Paul Sullivan
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Mark Flett
It's love that drives Paul. Love of the human experience, love of his fellow man and love of the written word. It's a love which leaks out of every sentence he pens. Look beyond the words and you'll see what I mean.
Pavel Bezdek V-Let Ltd
Paul consistently amazed us with his creative marketing input. He was a pleasure to work with, and always able to digest a brief and transform it into creative magic. Very experiended, never bland, always surpassing our highest expectations. We felt that we had hired a genuinely great writer - not just another copywriter. He was able to enhance the dullest text - a property description, for example - and turn it into something thrilling. If you're ever in a position to hire him, do it!
Mark Flett
It's love that drives Paul. Love of the human experience, love of his fellow man and love of the written word. It's a love which leaks out of every sentence he pens. Look beyond the words and you'll see what I mean.
Pavel Bezdek V-Let Ltd
Paul consistently amazed us with his creative marketing input. He was a pleasure to work with, and always able to digest a brief and transform it into creative magic. Very experiended, never bland, always surpassing our highest expectations. We felt that we had hired a genuinely great writer - not just another copywriter. He was able to enhance the dullest text - a property description, for example - and turn it into something thrilling. If you're ever in a position to hire him, do it!
Mark Flett
It's love that drives Paul. Love of the human experience, love of his fellow man and love of the written word. It's a love which leaks out of every sentence he pens. Look beyond the words and you'll see what I mean.
Pavel Bezdek V-Let Ltd
Paul consistently amazed us with his creative marketing input. He was a pleasure to work with, and always able to digest a brief and transform it into creative magic. Very experiended, never bland, always surpassing our highest expectations. We felt that we had hired a genuinely great writer - not just another copywriter. He was able to enhance the dullest text - a property description, for example - and turn it into something thrilling. If you're ever in a position to hire him, do it!
Mark Flett
It's love that drives Paul. Love of the human experience, love of his fellow man and love of the written word. It's a love which leaks out of every sentence he pens. Look beyond the words and you'll see what I mean.
Pavel Bezdek V-Let Ltd
Paul consistently amazed us with his creative marketing input. He was a pleasure to work with, and always able to digest a brief and transform it into creative magic. Very experiended, never bland, always surpassing our highest expectations. We felt that we had hired a genuinely great writer - not just another copywriter. He was able to enhance the dullest text - a property description, for example - and turn it into something thrilling. If you're ever in a position to hire him, do it!
Credentials
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Scribbr Editing Academy
ScribbrFeb, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Google Adwords certified
GoogleMay, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Hootsuite University
HootSuite Media Inc.Mar, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
ECDL basic
ECDL FoundationMar, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
Qualified practitioner, MBTI
OPP
Experience
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Get-Optimal.com
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Copy Editor
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Jan 2020 - Present
Boosting job postings, reader engagement, marketing and PR and supporting game-changing AI, through editing, proofreading, inclusive language, diversity promotion and SEO. Boosting job postings, reader engagement, marketing and PR and supporting game-changing AI, through editing, proofreading, inclusive language, diversity promotion and SEO.
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Scribbr
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Netherlands
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Writing and Editing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Editor
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Feb 2020 - Present
Working as one of Scribbr's international team of academic editors, providing editing and clarity/structure advice for students and researchers at all levels, from bachelor's to PhD. Working as one of Scribbr's international team of academic editors, providing editing and clarity/structure advice for students and researchers at all levels, from bachelor's to PhD.
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Silx
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United Arab Emirates
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Editor
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Oct 2018 - Present
Editing blog posts and articles for business thought-leaders. Editing blog posts and articles for business thought-leaders.
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AthenaCheck
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Netherlands
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Editor
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Feb 2021 - Present
Editing and proofreading academic papers and editing/appraising work submitted by Junior Editors. Editing and proofreading academic papers and editing/appraising work submitted by Junior Editors.
