• Overall accountability and responsibility for the brand development and content strategy of City Transport & Traffic Innovation and Robotics & Innovation – magazines, websites, webinars, exhibitions and conferences• Oversee and align editorial and commercial strategies to drive growth across the business• Work collaboratively with marketing to consolidate communications, drive traffic and audience engagement• Analyse and use data to build audiences, circulations and drive editorial subscriptions, visitor registrations• Generate and share new business leads with commercial teams to support commercial campaigns• Continually explore new revenue streams and commercial opportunities• Project-manage new industry awards for City Transport & Traffic Innovation and Robotics & Innovation

Editor of City Transport & Traffic Innovation Magazine, Robotics & Innovation Magazine, and the Road User Charging Conference / Road User Charging Conference USA• Responsible for two quarterly B2B technology magazines and websites in the urban transport and robotics industries• Commissioning and flat-planning, news and feature writing, sub-editing and proofreading, signing-off all content• Manage editorial budgets, specialist freelancers worldwide and an in-house assistant editor• Content creation for editorial newsletters, marketing emails, exhibition show guides and conference programmes• Proactive, organic promotion and marketing of all editorial content via social media platforms• Attend and report on events organised by Akabo Media, as well as external industry events and press launches• Present webinars and conferences, develop topics and agendas, acquire speakers and identify sponsors

Editor of Automotive Testing Technology International, Crash Testing Technology International and Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International. Co-chairman of the Automotive Testing Technology International Awards and the Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards• Responsible for editing multiple B2B technology magazines and websites in the automotive and maritime industries• Commissioning and flat-planning, news and feature writing, sub-editing and proofreading, signing-off all content• Managing editorial budgets, 20+ specialist freelancers worldwide and an in-house editorial team• Generating engaging copy for newsletters, press releases, exhibition show guides and conference programmes• Project-managing prestigious annual maritime and automotive industry awards

Editor of Stadia, Auditoria and Winter Sports Technology International. Co-Chairman of the Electric & Hybrid Marine AwardsAssistant editor of Engine Technology International, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International International, Transmission Technology International, Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International, and Magnetics Technology International

Assistant editor of Engine Technology International, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International International, Transmission Technology International, Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International, and Magnetics Technology International

Sub-editor for Vietnam’s largest English-language daily newspaper. Responsibilities: • Sub-edited and proofread news and features for the country’s largest English-language daily newspaper• Produced headlines, standfirsts, crossheads and photo captions for the daily edition, Sunday supplement and website • Approved page layouts and PDF proofs

Reports Editor for the Research & Consulting Services Department of the Vietnam branch of the world’s largest and most successful commercial real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). Responsibilities: • Sub-edited and proofread quarterly reports, property market research and development recommendations, Asia market views and feasibility studies

Edited two monthly English-language lifestyle and culture magazines published in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi

Produced monthly music and pop culture columns for citywide English-language lifestyle and culture

Supported press officers on campaigns for releases and tours by Oasis, Muse, Elbow, Manic Street Preachers, O2 Wireless Festival and Reading & Leeds Festival

Produced press releases and generated the company’s first contact list of online, regional and national journalists

Reviewed contemporary popular music for the newspaper’s weekly Entertainment Guide supplement