Steven Layne Email & Phone Number

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Driving implementation of APSA's internal and external communication strategies and plans across multiple channels and platforms. Primary responsibilities extend to: • Sourcing, aggregating, composing, revising, and disseminating reports, articles, announcements, notices, newsletters, press releases, advertorials, and surveys.• Overseeing production of 'Asian Seed and Planting Material', APSA's quarterly journal• Managing and updating APSA's website (apsaseed.org) and social media channels• Covering industry meetings, events and study tours • Engaging, liasoning with members, advertisers, partners, associates and other stakeholders• Supporting, cross-training colleagues in public speaking, PR, content creation and ICT

Phuket, Thailand

Oversaw planning and production of The Phuket Newspaper weekly print publication and daily news website (thephuketnews.com). Responsible for: department admin, HR, and events schedules; fulfilling client commitments, deadlines; chairing weekly editorial meetings; checking, approving final color proofs of every page; assigning, delegating tasks, assignments, and appointments; sourcing, writing, and editing content for print & online channels; maintaining/updating website, & social media channels; recruiting, training, and assessing editorial staff: editors, reporters, and graphic designers; processing department invoices, purchase and capital expenditures requests.

Radio Thailand Phuket

Delivered radio programming as a news announcer, radio personality on Good Morning Andaman show live via FM 90.5 in Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga; prepared scripts for four programs weekly, covering local and national news, weather, traffic and other agenda of Public Relations Department, Royal Thai Government. Supplemented with self-produced jingles and PSAs. Soundbites: https://soundcloud.com/steven-walter-layne

Phuket Thailand

Managed content for The Phuket News' Life section: education, health, environment & culture sections; provided editorial support to news, sports & business desks: translations, copy-editing & proofreading. Recorded, filmed & co-produced content: voice-overs & live interviews for radio (Live 89.5 FM); filming, editing news & sports segments for TV (Phuket News TV).

Phuket

Led a features team of five to produce Lifestyle, Business, Property, Tourism and Sports sections in weekly-print newspaper, daily-updated website (ThePhuketGazette.Net) *now defunct

Wrote biweekly tech and media column, lifestyle feature stories, covered exhibitions and press conferences; produced audio for E-magazine.