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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Strategic content and commercial lead for a variety of international clients• Implementation of content strategy and brand narrative, ensuring highestquality deliverables for clients• Developing company profile and maximising revenue opportunities• Management and hiring responsibilities of members of staff, implementingdevelopment and training• Commissioning freelancers and contractors as needed by the clientworkload• Improvement of operations, delivery and processes

London, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for ensuring high-quality copy across all formats; news,analysis, marketing and website• Led an in-house team on tone of voice, format and delivery

• Commissioning and editing a wide range of inspiring and insightful articles from freelance writers across the world• Working with an in-house team on design, format and delivery• Writing for the quarterly print magazine• Developing data-driven content plans, and strategically gearing content for an online audience

London, United Kingdom

Five years experience in editorial, commercial and marketing roles, including:• Writing, commissioning and editing articles and ad copy. Managing social media, ensuring appropriate and engaging interaction with international readership• Programming of the Guardian Changing Media Summit 2018 - devising and producing the content of the event• Development of The Guardian’s first B2B podcast: Guardian Insights• Editing The Guardian’s Guide to Manchester International Festival, a 32-page print supplement with a circulation of 450,000• Management of The Guardian’s trade-facing communications and campaigns• Drafting speeches and thought-leadership pieces for C-level execs• Leading a team on big-budget commercial projects. Working with design and sales teams. Maintaining strong relationships with clients and writers

Madrid Area, Spain

• Sports correspondent, covering football, basketball and more in Madrid. • Weekly round-up of the sporting news/results, plus features, articles and updates. Work also includes general sub-editing duties and contribution of advertising pieces for local businesses. • Updating of English Warehouse social media, including promotional tweets for advertisers, publicity for articles and updates.

Maastricht Area, Netherlands

• MA in Media Culture. Graduated Cum Laude.• Master thesis on the interaction between music as an art form and an industrial practice, including in-depth research on the impact of new technologies and cultural practices.• Academic study of new media convergence and digital technology. • Practical experience in podcasting, blogging and social media.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Duties include researching news, formatting news section, writing short, informative news articles and liaising with local business and magazine clients.• Extensive experience of editing the work of contributors, maintaining standards of contributions and helping to ensure the written quality of the final product.• Contributions to magazine include a feature article in each edition, focusing on the cultural aspects of music in Liverpool, as well as reviews and previews. Writing experience gained in advertising features and promotional shorts.• Aided development of in-house writing style for magazine. Day-to-day dealings with local and international musicians, promoters and taste-makers. • Experience gained in allotting advertising space, composition of magazine newsletter/email.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Contributed articles on the state of the changing face of the music industry in a globalised society, and a co-operative piece on the economics of football. • Assisted in editing process, including editorial decisions on content and design as well as helping to procure funding from appropriate advertising sources (local independent businesses.)

Master'S Degree, Media Culture, Cum Laude

Bachelor'S Degree, Popular Music With Media And Cultural Studies