About me

Award-winning strategist, writer, and editor with more than ten years of experience working with brands including TIME, BBC Worldwide, Bloomberg—and tech innovators. Former design magazine editor. Author at Phaidon.

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Projects

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  TimeI told the story behind TIME's covers in collaboration with the magazine's brand team and ran all social media accounts for the publication's Lightbox section.
• SaaS copywritingFor more than two years, I worked as a senior copywriter for Wrike, an award-winning Silicon Valley-based work management platform with clients including Google, Airbnb, Ogilvy, and Siemens. I produced and wrote top-tier articles, scripts, site copy, and nurture campaigns, as well as ebooks, targeted webpages, ABM projects, and UX copy. I also wrote and edited a style guide.
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  VSCO/Marriott International City GuidesVSCO and Marriott International commissioned me to edit a special branded content project. Over two summers, I edited and produced guides to Pune, Berlin, Paris, Cairo, London, and several other cities across print and multimedia. The project showcased world-class cultural writing and vivid destination imagery. The guides detailed the best cultural landmarks, restaurants, shops, bars, clubs, as well as the city's Marriott Hotels
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  PlanI was editor of Plan, one of Europe's leading architecture and design publications
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  Wallpaper* City GuidesPhaidon commissioned me to write two editions of the Wallpaper* guide to Dublin. The guides are aimed at design-conscious and architecturally-savvy travellers.
• Bloomberg PursuitsI commissioned, edited, and produced these stories for Bloomberg Pursuits.

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Work history

Strategist, Writer, and Editorrichjconway.com
Jan 2011New York, United StatesFull Time
I have run my own solo consultancy since 2011. Here are some noteworthy projects my studio took on: TIME magazine: I was a reporter, producer, and visual editor for nearly three years. I covered everything from culture to breaking news. Oxford Urbanists: I am a key member of the editorial board. I help create new ways of storytelling. VSCO and Marriott International: I oversaw a multi-series branded content project. Bloomberg News: I curated visuals, commissioned stories, and vetted work for the Bloomberg wire. BBC Worldwide: I spearheaded the BBC Photo Nomad project.

Skills

• Editing
• Producing
• Photos
• Video
• Writing
• Social Meda
• News
• Breaking News
• Content Features

Education

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MAColumbia University in the City of New York
Jun 2011 - Jun 2012New York, United States

Awards

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Luce AwardTime Magazine