Work history
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Senior Sub-EditorAugust Media
Baker St, Marylebone, London, UKFull Time
IKEA FAMILY MAGAZINE
Working across all elements of a multi-channel global production, sharing readers’ stories and the latest IKEA product news through biannual print magazines, monthly online blog IDEAS on IKEA.com, and daily social media. My role is integral to the day-to-day operations and production.
• Planning, subbing, writing and proofing a variety of home, lifestyle and news features to create print, digital, online and social content
• Writing and subbing SEO and social for online content
• Liaising with a wide range of clients in more than 30 countries to adapt and translate each edition with tight deadlines
• Coordinating the production process to ensure delivery of multiple products to tight deadlines
Freelance Writer / Sub-EditorImmediate Media
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Various publishers
• Guinness World Records: Sourced, compiled and subbed content for the 2014 annual
• Universe Publishing: Contributed album reviews for the 2013 edition of the1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book
• BBC Worldwide / Immediate Media: Composed features, subbed and created crafts across a variety of children’s educational pre-school and pre-teen magazines. Titles included; Girl Talk, All About Animals, Bob the Builder, Charlie and Lola, In the Night Garden and Waybuloo
• Hearst: Subbed and composed content across several titles including Good Housekeeping, Elle and Country Living
• Net-A-Porter.com: Subbed product editorial for online content
• Egmont: Generated ideas, content and crafts for several annual titles including, Hannah Montana, Disney, Power Rangers and Disney Princesses
• August Media: Composed features for the listings section and subbed Christie’s Real Estate magazine and vaious other brands/projects
• Eaglemoss: Created content for development projects
• Scholastic Books: Edited content for kids’ card crafts book, Utterly Gorgeous Cards
• Edenco: Composed features and subbed Super Fast an international supercar partwork for 8-11 year old boys
Skills
- Copywriting
- Sub-editing
- Brand Tone
- Social Media Marketing