Kim De Vries Email & Phone Number

Australia

Australia

Research and produce highly accurate and creative copy for the Travelzoo Australia website, Facebook page and newsletter, with a focus on travel content and best-in-market deals (this includes in-depth quality checks, market comparisons and competitor analysis).

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:- Created deal copy for the Travelzoo UK website and newsletters covering restaurant, spa, entertainment and hotel content, always striving for the highest quality content while meeting strict publishing deadlines- Wrote original, factually-correct and exciting copy for the Travelzoo audience that inspired a call-to-action (all content was based on an extensive research and fact-checking process to ensure that stringent accuracy and quality standards were upheld)- Fully managed nationwide editorial campaigns and email alerts for the Local Deals team, working closely with the Sales, Photos, Publishing and Marketing teams- Ownership and management of key client accounts and larger group accounts, with the overarching goal of optimising the reach and success of those campaigns- Overall management and co-ordination of the weekly Top 20 newsletter (with over 4.5 million subscribers), with the aim of maximising exposure of popular deals and aiding revenue growth for clients and for the business

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Responsibilities:- Writing features, snippets and promotional copy for the House and Leisure website- Sourcing and writing items for different set sections of the website- Uploading, updating and formatting content for the web in Wordpress- Using Google Adwords and SEO knowledge to ensure that content is optimised for the web- Managing and contributing to the online content schedule to plan and structure workflow- Managing the House and Leisure social media accounts and updates (including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest)- Recording and analysing web statistics using Google Analytics, with the goal of constantly growing the number of page impressions, unique users, overall web traffic and followers- Adapting/ expanding copy from the magazine to make it more web-friendly/ accessible for the online reader- Sourcing and resizing images in Photoshop- Representing the magazine at launches and press functions- Training and overseeing interns on both the writing and picture editing front- Uploading and editing content from freelance contributors

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Responsibilities: - Writing copy for and making content changes on the Essential Travel and Thomas Cook websites- Proofreading/ editing commercial landing pages and non-commercial content- Utilising simple search engine optimisation techniques- Using basic HTML to format online articles- Keyword research using Google Adwords- Site management via internal content management systems- Blogging for the Essential Travel brand- Writing and updating the Travel Alerts section on the Essential Travel website- Managing the @Oscar_Says Twitter account on behalf of Essential Travel- Organising copy schedules for writers as well as tracking content delivery- Other activities that aided the promotion and conversion levels of the company’s ecommerce websites

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Responsibilities:- Writing and editing content for various client websites- Contributing to internal and external copywriting projects- Research and content production on a range of subjects- Formatting articles using basic HTML code- Uploading content using Wordpress- Sourcing images to accompany online articles- Acquiring SEO skills in an online media context- Online marketing: utilising social networking sites for brand exposure

Ba, Media Honours

Courses completed: - Media Creative Production - Media Internship (completed at Marie Claire magazine in Cape Town) - Screenwriting.

Ba, Film And Media Studies

Education record

Education record