Writing SEO-driven eCommerce content for the digital arm of Escape.

Freelance music and arts journalist specialising in interviewing personalities and reviewing live entertainment.My responsibilities in this role include:• Interviewing personalities (telephone and email)• Attending and critiquing music events and CDs• Liaising with editor over deadlines and articles• Quick copy turnaroundPortfolio:https://scenestr.com.au/blog/Stephanie-Yip http://www.junioronline.com.au/blog/Stephanie-Yip.html

As the shopping editor at Finder I focus on curating, writing and editing Best Guides, coupon codes and news content.

Ideated and established the travel niche at Finder, growing its reach, following and conversions over the course of 7 years.As the travel editor my responsibilities included:• Content management, ideation and creation• Training freelancers and writers• Managing the workload of ongoing freelancers• Driving the direction of the travel content, based on search volume, client relationships and trends• Representing Finder at events and growing our contact database• Supporting marketing opportunities such as sponsored content and competitions• Curating and growing an EDM of over 27,000 subscribers• Developing an engaged social media audience across Facebook and InstagramPortfolio:finder.com.au/author/stephanie

Launching the travel vertical of Finder.

Content strategy, management and creation of Finder's lifestyle brand, covering the topics of food and drink and events across Australia.

Leading the reviews section of digital publication Kemptation, I managed freelancers across the UK, balancing their workloads and sub-editing their submissions.My role also included reviewing live and recorded music and photographing live events across London.Blog: http://kemptation.com/tagged/stephanie-yip

As features writer for the lifestyle blog, Urban Society, my role was face-paced and varied, including everything from pop-culture snippets to events and food reviews. My responsibilities in this role included:• Researching and writing articles in a quick and timely manner• Using CMS and Wordpress to upload articles and images• Social Media monitoring and updating (Facebook, Twitter)• Sub-editing and proofreading editorial• Attending and reviewing events and restaurants

Staff writer for INK's in-flight travel magazine Thomas Cook's Travel and its sister publications Emporium and Sport. Freelance writer for Wizz Air's Wizz! and Easy Jet's Traveller. My responsibilities in these roles included:• Event and destination research, pitch proposals and features writing• Interviewing personalities (face to face, telephone and email)• Picture research• Sub-editing and proofreading editorial

News journalist for online feel-good blog.

As the editor of this leading children's magazine, I helped grow readership while maintaining a clear and unique tone of voice for the publication.My responsibilities included • Managing a team of designers, editorial staff and contributors• Conducting editorial and advertorial meetings• Generating the title's monthly flatplan• Features writing• Picture research and editing using Photoshop and Lightroom• Developing PR relationships and building an address book of contacts• Intervewing personalities• Reviewing movies, DVDs, music and books• Sourcing the magazine's covermounts (onserts)• Producing educational supplementary materials for delivery to school subscribers• Proof-reading and sub-editing copy via Microsoft Office and InDesign• Organising internal promotions and liaising with advertisers over content• Commissioning articles, interviews, reviews and illustrations on a monthly basis• Liaising with printers and overseeing repro and proofs• Updating the magazine's website via a bespoke CMS• Management and creation of the month EDM• Management of the delivery of school subscriptions and supplementary material• Attending media events and producing promotional material

The Brag Magazine, GlebeResponsibilities:• Interviewing personalities (face to face, telephone and email)• Providing hard copy to tight deadlinesBlog: http://www.thebrag.com/?s=stephanie+yip&x=0&y=0

Responsibilities• Management of a team• Major decision making regarding feature pieces• Interviewing personalities (face to face, telephone and email)• Writing succinct, high quality copy to tight deadlines• Sub-editing and proofreading material

The Edge Magazine/Onion Publishing and Media, DarlinghurstExperience acquired:• General administration / data input• Writing copy• Internet research• CD / DVD reviews• General administration/filing• Fact checking• Use of InDesign• Editing and proofreading