Ms Monica Morcillo

Name
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamorcillo/

Personal profile

Self-employed educational publishing professional with more than two decades of experience (in-house and in a freelance capacity) developing and editing ELT and foreign language content for all ages and levels in multiple formats • Digital specialist, expert in issues related to pedagogy, language learning, design, user experience and publishing processes • Comfortable using a number of authoring tools and e-learning platforms and at establishing effective working relationships with authors, in-house teams, freelancers and packagers • Problem-solving mentality, strong track record of maintaining high-quality deliverables to strict deadlines whilst flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances • Committed to continuous professional development • Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading

Please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]

Key Skills

• Expert in digital materials and conversion from print (very familiar with platforms like Avallain or WoodWing)
• Confident in versioning for specific markets and aware of cultural sensitivities
• High-quality content writing, editing and proofreading
• Professional management of projects, excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Marking-up (print and digital)
• Compilation of asset briefs (audio, video, images)
• Preparation of audio scripts and attendance to recording sessions
• Templating, mapping and Alpha/Beta/Gold Master checks
• Ample experience in traditional publishing processes
• Bilingual English/Spanish speaker with very good communication skills

Clients

Cambridge University Press • Oxford University Press • National Geographic/Cengage Learning • Hodder Education • Digital Theatre Plus • Newgen Publishing • BookMachine • Elemi-ISP • The Content Station • LT123 • Cambridge English Language Assessment • Integra • QBS Learning • emc Design • Silva Education • Transport & Environment • OOH Publishing • Vaughan Systems • Educational Publishing House Ltd. Popular World • Grupo SM–University of Dayton Publishing • UNED • Santillana • Instituto Universitario de Posgrado • AKAL • Ministry of Education (Spain) • University of Cambridge Language Centre • University of Liverpool

Medium-term aims

Continue expanding my ELT experience and work on ESP (English for Specific Purposes) projects that combine publishing, training and aviation. Open opportunities in the corporate arena.

Publications

I have been an author for Spanish as a First/Foreign Language for Hodder Education for the last 20 years. You can view some of my publications here.

testimonials

I recently worked with Monica on the Online Practice materials for Voices, the new National Geographic Learning ELT course for adults. Monica was the editor on the Beginner, Elementary, and Pre-Intermediate levels, with overall responsibility for the content from the start of writing to the sign off of the beta releases. Her Avallain expertise, her excellent organisational and communication skills, and her attention to detail in all areas were key to the successful delivery of the product. I would highly recommend Monica for other digital editing roles and hope we have the chance to work together again soon.

Liz Evans, Educational Publishing Consultant (National Geographic project)

I highly recommend Mónica Morcillo as a dedicated, organized and inspiring teacher, editor and manager. Monica made possible the success of the online Masters in Publishing by Santillana Group and University of Salamanca till the end of the programme, thanks to her knowledge of the publishing industry, tutoring, managing and people skills. She always took initiative and kept a positive attitude in everything she did. I recommend her without any reservations. If you have any further questions with regard to her background or qualifications, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Jose Luis García Belderrain, Senior Digital Project Owner, (English Language Teaching) at Cambridge University Press

Monica worked with me as a freelance editor on the digital components of a successful adult ELT course. I would be delighted to recommend Monica for her thorough editorial skills and a sound grasp of the problem-solving skills needed.

Laurence Koster, Commissioning Editor (English Language Teaching) at Cambridge University Press