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Somerset West Area, South Africa

Content development for business professionals, M&A Information Memoranda, corporate marketing material, websites. Proofreading and substantive editing of commercial and academic works. As a substantive editor, also called a structural editor, I'll focuses on the content, organization, and presentation of an entire text, from the title through to the ending. I'll help you to define and meet your communication goals, identify your readers and write accordingly, and shape the communication in the most effective way.My superpowers are:* Writing professional commercial copy for global businesses, for an executive and C-level audience* Extracting technical, in-depth information from subject matter experts* Having a critical eye for detail when proofreading and editing* Making complex subjects easy to understand* Managing content development and product output to deadline, meeting the stipulated brief* Localising texts* Training and developing you as a writer, or helping your staffMy experience includes:* Developing C-suite level business documentation* Editing academic texts for engineering and technical entities and individuals* Writing and translating marketing and technical copy for software development companies* Working remotely for international clients* Editing and document management for South Africa's bid to host the Rugby World Cup 2023 * Managing Editor of travel magazines* Many many (!) years of writing technical UX documentation, training material, web content, brochures, academic text books and associated teacher's guides, and a 70-000 word novel (although that's still in my bottom drawer...)My areas of interest are: * Anything that offers a challenge!* Business and entrepreneurship * Teaching English to foreign nationals* Science and engineering* Sustainable resource studies * Health, wellness and family life* Travel* Wine and fine dining* South African culture

Entrepreneurs Hub is a corporate finance company, helping clients prepare and sell their business for maximum value. Based in the UK, Entrepreneurs Hub advises on growth and exit options, offering strategic preparation, accurate valuation, targeted marketing to prospective buyers, smart negotiation, and successful exit. Working across a range of industries – from IT, to telecoms, to manufacturing – I write the Information Memoranda to showcase the opportunity our clients present.

Assessor for the online course offered by The Economist: Professional Communication: Business Writing and Storytelling. This six-week online short course from The Economist benefits those wishing to improve their business writing abilities; the course is hosted multiple times each year.Participants are global professionals looking to communicate with more conviction, learn how to craft narratives that hook and convince readers, gain practical skills in sourcing, writing and editing content, and in the effective use of data visualisation.I assess weekly project submissions, across a broad range of topics from participants of diverse nationalities and English-speaking abilities. I provide feedback on how effective the communication is, whether participants are writing effectively for their defined audience, and how the writing can be improved for maximum impact and clarity.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Benchmark International are experts in the mergers and acquisitions sector, as sell-side consultants to privately owned businesses with a turnover of R20 million to R2 billion. I managed the Deal Preparation team of business writers and financial analysts, who collaborate to prepare marketing collateral to present our clients' business opportunity to the global market. As a business writer, I wrote, structured and edited content for Benchmark International's clients looking for acquisition or investment funding. This entailed interviewing executive-level shareholders, gathering information about their business, sharing this information with the transaction teams, and then delivering high-level marketing material that presented the business case of the company, and why it would be a great acquisition.

* Structuring and editing content from over 20 subject matter experts for the South African Rugby Union’s bid.* This entailed developing and maintaining a style guide for use by internal and external contributors, managing accuracy and consistency to the client’s style and tone across the 827-page submission, version control, coordination with graphic designers, and post-project document clean up. * Sections included the financial budget, stadium technical specifications, commercial strategy, accommodation and hospitality plans, medical strategy, security aspects, and National and Provincial Government commitment and support.* Editing, identifying discrepancies in factual information, implementing feedback, quality assurance of the final product, and working with the print production team and project manager to timeously deliver edited content to meet the stringent international deadline. Read about the bid submission here:

Cape Town Area, South Africa

One of my permanent, part-time contracts: With an audience of business owners and C-level executives, I manage the outputs of the Xigo documentation team, edit and generate corporate documentation, and present documentation to industry clients. I work with writers and graphic designers based in Cape Town and Johannesburg, executing projects around Southern Africa.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Managing the team of freelance journalists, the copy writer and the graphic designer to bring together each edition of FHL: Family Holiday & Leisure magazine - a quarterly magazine focusing on travelling with children.

Managing technical documentation production for Process Engineering software applications. Technical writing of help files, Getting started guides, User manuals. I translate industry jargon into user-friendly, easily accessible information.Managing production of training material for Process Engineering software applications.GE-IP acquired CSense Systems in April 2011

Coordinating this bursary initiative for Engineering Master's students includes advertising the programme, identifying and interviewing prospective candidates, administration of contracts with both the Fellows and the relevent universities, maintaining communication between academia and industry partners, administration of the research requirements by the Fellows.

Effectively managing the office of the professor, including writing documentation, editing research work, admin of research students and classes. Designing, planning, writing, managing the printing process of a departmental research brochure. Designing, planning, writing, updating the departmental website. Assisting with establishing a research centre, including the design and furnishing of the venue, administration of the centre, organising events with corporate partners. Administration of the CSense Fellowship Programme - a bursary programme with industrial experience for Masters students.

Over a period of 5 years, moving to 2 cities: Brylin Indpendant High School, Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Natural Sciences, Maths, Technology New Era High School, Gaborone, Botswana: English, Biology, General ScienceAuthor for high school text books and teacher guides: Natural Sciences Gr 9 Physical Sciences Gr 11

Ma, Creative Writing

My thesis was a 70 000+ word novel.

Bsc, Human Physiology And Botany

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