Experience

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  CNN

  • United States
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Acting Asia Editor, CNN Style

    • Jul 2023 - Present

    Seven-month maternity cover in which I took responsibility for CNN Style's daily coverage and steered editorial priorities in the region. Also served as Acting Asia Editor between May and November 2021.

  • Producer, CNN Style

    • Jun 2019 - Jul 2023

    Writing, commissioning and editing across CNN Style, the network's home for art, architecture, design, fashion and visual culture. Based at CNN International's Hong Kong bureau before relocating to Singapore.Responsibilities include: Pitching and writing regular in-depth features across CNN Style's beats; profiles/interviews with leading figures in the arts, from KAWS and Takashi Murakami to Ole Scheeren and Balkrishna Doshi; content planning across the platform; breaking news during Asia hours; commissioning and working with freelancers/contributors; copy editing and sub editing; homepage programming; content management and web production; stat tracking/reporting through Chartbeat, Omniture etc.; coordinating with CNN's digital video, social media and TV teams to deliver cross-platform storytelling.Contributor to CNN Style series, "Culture in the Xi Era," that won the Society of Publishers in Asia 2020 Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture Reporting.

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  Freelance

  • Beijing/Hong Kong

  • Freelance Journalist / Editor

    • May 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Beijing/Hong Kong

    Freelancer writer and critic covering arts, culture and Asian affairs. Bylines with CNN, The Independent, Vice, Blueprint, Diplomat and Business Traveler. Regular "permalance" shifts with CNN Style, where I wrote, edited and commissioned news and features across the network's architecture, art, fashion, design and luxury sections.

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  That's Beijing

  • Media Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Editor-In-Chief

    • Sep 2015 - May 2017

    As Editor-in-Chief at That's Beijing – part of the biggest English-language publishers in Mainland China – I oversaw a print magazine with a circulation of 55,000 copies a month. - Full editorial responsibility for all magazine content.- Editing, sub-editing and proofing magazine/web content.- Managing five full-time editorial staff, plus freelancers and other contributors.- Writing China-focussed news, features and cover packages on topics covering arts, politics, architecture, sport and society (see 'Publications'​ section below for writing samples).- Coordinating and writing news for thatsmags.com. - Directing photographers and design team (trained in the use of Adobe InDesign).- Full responsibility for commissioning and budgeting.- Mentorship and professional development for all editorial staff.- Interviewing and hiring editorial staff.- Coordination of online content and management of social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, Weibo).- Liaison with heads of sales and marketing.

  • Deputy Editor

    • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Senior Editor

    • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

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  True Run Media - thebeijinger, beijingkids, agenda

  • Beijing City, China

  • Staff Writer

    • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014
    • Beijing City, China

    Responsible for - Conceiving, researching and writing feature articles.- Editorial planning and story pitching- Regular blog contributions- Copy-editing in print and online- Assistance in production and design, including working directly with InDesign

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  Journalista

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Account Executive

    • Jul 2010 - Apr 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    I joined Journalista, a media relations agency staffed by former journalists, as an intern and rose to the position of Senior Account Executive in under two years. Key achievements include:- Authoring ghostwritten Op-Eds for senior figures in the healthcare, arts and charity sectors that featured in the UK’s leading media such as the Guardian, as well as being widely published in trade media.- De facto account manager and day-to-day client liaison on a number of accounts. Responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing multi-platform media strategies.- Creating evaluations demonstrating a clear link between media strategies and client business objectives.- Project managing and delivering Journalista’s biggest ever media launch - the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 - which achieved Guardian front page story and featured at the top of the BBC News.- Coaching clients’ key spokespeople in broadcast media and message delivery.- Writing regular press releases to tight deadlines and media statements in reaction to evolving news agendas, with regular coverage gained in UK and international media.