David Kenning Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Part of the editorial team, working on a wide range of public-facing documents on behalf of other departments across Transport for London

London

Chief Sub Editor on Healthy and Healthy For Men magazines for Holland & Barrett account. Responsible for managing the production process for all print and digital content, including 14 print issues a year, the healthy-magazine.co.uk website, and regular editorial and marketing emails to healthy subscribers.

Responsible for all aspects of production of the magazine from planning and commissioning through to preparing pages to send to print, working with in-house and external contributors and other departments within the company. Also contributing to the magazine as a writer, from small news items to in-depth product reviews and features.

Overseeing production of the 196-page monthly magazine. Managing flow of copy and assets from in-house and external contributors, subbing, liaising with other departments and client to ensure all requirements are satisfied and the magazine is sent to printers on deadline. (Short-term contract)

Responsible for overseeing the small, tightly knit team of sub editors on Britain’s biggest selling men’s weekly, ensuring that all pages are meticulously fact-checked and grammatically immaculate, libel-free and sent to repro in a timely fashion. Deputising for the Production Editor, taking on responsibility for all aspects of his job in his absence. Preparing content for the Nuts website and digital editions, including interactive features.Shortlisted for Production Team of the Year at the 2014 IPC editorial awards.

Sub editor on varied consumer lifestyle magazines, newspapers (eg T3, Men’s Health, BBC Good Food, Kentish Gazette); restaurant and pub review writer (The Which? Good Food Guide; The Which? Pub Guide; AA Restaurant Guide); marketing copy/advertorial writer/sub (Sainsburys magazine, Asda magazine, Vodafone.co.uk website)

Sub editor, writer on varied consumer lifestyle magazines, newspapers (from Kentish Gazette to T3, Men’s Health and BBC Good Food); restaurant and pub review writer (The Which? Good Food Guide; AA Restaurant Guide); copywriter/sub on various contract magazines (eg Sainsburys magazine)

Sub editor on daily TV listings pages. Responsibilities including: writing daily programme previews for satellite & digital channels, editing copy for house style, cutting to fit, checking listings details, picture research.

London

Part of the small in-house editorial team responsible for producing The Good Food Guide (as well as The Which? Pub Guide and The Good Bed & Breakfast Guide). Responsibilities including: editing copy from external contributors, writing reviews and features, back cover copy, blurbs etc; commissioning reviews from external contributors, proofreading; responding to correspondence from readers, press and restaurant proprietors.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), French And Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Leeds Student newspaper (weekly, circulation 33k) - regular contributor to arts, music, books, TV and features.

Four A-Levels, Nine Gcses, A Levels, Gcses