Dean Van Nguyen
Freelance Writer at Irish Times, NME, Pitchfork, Wax Poetics- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Irish Times
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Ireland
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Newspaper Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Freelance Writer
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Feb 2009 - Present
Freelance writer specialising in music and culture. As seen in The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Irish Examiner, The Dubliner, NME, Pitchfork, Wax Poetics, The Atlantic, Passion of the Weiss, Clash, The Deli, AU, PopMatters, AllHipHop.com, Ghettoblaster and others. Freelance writer specialising in music and culture. As seen in The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Irish Examiner, The Dubliner, NME, Pitchfork, Wax Poetics, The Atlantic, Passion of the Weiss, Clash, The Deli, AU, PopMatters, AllHipHop.com, Ghettoblaster and others.
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One More Robot Magazine
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Dublin
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Founder, Publisher and Editor
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Aug 2009 - Jan 2014
Dublin-based quarterly pop culture publication with 12 issues published to date. Subject matters includes music, film, art, literature, the internet, media, technology, books, politics, sexuality, gender, beauty and current affairs. Manage the daily operations of the magazine with full responsibility for editorial content and policies. Other duties include budgeting, administration, staff planning and leadership, sales, marketing, circulation and distribution while directing a team of volunteer writers, editors and photographers in international locations. Also manage internet presence including online store, blog and social networking. Liase with artists, labels, managers and public relations firms to coordinate interviews, photo shoots and events. Show less
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Ashville Media
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Editor
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Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
Editor of InBusiness and Business Ireland quarterly publications and yearbooks. Duties and responsibilities include writing, editing, commissioning, directing design, budgeting, production, client liaison and other administration. Business Ireland nominated for Irish Magazine Award (December 2012). Also Editor of Treating Obesity, Deputy Editor of Síocháin and Sub Editor of Ear to the Ground Annual 2013. Editor of InBusiness and Business Ireland quarterly publications and yearbooks. Duties and responsibilities include writing, editing, commissioning, directing design, budgeting, production, client liaison and other administration. Business Ireland nominated for Irish Magazine Award (December 2012). Also Editor of Treating Obesity, Deputy Editor of Síocháin and Sub Editor of Ear to the Ground Annual 2013.
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Ashville Media
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial & Marketing Intern / Advertising Sales Executive
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Sep 2008 - Feb 2009
Began as an intern assigned to support the managing editor. Duties included subediting, editorial contributing, managing subscriptions and managing competitions. Upon completing my internship I was offered a temporary position in the sales department. There my duties involved selling advertising space, identifying and making contact with potential new clients and various administration. Began as an intern assigned to support the managing editor. Duties included subediting, editorial contributing, managing subscriptions and managing competitions. Upon completing my internship I was offered a temporary position in the sales department. There my duties involved selling advertising space, identifying and making contact with potential new clients and various administration.
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Education
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Griffith College Dublin
BA (Honours), Journalism and Visual Media