Adam Speight

Computing Editor at Trusted Reviews
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London, England, United Kingdom, UK
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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Computing Editor
      • Mar 2023 - Present

    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Product Writer and Reviewer
      • Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

      (Continued product testing and review duties, now on WIRED.com) (Continued product testing and review duties, now on WIRED.com)

    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Writer
      • Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

      - Working within Gear team to expand and improve WIRED Recommends buyers guide content - Commissioning and editing freelance guides work - Optimising articles for affiliate content - Using product expertise to write thoughtful and authorities opinion and feature articles - Carrying out group testing and writing clear and concise review copy to inform reader buying decisions - Assisting wider Commercial team by presenting video content in collaboration with external partners - Working within Gear team to expand and improve WIRED Recommends buyers guide content - Commissioning and editing freelance guides work - Optimising articles for affiliate content - Using product expertise to write thoughtful and authorities opinion and feature articles - Carrying out group testing and writing clear and concise review copy to inform reader buying decisions - Assisting wider Commercial team by presenting video content in collaboration with external partners

    • United Kingdom
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • Reviews and Evergreen Writer
      • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

      - Handling the majority of copy creation for site relaunch - Developing a new set of reader-voted best lists - Writing short-form reviews across mobile, laptops and gaming - Creating personality-filled breaking news and opinion pieces - Handling the majority of copy creation for site relaunch - Developing a new set of reader-voted best lists - Writing short-form reviews across mobile, laptops and gaming - Creating personality-filled breaking news and opinion pieces

    • United Kingdom
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reviews and Evergreen Writer
      • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

      - Change of role to apply reviews and guides expertise across a broader range of product categories (laptops, gaming, mobile and audio)

    • Computing Writer
      • Nov 2019 - Aug 2020

      - Handling laptop, peripheral and gaming reviews- Updating evergreen content (From rumours to versus and how-to guides)- Covering industry events (CES 2020) and liaising with PR contacts- Taking part in video content for the YouTube channel- Arranging and conducting interviews- Editing reviews and evergreen content

    • Staff Writer
      • May 2019 - Nov 2019

      - Reporting on breaking news across tech, gaming, mobile and computing- Creating and updating evergreen content (From rumours to versus and how-to guides)- Attending product launches- Editing news and evergreen content- Analysing SEO trends

    • United States
    • Online Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contributing Writer
      • Feb 2019 - May 2019

    • Freelance Writer
      • Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales Assistant
      • Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

    • Freelance Writer
      • Jul 2016 - Mar 2017

      Movie and Games Review Website Movie and Games Review Website

    • Freelance Writer
      • Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

      Games Review Website Games Review Website

    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Writer
      • Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

    • United Kingdom
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Trainee Developer
      • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

      On the third year of my degree, I secured a placement at STCS Ltd (A web design and development company) as a Trainee Developer. My experiences during this year included: • Creation and support of various systems and websites. • Worked together with colleagues to find solutions to existing development tasks. • Met with customers to discuss and develop specifications. • Gained experience in several tools such as Pyro CMS and Magento. • Managed databases via MySQL Workbench and phpMyAdmin. • Re-design and conversion of a normal WordPress website into an ecommerce site via the inclusion of plug-ins. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales Assistant
      • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

      Communicate with customers to assist and increase sales. Work independently as well as in a team to complete tasks efficiently and effectively. Communicate with customers to assist and increase sales. Work independently as well as in a team to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.

Education

  • Newcastle University
    International Multimedia Journalism, Journalism
    2017 - 2018
  • Northumbria University
    Computer Games Design and Production (BSc), Computer Science
    2012 - 2016
  • Sunderland College - Washington Campus
    2010 - 2012
  • Oxclose Community School
    2005 - 2010

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