Publishing Solutions Group

Mary-Kate Bourn

Director of Translation and Technology
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Mary-Kate joined Publishing Solutions Group in late 2009 as our Director of Translation and Technology, and with her Blackberry-checking, 80’s music-listening, and budget-planning ways, she fits right in! Once she gets into the office, her days are filled with “writing, responding, consulting, advising, planning, problem-solving, collaborating and technical training.”

Her favorite types of projects are ones that combine adaptation as well as invention. A little turbulence on a project doesn’t bother Mary-Kate, she’s happy to keep busy and will do whatever it takes to keep the project moving. Mary-Kate describes herself as astute, inquisitive, and forthright, and we’d like to add dedicated (she’s been known to burn the midnight oil) and green (she prefers to work in a paperless environment) to that list.

Mary-Kate began her publishing career as stringer for several local newspapers covering town and city meetings, events, people, and places. She transitioned to the world of magazines while working at Wayne Green Enterprises (WGE), a music magazine publisher. At WGE, Mary-Kate started as an Assistant Editor for CD Review; she later moved up to Managing Editor helping to launch The Secret Guide to Music, a magazine dedicated to the promotion of music produced and distributed by independent labels.

Mary-Kate made her way to the professional publishing arena eventually working for seven years with Reed Elsevier’s Butterworth-Heinemann division, first as an Editorial/Production Coordinator for the Journal’s division, then as a Production Editor for the Books division, transitioning to Multimedia Production Manager as technology demands crept into the workflow, and finally ending up as Knowledge Manager. Most recently, Mary-Kate worked for nine years at a leading localization company as the Sales Director overseeing the Publishing Service group.

A devout fan of anything Austen, Mary-Kate’s favorite novel is Persuasion, although her two cats—Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy—might beg to differ! Other interesting tidbits about Mary-Kate: she’s been a Girl Scout for 35 years, is a huge fan of the band Level 42, and enjoys Victorian paper arts and crafts, including quilling and card making.

For Mary-Kate’s complete resume and project history, see your sales representative.