Let's go back... I'm about thirteen years old and it's 'careers day' at high school. Everyone starts to browse through the folders but not me; I go straight to one folder because I know what I want to do when I grow up...
From a young age I’ve always wondered about the ‘behind the scenes’ – considering what thought and work has gone into finished products around me - books, TV shows, websites etc. This growing fascination led me to consider a career that would let me be a part of the creation of these products. Over the years I have been lucky enough to work on exciting print and digital projects and I hope I can continue this work for years to come.
TESTIMONIALS
"We have worked with Sarah for about 2 years now, she was the Project Manager of a web agency we freelanced for. She really is fantastic, she was always an extremely meticulous, organised and responsible person to work with and could be depended upon without fail. All of the projects ran without issues due to her planning and organized approach, even the nightmare complex development jobs ran smoothly. When we had problems with clients requests, she was always on hand to decipher the ambiguous requests and there to offer help and support, but not just in a PM capacity. For a PM she also has a superb knowledge of the technical side of things and you don't need to speak in layman's terms to get the point across.
As an agency we still use Sarah on a freelance basis due to her varied skills; project management, social media marketing, content writing, customer service skills, knowledge, tenacity and attention to detail. She really is a superstar!!!
Paul Dowd, Remote Freelance Web/UI Designer/FrontEnd Dev & PHP Developer Team
"At Emerald we worked with Book Machine on a successful event for Academic Book Week, 2017. Book Machine were key in shaping the format of the event, and then in ensuring all the key elements around the organisation of it were executed to a high standard and in a timely fashion. Laura and Sarah were enthusiastic, helpful and responsive throughout the build-up, at the event and, importantly, in the follow-up."
Kathy Atkinson, Author Engagement, Emerald Publishing
"Sarah was our project manager for a complete rebuilt of our web site, she is hard working and conscientious, continuously checked in to make sure everything was ok and if any changes were needed. The end result was a fantastic website, the functions on there are brilliant and we know with over 3000 products plus online reservations, menus and more, the task was not an easy one! We would not hesitate to work with Sarah again."
Jo Barnes, Web Development & Marketing, Slattery Patissier and Chocolatier
"Sarah is an extremely hard-working, meticulous and efficient member of the team. Trusted to manage important large-scale projects, Sarah is organised, professional and calm throughout. A real dream to work with!"
Tom Pepper-Kernot, Creative Director at First Internet
"Sarah is consistently diligent, hard working and on the case. I always felt in safe hands with her and she brought an invaluable attentiveness and all round was on top of the brief and timings. I'd gladly work with her again in future, and indeed expect to do so, on more projects that are fiddly, require lots of management and have a high industry profile."
Michael Bhaskar, Digital Publishing Director at Profile Books
"I found working with Sarah a pleasure. The digital conversion of books in their many forms is a constantly-changing process - it can be highly collaborative at times, and being able to work comfortably with Sarah - feeling confident in her knowledge and being able to run ideas and suggestions past her - made the process a positive one. I would absolutely work with Sarah again."
Fiz Osborne, Senior Editor, Illustrated books at Bloomsbury
"I've had the pleasure of working with Sarah on a novelty book idea for Parragon. I was impressed with her professionalism, attention to detail and friendly editing!"
Claire Freedman, Author of best-selling picture books including Aliens Love Underpants and One Winter's Night
"Sarah is a very organised, communicative and personable editor. When she commissioned me to write the children's book Presidents of the U.S.A., she explained in clear detail the specifications and chapter breakdown and answered any questions I had easily. Sarah knows exactly what a project requires and is proficient in getting the work done quickly and to the highest standard."
Tracey Kelly, Writer & Editor (with americanising/anglicizing), magazine, book and web publishers
"I worked with Sarah at Igloo Books. Sarah was thorough, detail-oriented and calm which wasn't always easy given the stressful and high-pressure work environment. Sarah handled a heavy workload and was able to adapt when projects changed. I'd recommend as a great addition to an editorial team."
Sarah Fabiny, Editor-in-Chief, Licenses & Series, Penguin Group USA