Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Freelance Editor

    • Jan 2023 - Present

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  aejohnson.co.uk

  • Dubai, UAE

  • Freelance writer, editor, multimedia journalist

    • Sep 2011 - Present
    • Dubai, UAE

    Alice Johnson is a freelance writer, journalist, editor/book editor and videographer.Alice is available for:* Copywriting;* Editing and book editing;* News/article/interview commissions;* Videography & video editing; and * Editorial Project Management/print production work. With more than 10 years experience in the industry, she has invaluable in-depth knowledge of editorial requirements.During her three-year tenure as a reporter for Gulf News, Alice travelled the Middle East reporting for print, online and video – both in front and behind the camera.She started her career in London, UK, where she worked as a sub-editor, production editor, editor and writer. Alice has handled the print production process of several substantial magazines and supplements – from feature writing to final print stages. She has a keen eye for detail and is known as one of the most thorough editors in the UAE. She also worked as Deputy UAE Editor at the aforementioned daily newspaper, planning news, pages and editing copy to extremely tight hourly deadlines. She is a trained videographer and video editor and has shot to tight deadlines, as well as under trying circumstances in Afghanistan.Contact me for a bespoke quote: www.aejohnson.co.uk/contact

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  Raring2go! Magazines and Websites

  • Midlands

  • Editor

    • Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
    • Midlands

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  Gulf News

  • Dubai, UAE

  • Deputy UAE Editor & Reporter

    • Mar 2008 - Sep 2011
    • Dubai, UAE

    Political, literary journalist with focus on multimedia; on- and off-camera videography and reporting.Significant interviews include:David Cameron, two weeks before becoming Prime MinisterF.W. De Klerk, former South African PresidentJulian Assange, founder, Wikileaks (Middle East exclusive)Michael Palin, author, comedian, explorerKate Adie, veteran BBC reporterMargaret Atwood, Canadian authorAbdul Rahman Al Attiyah, Secretary General of the GCCJudith McHale, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and AffairsPrincipally reporting on: * UK politics/society* British affairs in the UAE, including Queen Elizabeth II state visit 2010 * Gender & society* Afghanistan – society, women, children, security * Books & literature.Significant press trips:* Afghanistan, August 2010 – Exclusive, with Dacaar (Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees) NGO, to Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat.* London, May 2010 – UK elections, resulting in hung parliament.Chief correspondent for annual Emirates Literature Festival. Book reviewer and author interviewer for cultural supplement Weekend Review.

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  Gulf Marketing Review

  • Features Editor

    • 2007 - 2008

    Features Editor for GMR title before sale to MediaLeader; page production; subbing; feature writing; commissioning editor; budgeting; freelance management; news compilation; pagination; and printing press/production co-ordination.