Michelle Johnson Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Editor of luxury lifestyle magazine Tempus, published by Vantage Media Group.BSME Awards 2020 and 2021 – Shortlisted for "Editor of the Year: Independent"

London, United Kingdom

• Launching daily luxury news website for Tempus, managing a team of writers, social media manager, videographer and web designers/developers
• Producing and maintaining complete digital strategies, including social and app A/B testing, to grow organic audience to record 25k monthly UU within 10 months
• Writing and presenting exclusives for Tempus digital, video and print products, including world exclusive interviews with celebrities and prominent CEOs
• Project managing in-house and external media coverage of Tempus events including inaugural Tempus Earth Conservation Gala in aid of WWF
• Managing media strategy for the brand and assisting Editor with brand redesign, for which we were nominated for two BSME awards (2018)
• Representing Tempus on television and radio, delivering keynote speeches at events – including the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference 2018 – and building relationships with key brands and PRs

London, England, United Kingdom

• Vantage Media is a boutique creative content and events agency based in Mayfair. As director of editorial I oversee all creative content and media including publishing services, and creative business strategies. Key.
• Editor of award-nominated luxury lifestyle magazine Tempus since 2019
• 2023 Top 50 Global Luxury Media Brand, Luxury Lifestyle Awards
• BSME Awards 2020 and 2021 – Shortlisted for "Editor of the Year: Independent"
• BSME Awards 2022 – Shortlisted for "Cover of the Year: Consumer"
• Launched Burlingtons Magazine – the in-house magazine for clients of law and professional services brand Burlingtons Group – in June 2020

London, United Kingdom

As director of digital media at publishing and content agency Vantage Media Group, I manage all areas of digital development for our clients, from creating comprehensive brand strategies to engaging editorial content, video production, and all areas of branding copy. I am digital editor of our flagship title Tempus, managing the UK's first dedicated daily.

United Kingdom

• Freelance presenter for Showmasters and Massive Events including Destination Star Trek Europe, Sherlocked, Young Adult Literature Festival and London Film and Comic Con. Hosting live celebrity panels and interviews for.
• Hosted Q&A for the BAFTA World Premiere of short film Spaghetti in London, May 2019
• Commentator for television, radio and podcasts including French channel TF1's '50 Minutes Inside' (July 2018), The Planet Pod (2018) and Flixwatcher Podcast (2017)

London, United Kingdom

• Managing in-house video department, including covering or commissioning red carpets, film junkets, and annual events such as BAFTA, Oliviers.
• Presenting interviews and Facebook Lives
• Creating regular video content, including behind the scenes lifestyle and celebrity shoots
• Coordinating video content for brand collaborations, such as Mother's Day Week in collaboration with Facebook, London Fashion Week in collaboration with Landrover, and Links of London commercial videos

London, United Kingdom

• Promoted from International Assistant for work expanding film and video content for HELLO!
• Features position, assisting International Managing Editor across 30 global editions, securing exclusives and features for the HELLO! Group, and managing freelancers and photoshoots
• Covering international events, including Pronovias' Barcelona show, Prince Harry's Sentebale Polo Cup in Dubai, Venice Film Festival and film locations
• Setting up in-house video department in order to secure interviews with A-List celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and George Clooney
• Representing HELLO! on podcasts and TV, including BBC World's Talking Movies (2015)

Essex And London

• Providing editorial features, copywriting projects, marketing / PR, and editing services for UK and international companies. Highlights include:
• Acting Editor of West Essex Life magazine (Archant). Oversaw editorial content of the monthly local lifestyle monthly for six key issues to Jan 2011
• Editor/ghostwriter (uncredited) of Our Forgotten Years by Maggie Smith-Bendell (University of Hertfordshire Press, 2009). Reprinted by ABACUS press in 2010 as Rabbit Stew and a Penny or Two (uncredited)
• Writing features and copy for titles including Acoustic, Drummer, Third Sector
• Sub-editing and writing projects for Ripley’s Publishing, University of Hertfordshire Press, Sharron Ashurst PR, MG Management and more

Hertfordshire

• Lifestyle magazine for local women in Herts & Essex. Began as Features Assistant prior to launch in December 2010, later promoted to Features Writer.
• Generating ideas, sourcing and conducting interviews, writing features for all areas of the magazine
• Commissioning and managing freelance writers and photographers
• In-house PR, inc. writing press releases for distribution, company copy, social media and blogs
• Assisting in general administrative duties and day-to-day running of the magazine

Hertfordshire

Business consultancy specialising in staff engagement. Major projects including assisting with company rebranding, writing and sub-editing b2b books, writing marketing content including press releases, newsletters and client materials.

Nctj, Magazine Journalism

Activities and Societies: Teeline Shorthand, Business of Magazines, Sub-Editing, News Writing, Features Writings and Media Law.

Ba(Hons), English, 1:1

Activities and Societies: Brunel Writers' Workship (co-founder) Recipient of the Gompertz Prize for English Dissertation 'Identifying the.