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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Editor of the Hospitality Group at ITP Media, namely Caterer and Hotelier Middle East.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Editor of Caterer Middle EastCaterer Middle East is the region’s foremost F&B trade publication, serving the industry with high quality, insightful and engaging content not available anywhere else.My role involves all of the following:Oversee the editorial process from beginning to end each month for the magazine and across the year online.Managing all online content through the CMS, ensuring our daily story quota is met and the website is kept up to date.Moderating panels both in-person and via Zoom for the Middle East Restaurant Association, Global Restaurant Investment Forum, Arabian Travel Market, the European Commission and more. Contributing to podcasts including Time Out Dubai as an F&B industry expert.Have overseen a complete magazine redesign to make it more appealing to both readers and advertisers.Cultivating cross-platform relationships with PRs, restaurateurs, and industry insiders to ensure our readers get the best and most current information. Working with advertisers to ensure content is targetted to our audience while remaining engaging and readable. Using Google Analytics to see what works and what doesn’t work for online, to improve our strategies and ensure the most critical news hits a broader audience, not just clickbait.Oversee all our social media - Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter - and launched the Caterer Middle East LinkedIn page.Commission comment pieces from well-respected industry figures on all manner of subjects. From the Michelin Guide to the UAE’s new relationship with Israel.Run the Caterer Middle East Awards each year. We put together an independent judging panel to oversee the hundreds of nominations we gather, culminating in a gala dinner for 400 people to reveal the winners.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Editor of BarberNV - a barbering trade magazine which goes out to over 8,000 salons across the UK and Ireland and has hundreds of international subscriptions.I am solely responsible for the content of the magazine and managing the rest of the team to ensure a fantastic publication is released each month. My aim is to improve the quality of the interviews we obtain, to create more unique and eye-catching features that capture the interest of our target market, increase our reach and engagement on social media, and make the magazine more marketable for advertisers.- I decide what content to put in the magazines, from feature ideas to news stories.- As the sole journalist it is then up to me to source and carry out interviews for those features. Since joining I have interviewed and written features on some of the biggest names in the industry and discovered stories that had previously gone unnoticed - including interviewing a barber on Antarctica and how astronauts on the ISS cut their hair.- Introduced new concepts to engage with our readership such as the Instagram Showcase- I work with barbers who contribute articles and sub-edit them to make them suitable for publication.- Dealing with PRs to call-in products, arrange interviews, put together features, get whatever we need to make each issue better than the last.- In charge of three separate social media accounts (BarberNV, SalonNV, and the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards), I have encouraged growth across all of them with daily content and administering prize giveaways. This has been done on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, using the unique qualities of each to provide a variety of content, e.g. Live streaming on Facebook.- Helped bring the International Barber Awards to the UK as media partner and through helping set up British barbershop locations.- Representing the company on stand at large trade shows and other industry events.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

As editor and sole journalist for the print publication SalonNV which goes out to over 12,000 salons across the United Kingdom, I am tasked with doing virtually every journalistic role in the magazine.- I assist the editor in deciding on what content to put in the magazines, from feature ideas to news stories.- As the sole journalist it is then up to me to source and carry out interviews for those features. Since joining I have interviewed and written features on some of the biggest names in the industry including: four time British Hairdresser of the Year Akin Konizi of HOB Salons, Jean-Baptiste Mazella of Mazella&Palmer, and Simon Shaw of Wahl (UK) to name but a few. With over ten features on a range of subjects affecting the hair and beauty industry in each issue I have quickly gained experience in turning around quality pieces.- I work with barbers who contribute articles and sub-edit them to make them suitable for publication.- Dealing with PRs to call-in products, arrange interviews, put together features, get whatever we need to make each issue better than the last.- Re-writing press releases for inclusion in the magazine.- In charge of three separate social media accounts (BarberNV, SalonNV, and the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards), I have encouraged growth across all of them with daily content and administering prize giveaways. This has been done on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, using the unique qualities of each to provide a variety of content, e.g. Live streaming on Facebook.- Representing the company on stand at large trade shows including Barber Connect, BeautyUK, the Great British Barber Bash.- Writing press releases for the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards.

Currently providing match previews and match reports for the Scottish Premiership and Brazilian Serie A.Have previously done work on the Italian Serie A.I am knowledgeable about football leagues across the world, using my experience and passion for the game to keep others informed and up-to-date with everything from injuries and suspensions to performances and results across a host of different nations.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Senior reporter for the Youth Football Scotland website which aims to promote the game among young players of all ages and both sexes across the country. This involves writing match reports, interviewing players and coaches, and taking photographs and videos of games as we aim to spread our enjoyment of the game and increase it for the young players taking part.

London, United Kingdom

Interned at FHM Magazine in London where I interviewed sports stars such as Stuart Broad, helped feature writers with research, wrote copy for their website, assisted in putting together photo-shoots, and other general office duties. The experience I gained working in the office of one of the biggest magazines in the UK at the time was invaluable.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I contributed to several issues of Source, a magazine and website aimed at high school students and recent school leavers. My content varied from lifestyle advice articles and film reviews to interviews with inspirational and successful working people.

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism

Ba Journalism