marie clayton

Responsible for commissioning craft, needlecraft, gardening, cookery, interiors and practical art areas of the list. This included preparing presentations for book fairs, negotiating with authors and agents, setting budgets, preparing contracts and overseeing books through to completion.

Commissioning all new titles for a varied popular culture list. Developing the list in association with the publisher, meeting with overseas publishers to develop co-edition sales and running a team of four editorial staff and two designers.

Working on various commercial and domestic interiors for leading London design practices, including DEGW, Aukett and David Leon & Partners.

Specialist areas include 'how-to' step-by-step craft, interiors, health, alternative health, and cookery books. Skills include project managing to keep everything running on time and on budget, building relationships with authors, designers and clients, running photo shoots, copy editing and proof reading, ghost writing, and marketing. Regular journalist for Salon Today magazine.

In charge of a team of 10 designers, specifying and ordering all the furniture, fabrics and equipment for several multi-million pound projects in Saudi Arabia. Duties also included setting and overseeing budgets, and quality checking manufactured items.

Working for the Property Services Agency in various departments, coordinating with clients and supplying goods and services. Facilities Manager at the Palace of Westminster for final two years. College Bournemouth & Poole College of Art School Talbot Heath, Bournemouth

Activities and Societies: Photography Club, Popular Culture Group, Jewellery Design