Grace Lippolis Email & Phone Number

Remote

Managing, writing, proofreading, editing and web editing (using CMS), content within the Publications team at AGCAS (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services) - the expert membership organisation for higher education. Helping to deliver a publishing programme of careers information to external student-facing partners. My role involves a great deal of research, proofreading, editing, and web editing (using CMS) of a range of higher education careers content. I also recruit and manage external writers for specific assignments where appropriate and source, write up and edit case studies.I am regularly involved in different projects, the most recent being one in which I helped to design and deliver a new digital (peer-to-peer) communications platform for the AGCAS Membership.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I managed the AGCAS Publications team in a one-year acting-up position, covering maternity leave.Was responsible for the delivery of the AGCAS publishing programme. Ensuring quality online content was delivered to professional partners to deadline and maintaining excellent relationships with partners and members.Managed the GDPR project for the publications team, liaised with colleagues, shared coordinated all aspects of changes in data collection and storage, ensuring full compliance.Carried out editorial work - researching, writing, editing and web editing and recruiting and managing external writers for specific assignments.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

As an Editor, I worked on a range of higher education careers content, carrying out research, writing, editing and using content management software to produce information for external partners Prospects and GTI.I also recruited external writers and managed their writing process, providing support and editing their work.Delivering accurate and timely submissions in accordance with our service-level agreement.

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Managed the creation of high-quality engaging in-bound content for a digital marketing agency and its clients. Applied digital marketing practices, including ensuring that the content was optimised for SEO purposes and managing metrics and analytics. Worked closely with the design, tech and development teams to deliver a complete digital service.

Remote

Worked on ad-hoc assignments, writing clear, compelling promotional copy for a range of online companies and small businesses in Sheffield. Type of businesses included food retail, children’s parties and health and beauty. Adapted style to suit different audiences and applied SEO content strategy to drive traffic to sites.Wrote press releases, blogs and social media posts.Created monthly newsletters for businesses and distributed via Mailchimp.

Doncaster, England, United Kingdom

Developed and ran a mental health information and support service for carers of people with severe mental illness.Managed communication for the service, including: information packs, monthly group support literature, informative healthcare literature, campaign literature, newsletters, press releases, adverts, podcasts and website copy. Worked in a highly autonomous way, managing my time and arranging appointments with relevant partners and mental health professionals.Initiated and ran campaigns aimed at promoting the service and reducing stigma. Organised and attended information and awareness-raising events.Managed all administrative, record keeping and reporting aspects of the service. Supported carers in the community, including 1:1 support, multi-disciplinary working within CMHT, signposting to other services and taking to appointments and help groups.Created a quarterly report for the funding bodies, which included a summary, analysis and statistics of the service delivery and evidence of its outcomes.Created training materials and delivered workshops and training sessions about mental illness to carers and professionals. Coordinated theatre workshops with mental health themes.

Exeter, United Kingdom

In this role, I managed a caseload of scientific, technical and medical journals, coordinating all aspects of the publishing production process. I worked independently and as part of the editorial production team.In my daily liaison with typesetters and printers, I coordinated the workflow and problem-solved production issues.Paying close attention to detail, I ensured journals were produced accurately and in line with the publishing schedules. I also coordinated the timely delivery of conference copies to conferences around the world.I developed excellent project-management skills while working on an international project.

Exeter, United Kingdom

My duties included editorial admin, copyediting, proofreading and quality control of artwork.