Experience

Expo City Dubai

• United Arab Emirates
• Community Development and Urban Planning
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Editorial

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Expo 2020 Dubai

• United Arab Emirates
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor-in-Chief

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

  Generated positive media coverage of Expo 2020 Dubai - the first World Expo in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia - driving exceptional visitation and enhancing the image of the Expo, Dubai and the UAE Led the real-time news service for Expo 2020 Dubai, managing a diverse team of 30+ reporters, editors and translators of various nationalities, working closely with heads of broadcast and photography teams to set daily news agenda and longer-term coverage planDelivered fast, accurate, insightful coverage from Expo 2020 Dubai and its 200+ participants to 20,000 registered global media professionals Worked closely with Senior Vice President-Communications to create and maintain messaging pre-event, during Expo and in its legacy phase, ensuring consistent style, tone and quality across all external communicationsWrote and reviewed press releases, features, statements to media, Q&As, key messages, web stories and social media posts Show less

• Senior Editor

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021



Various

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Freelance/Education

  • 2016 - 2019

  Wrote and edited content in tourism, health and banking sectors Wrote and edited content in tourism, health and banking sectors



PPMG

• United Arab Emirates
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor, Good Taste

  • Nov 2011 - Oct 2016

  Conceptualised, planned, wrote and edited a monthly food and lifestyle magazine with overall responsibility for content and design Managed relations between editorial, design, publishers and client, including freelance budget Initiated an overhaul of the magazine’s design, managed project end-to-end Conceptualised, planned, wrote and edited a monthly food and lifestyle magazine with overall responsibility for content and design Managed relations between editorial, design, publishers and client, including freelance budget Initiated an overhaul of the magazine’s design, managed project end-to-end



ITP Media Group

• United Arab Emirates
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor, Time Out Kids

  • 2008 - 2011

  Planned, wrote and edited popular what’s on/parenting magazine; responsible for content, design, budgets and digital presence Doubled circulation, expanded brand to include guides, supplements and sister titles across the Gulf Planned, wrote and edited popular what’s on/parenting magazine; responsible for content, design, budgets and digital presence Doubled circulation, expanded brand to include guides, supplements and sister titles across the Gulf



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sub-editor

  • 2006 - 2007

  Edited political and general news copy - including breaking news, features, analyses and news highlights - to tight news agency deadlines Edited political and general news copy - including breaking news, features, analyses and news highlights - to tight news agency deadlines



Various

• Angola

• Freelance Journalist

  • 2003 - 2006

  Created written and visual content on topics ranging from oil, energy, politics, humanitarian issues, health, reconstruction, economic and social development, travel, fashion and entertainment Main clients: Reuters, United Nations, UN agencies (including WHO, UNDP, WFP, UNICEF), various NGOs, corporate publications (including Angolan state oil company Sonangol), energy industry publications and Sports Illustrated Created written and visual content on topics ranging from oil, energy, politics, humanitarian issues, health, reconstruction, economic and social development, travel, fashion and entertainment Main clients: Reuters, United Nations, UN agencies (including WHO, UNDP, WFP, UNICEF), various NGOs, corporate publications (including Angolan state oil company Sonangol), energy industry publications and Sports Illustrated



Reuters News Agency

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Correspondent

  • Jul 1996 - Sep 2003

  Responsible for coverage of Swiss private banks, hedge funds and Geneva-based corporations; led coverage of global and domestic banking regulation, including meetings of top central bankers; reported on United Nations, related agencies and Swiss-based sports governing bodies All-round correspondent, covering key events such as Lockerbie trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, Y2K, switch to euro and major sports events, responsibile for coverage of the Dutch economy and financial markets, including real-time reporting on stock and debt markets. Founder member of Reuters Polling Unit, creating surveys, collating results and analysing expert forecasts, translating raw data into forward-looking articles on subjects ranging from economic performance to election results Show less



Economist Intelligence: EIU

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • 1998 - 1999

  Researched, rewrote and edited comprehensive “Investing, Licensing & Trading in the Netherlands” 1998 & 1999 Researched, rewrote and edited comprehensive “Investing, Licensing & Trading in the Netherlands” 1998 & 1999