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ANNABELLE LAO

Book Editor · Amazon KDP Publishing Specialist

Quezon City, Philippines

@annabelle_lao_2026

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About

Editor with 7+ years of experience across editorial operations, developmental and continuity editing, and end-to-end KDP/self-publishing workflows. Experienced in managing multi-title production schedules, author liaison, and remote editorial teams.

Experience

  • Managing Editor
    Omni Holdings LLC
    Nov 2018 – Jan 2026

    Managed editorial operations and production schedules across 100+ titles, from concept through publishing. Worked directly with authors on story development; reviewed and approved final manuscripts and audiobooks for publication readiness. Maintained continuity of characters, plot, and shared-universe canon across titles; verified historical and real-world accuracy. Owned manuscript formatting and production quality standards across the imprint's full catalog; created proprietary workflow templates that reduced turnaround time. Mentored and trained writers and editors; directly supervised an 18-person remote editorial team.

  • Operations Lead
    Z Publishing
    Dec 2017 – Nov 2018

    Created and managed publication schedules for poetry titles. Supervised a team of virtual assistants and handled correspondence with contributing authors. Collaborated with book designers and formatting editors to maintain consistent thematic presentation across titles.

  • Customer Service Coordinator
    Elite Editing
    Jun 2014 – Jun 2018

    Served as primary point of contact for high-level clients, ensuring satisfaction on technical editing deliverables. Managed quality control and formatting of sensitive academic and professional documents.

Skills

10+ years 10+ years More than ten years.
5 to 8 years 5 to 8 years A long stretch - five to eight years.
2 to 5 years 2 to 5 years Several years of experience.
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.

Tools / apps / platforms

<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
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