Editorial and Production

Reorganization of Editorial and Product Management at Major Consumer Publisher

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by TreadwellMedia in Editorial and Production, Magazine Publishers, Organizational Alignment, Process Change

For a multi-million-circulation consumer magazine publisher, created a strategy for reorganization of editorial and product management functions to support cross-media content development; this included redesign of organization, processes, and technology. Results were mentioned in Folio magazine cover story, October 2007.

Transition from Custom to Standard Toolset for Association Publisher

Posted on April 4, 2018April 9, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Association Publishers, Editorial and Production, Organizational Alignment, Solution Architecture, Vendor Evaluation and Selection

For an association publisher, supported their decision to move from bespoke content production and hosting to standard tools for production and a hosted solution for content distribution. Researched vendor choices, worked with the association leadership on staffing and outsourcing models, and wrote RFPs for pieces of the eventual solution. The result was a more streamlined … Continue reading Transition from Custom to Standard Toolset for Association Publisher →

CMS Strategy and Technology Recommendations for Taylor and Francis

Posted on April 3, 2018April 22, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Content Management, Editorial and Production, Journal Publishers, Professional Publishers, Scholarly Publishers

Worked with the book divisions of Taylor and Francis (in both the UK and US) to assess their complex and diverse workflows, models, and systems and to advise them as to an appropriate content management system development strategy, as well as recommending systems, software, and partners best suited to their needs. In a separate engagement, worked closely … Continue reading CMS Strategy and Technology Recommendations for Taylor and Francis →

XML Infrastructure and Workflow for Cambridge Global Education

Posted on April 3, 2018April 22, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Content Structure and Semantics, Editorial and Production, Learning Solutions Providers, XML

For Cambridge Global Education, created a rich, semantic, standards-based XML infrastructure and Word-based content development environment to unite the previously siloed workflows and integrate the diverse publishing programs of their branches in the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, accommodating complex, design-intensive educational content for primary, secondary, and higher education and that aligned with their … Continue reading XML Infrastructure and Workflow for Cambridge Global Education →

XML Model to Serve as Hub Between TEI and DocBook for SAGE

Posted on April 3, 2018April 22, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Content Structure and Semantics, Editorial and Production, Educational Publishers, XML

For SAGE Publications, created an HTML-based XML model to serve as a hub between the TEI XML used by one book division and the DocBook XML used by another book division, enabling them to have a consistent master editorial and production model and workflow that feeds those two distinct delivery environments.