Katy Ford Email & Phone Number

Home Worker

Providing specialised web marketing support for Taylor & Francis online platforms and websites, using CMS tools to manage marketing content. Highlights include:- Managing the transfer of Wordpress content from a custom page builder to Gutenberg, working closely with the Web Development team to ensure requirements were met and bugs addressed.- Training 50+ users on how to use Gutenberg effectively. This included virtual sessions and building a tailored training Sharepoint site to encourage self-learning and promote best practice.- Improved SEO compliance within Gutenberg by 45% by promoting best practice and suggesting changes to functionality. - Working with third party developers on enhancements to Taylor & Francis Online, including a project to improve the display of Open Access indicators at journal, article and issue level.- Improving processes by using Power Automate.-Strong HTML, photoshop and Excel skills and knowledge of CSS.

Oxford, United Kingdom

In addition to the role of Digital Content Editor, I spent 10 hours a week working in the Journals Production Quality Management team, helping to drive a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating online forums to discuss continuous improvement ideas and projects.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Managing content for Taylor & Francis journals, archive products and internal web pages. Responsibilities included:• Site Editor for the internal Wordpress-based site, The Production Hub, running test scripts, helping users, and writing, editing and approving content.• Digital Production lead for the primary source collections, Cold War Eastern Europe and War, State and Society, managing the scanning, digitisation and loading of ~1,000,000 primary source images to schedule and to budget.• Writing Change Requests for improvements relating to primary content on Taylor & Francis Online, working with third party developers to test enhancements and escalate bugs.• Delivering Digital Production training, presentations, and workshops.• Using XML, HTML, XPath and XQuery.Winner of a T&F internal Spot Award in September 2018.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Split role between the Production and E-Publishing department, managing content for Maney journals and e-books. Production Editor for nine journals.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Supporting the Production and E-publishing departments.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Working in the marketing, production, online and editorial departments in order to gain an overview of the company and industry as a whole.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Working in over five different libraries in the Bradford district, providing customer service to the public.

Selby

Implementing Salesarm's marketing strategy, conducting telephone market research surveys, representing the company at events, and writing content for the company's website, social media platforms and blogs.

Newcastle University

Volunteering up to 8 hours a week proofreading the News, Sport and Comment sections of the Newcastle University student newspaper.