO Publishing, helped coordinate logistics so The Reference Shelf could still be published; liaised with EBSCO executives and staff to identify and address potential issues. Headed the General Reference Department, managing permanent staff of two assistant editors and a dozen freelance contributors. Coordinated all phases of editorial production, from initial research, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading, to layout, permissions acquisition, fact checking, and graphics, for well-reviewed Reference Shelf series, consisting of six 200-page general-interest anthologies annually, serving as bylined editor once or twice per year. Organized redesign of The Reference Shelf imprint, overhauling layout and software to present sleeker, more up-to-date product. Led launch of two well-received databasesCurrent Issues: Environment and Current Issues: Careers from conception to final, early release. Oversaw maintenance of Current Issues databases, an award-winning (Library Journal Best Reference) suite of online resources. Edited The Core (http://www.corecollections.net/newsletter.htm), a blog/online newsletter for the library community, supervising layout, writing features, proofreading copy, and approving final monthly release to around 10,000 subscribers. Worked with outside editors to produce The Tenth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators, an 800-page compilation of biographical articles and Facts About the Presidents, Eighth Edition, a renowned 800-page monograph, for ahead-of-schedule publication. Assistant Editor, General Reference (Jan. 2005Sept. 2007) Oversaw layout of The Reference Shelf series to ensure accuracy and editorial consistency and served as bylined editor or coeditor on a number of titles. Coordinated photo- and biography-acquisition projects, adding thousands of images and profiles to company website. Edited biographies for The Tenth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators, Current Biography, Current Biography International, World Authors, and Nobel Prize Winners. Staff Writer, Current Biography (Aug. 2003Dec. 2004) Researched and authored between six and seven 2,500-word biographical articles per month for Current Biography, Current Biography International, World Authors, and Nobel Prize Winners. Compiled and edited The U.S. Election System, a critically well-received collection of articles and essays for The Reference Shelf series.

Chelsea House Publications Freelance Author (Jan. 2009present) Researched and wrote Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, and Zora Neale Hurston, three 25,000-plus word biographies for young adults. Housatonic Publications/The Litchfield County Times Contributing Writer/Editorial Assistant (Oct. 2001March 2003) Wrote features for the weekly publication Housatonic Living. Gathered and edited Almanac section of the award-winning Litchfield County Times. Managed websites of five Housatonic Publications newspapers. Ruth Haas Library, Western Connecticut State University University Assistant (Oct. 2001May 2002) Supervised library circulation desk and student employees during appointed hours. Coordinated library projects (shelf shifting, labeling, etc.). Ad-Fax Media Marketing Reporter (Feb. 2001July 2001) Interviewed advertisers and authored articles about soon-to-break ad campaigns for advertising industry trade journal Sales Fax. Published each weeks content to company website. Starlog, Inc. Assistant Editor (Sept. 1999Jan. 2001) Edited variety of sports and military magazine titles. Composed features for company magazines and their affiliate websites. Covered events (boxing matches, press conferences, etc.). Conducted interviews and interfaced with authors and contributors.

BOOKS WRITTEN
Zora Neale Hurston (Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition). Chelsea House, TBD. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Women of Achievement). Chelsea House, 2010. Michelle Obama: First Lady (Women of Achievement). Chelsea House, 2010.

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EDUCATION
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY B.A. in English, including thesis, with extensive coursework in history. Millbrook School, Millbrook, NY

COMPUTER/OFFICE SKILLS
Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.); Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.); QuarkXpress; Adobe Framemaker; and Outlook; as well as social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn. Extensive expertise in both library and Internet research.