Experience

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  Freelance

  • Writer and Editor

    • May 2010 - Present

    May 2010 ­ PresentMy recent work includes: Writing a newsletter for Mason Zimbler highlighting Microsoft's community development work, which was then distributed to MPs and civil servants Writing marketing materials for Renegade Media on the Under Armour ColdGear product range, focusing on the company's commitment to technical development Interviewing former Government Scientific Adviser Professor David Nutt Copy-editing technical documents for Vodafone and VMware Writing and editing articles on issues affecting cyclists for http://road.cc/ Writing articles on scientific research projects for www.projects.eu.com

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  Harleys

  • Clevedon

  • Copywriter

    • Feb 2014 - Aug 2016
    • Clevedon

    My role centred on writing, copy-editing and proof-reading documents for a range of clients, including Saab and Ericsson. I both wrote short advertising copy and edited longer technical documents for major industry events.

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  British Publishers Limited

  • Feature Writer

    • Jul 2008 - May 2010

    Bristol July 2008 ­ May 2010During my time at British Publishers I wrote and edited articles for Projects, a magazinededicated to bringing academic and industry-focused research to a wider audience. My rolecentred on researching key issues, interviewing project participants and writing clear,accessible and accurate articles on projects across a wide range of topics, including;Information and Communications Technologies Servery, an EU-funded initiative developing advanced service architecture The ACCESS Linnaeus Centre, an inter-disciplinary research centre looking at complex communication networksEnergy Efficiency The European Smart Metering Alliance (ESMA), which aims to help consumers monitor their energy consumption and identify ways in which it could be reduced Hydrodyna2, an initiative researching how turbine technology can be used to both produce and store energyClimate Change Professor Torben Christensen's research into the relationship between melting permafrost and changes in ecosystems The NICE project, which analysed changes in the world's ice-sheetsI provided a high-quality, reliable service, gaining positive feedback which in turn generatedfurther business. During my time at British Publishers I also: Interviewed scientists on water quality for http://www.genesis-fp7.eu Copy-edited technical documents for clients from the telecommunications industry

  • Editorial Assistant

    • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

    Bristol July 2007 ­ July 2008I worked on the business-to-business magazine eStrategies, writing and editing articlesdesigned to publicise the work of major telecommunications, data storage and paymenttechnology companies. My responsibilities included: Researching key topics and interviewing commercial contacts Writing articles designed to position clients as leaders in their field Sub-editing the magazine before it went to pressTempus Publishing, Stroud September 2006 ­ March 2007I completed a six-month internship programme at Tempus Publishing covering allaspects of the publishing business from page make-up to sales.The Bell School Prague, English Teacher September 2005 ­ July 2006While in Prague I worked as an English teacher. My key responsibilities were: Training T-Mobile staff in business English communication Working at Shell to improve the presentation of business dataFreelance Copy Editor September 2005 ­ July 2006During my year in Prague I acquired a self-employment license. During this time I: Copy-edited documents for clients including the City of Prague Tourism Authority, Weber Shandwick and the BB Centrum Review Drafted submissions for Brno, Prague, Ostrava and Bratislava to the MIPIM international property market December 2004 ­ May 2005I worked on my sister's campaign in the General Election of May 2005. I liaised with thepress, replied to her correspondence and campaigned door-to-door.Legal Administrator, Leeds City Council November 2003 ­ December 2004

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  GAP Activity

  • Language Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

    I spent a summer teaching English at a language camp in the Polish city of Wroclaw.