Meet the CSA Team: Jen Gavigan

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Interviewer: What is your name?

Jen: Jen Gavigan

Interviewer: What is your position at CSA?

Jen: Associate Director of Editorial Services

Interviewer: What does that position entail?

Jen: This is a new position at CSA in which I will build and manage the team responsible for any Editorial Services that a project would need. This includes Copyediting, Proofreading, Indexing, Fact-Checking, Accuracy Checking, as well as Alt Text Writing, Text Permissions, DEI Reviews, and Cold Reads. I will also be doing some of this work myself and ensuring that it is completed on time and within budget based on client specifications. 

Interviewer: How are you liking it so far?

Jen: It’s great, I like to keep busy and it is challenging work with a lot of moving parts! I have a deep respect for teachers and what they do on a daily basis, so working in educational publishing is very rewarding to me. 

Interviewer: What is the best part of your job?

Jen: I like being hands-on with projects so actually being in the components of a project, editing and proofing pages, working with freelancers. I love seeing a project as it progresses from start to finish. By collaborating with so many talented colleagues and professionals, I feel like I’m learning something new every day. CSA is a very positive, team-oriented work environment. 

Interviewer: What do you wish people knew about your work at CSA?

Jen: Although I am still fairly new at CSA, I am committed to providing high-quality content and I am always willing to help out people in different areas of the company and learn new programs or processes.  

Interviewer: What do you wish schools focused on more in terms of education and why? 

Jen: I wish there was more of a general focus on effort rather than testing. I have two teenage daughters and they have both struggled academically in terms of standardized testing. However, they have benefitted by attending a small public school, which has provided them with more personal attention due to smaller teacher to student ratios. 

Interviewer: What are three interesting facts about you?

Jen: I have a fraternal twin sister and my parents didn’t know they were having twins until I was born, and there is a 15-year gap between me and my other siblings. I love photography, taking pictures of people, scenery, and documenting events. When I first started out in publishing, I was a copy editor for several video game magazines, which was a very unique work environment since some of my colleagues were literally playing games all day! 

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