I’m Lucy
That’s me in the picture, with my eyes closed. I’d just had a very nice lunch.
I’m a creative, insightful and commercially aware editor and project manager.
I specialise in illustrated non-fiction, specifically cookery, though I have commissioned, developed and edited projects on a diverse range of subjects, from art, design and philosophy to fashion, gardening, natural history, children’s and gift. I particularly enjoy collaborating with editors, authors and contributors to develop concepts, recipes and manuscripts.
I have experience working in both print and digital media, managing teams and editorial schedules, driving creative strategies and implementing cross-team process improvements. My experience highlights are down there ↓
I am also a recipe tester, keen home cook and writer. In my spare time I have studied Modern Greek in Crete and Thessaloniki and helped with cooking, chestnut harvesting and vegetable gardening at a guesthouse in Andalucía.
Photo by Zammurad Salam.Key skills
• Project management
• Content management
• Copy-editing
• Writing (creative and copy)
• Commissioning
• Recipe testing
• Proofreading
• Research and development
• Shoot production, design briefing and picture management
• Analytics, SEO, platform web design
• InDesign, G Suite
Experience highlights
January 2013–present | Various clients | Freelance Editor and Project Manager
Project management, commissioning, development and editing for clients including Penguin Random House (including Ebury, Michael Joseph, Quadrille and Hardie Grant among others), HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, Quercus, The School of Life, Weldon Owen, Montgomery Press, Quarto and White Lion Publishing, MR PORTER and many more.
December 2021–December 2022 | Atelier Éditions | Managing Editor
Managing the list on a part-time basis.
October 2019–October 2020 | MR PORTER | Content Manager
In this managing editorial role I oversaw the workflow of all the brand’s editorial projects, including The Journal online magazine, The Post bi-monthly print newspaper and additional campaigns and initiatives. I ensured editorial alignment with the wider business and spearheaded cross-team projects, while also implementing process improvements, overseeing major company-wide roll-outs and creating strategies to optimise content performance, generating analytics and data insights, and taking on my own commissioning, writing and editing.
October 2017–October 2019 | Phaidon Press | Project Editor
Managing projects on both the Art, Photography and General Interest and Cookery lists.
January–October 2017 | Penguin Random House | Desk Editor
Managing illustrated titles for Square Peg, an imprint of Vintage.
February 2014–April 2015 | Elwin Street Productions | Assistant Editor
Managing the commissioning and production of titles for both international co-edition clients and the company’s own imprint, Modern Books.