John Baltisberger

About John Baltisberger

I’m an editorial operations leader with more than seven years of experience managing complex publishing pipelines across books, research media, and digital content.Across my career, I have brought more than 120 books, 40 tabletop games, and hundreds of research reports, podcasts, webinars, and articles to market, leading editorial teams and coordinating writers, designers, and production specialists from concept through publication.My work focuses on building efficient content systems that allow creative teams to produce high-quality work at scale. I’ve managed editorial production across independent publishing and technology media, overseeing everything from submission review and manuscript editing to digital publishing, CMS migration, podcast production, and audience distribution.Key areas of expertise include:• Editorial operations and publishing workflows• Managing editorial and creative teams• Manuscript acquisition and development• Content production pipelines• Podcast and multimedia publishing• CMS and digital publishing systems

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Madness Heart Press

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Direct development of tabletop RPG products from concept through publication• Manage cross-functional teams including designers, artists, and writers• Design game systems, mechanics, and narrative frameworks

Education

• Texas State University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Theatre/Theater

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Employee Training
• Sales
• Customer Service
• Meditation
• Judaism
• Creative Writing
• Merchandising
• Leadership
• Training
• Management
• Retail
• Account Management
• Sales Management
• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• Event Planning
• Customer Satisfaction
• Writing
• Editing
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Human Resources
• Operations Management
• Talent Management
• Team Management
• Audacity
• Communication
• Sales Process
• Smartsheet
• Salesforce.com
• Content Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Viral Marketing
• Web Content Writing
• Blogging
• Proofreading