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Self-employed
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Freelance editor and copywriter
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Sep 1997 - Present
In addition to the other companies listed here, I work as a freelance editor/writing mentor/ghostwriter. The latest books I've worked on are Professor Michael Crawford and David Marsh's The Shrinking Brain (June 2023); Tom Kitching's Seasons of Change: Busking England (spring 2020), Rarities and B-Sides (spring 2021), and his forthcoming book on canals (autumn 2023); a couple of young novelists' first books (2019, 2023), and Nick O'Connor's The Exponentialist (2016). In addition to the other companies listed here, I work as a freelance editor/writing mentor/ghostwriter. The latest books I've worked on are Professor Michael Crawford and David Marsh's The Shrinking Brain (June 2023); Tom Kitching's Seasons of Change: Busking England (spring 2020), Rarities and B-Sides (spring 2021), and his forthcoming book on canals (autumn 2023); a couple of young novelists' first books (2019, 2023), and Nick O'Connor's The Exponentialist (2016).
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Omlet Ltd
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Writer and Editor
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Mar 2016 - Jan 2023
I wrote several exhaustive pet guides, eBooks, blogs and print books for this innovative and fast-growing pet supplies company. The guides weigh in at 50,000 words each. In addition to the research and copy, I sourced the imagery (Shutterstock, iStock) and uploaded/formatted web pages. I wrote several exhaustive pet guides, eBooks, blogs and print books for this innovative and fast-growing pet supplies company. The guides weigh in at 50,000 words each. In addition to the research and copy, I sourced the imagery (Shutterstock, iStock) and uploaded/formatted web pages.
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Dr Rachel V. Gow
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London, United Kingdom
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Freelance website and social media content manager
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Oct 2016 - Sep 2020
Website content and management, plus social media, for Nutritious Minds Consulting, and also the Nutritious Minds Charitable Trust. I also wrote and edited blog and news content for the NM founder Dr Rachel V. Gow - leading ADHD and nutrition specialist and author - on her website drrachelvgow.com. Website content and management, plus social media, for Nutritious Minds Consulting, and also the Nutritious Minds Charitable Trust. I also wrote and edited blog and news content for the NM founder Dr Rachel V. Gow - leading ADHD and nutrition specialist and author - on her website drrachelvgow.com.
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Food And Behaviour (FAB) Research
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United Kingdom
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance copy editor and copywriter
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Jan 2016 - May 2020
Editing, copywriting, content management and social media, including bespoke CMS, Wordpress, Hootsuite, Evernote, Dropbox, Mad Mimi, Survey Monkey. Editing, copywriting, content management and social media, including bespoke CMS, Wordpress, Hootsuite, Evernote, Dropbox, Mad Mimi, Survey Monkey.
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THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUNDATION LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Content Manager and writer
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Oct 2016 - Nov 2019
Website and social media content creation and management for this UK and US-based charity, including site rewrite, restructuring, blog and news feeds, social media, campaigns, eAlerts and daily updates. Website and social media content creation and management for this UK and US-based charity, including site rewrite, restructuring, blog and news feeds, social media, campaigns, eAlerts and daily updates.
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Oxford Homeless Movement
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Freelance copywriter and copy editor
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Apr 2019 - Sep 2019
Providing written website content for this new hub for homeless charities in Oxford Providing written website content for this new hub for homeless charities in Oxford
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The History Press
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance writer, researcher
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Sep 2010 - Mar 2019
I have researched and written eight popular history books for The History Press. The latest - the first ever concise popular history of Oxfordshire - was published in March 2019. Seven of the titles were published between June 2011 and June 2015. My quiz book "Odd One Out" was also published by Trafalgar Square Publishing in the USA in October 2014. "The Little Book of Oxfordshire" was a BBC Online Book of the Year, 2012. "The Secret History of Oxford" went into a third reprint/second edition in July 2017, having been the bestselling local history book in Oxfordshire, 2014. "The Little Book of Oxfordshire" went into paperback (second edition) in January 2021. Both "Bloody British History" titles were reprinted in 2020. Show less
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Zenjoy Limited
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China
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quiz researcher and writer
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Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
I was hired for six months to research and write 30 general knowledge quiz questions daily, with accompanying "factoids", seven days a week, for the company's Cash Show UK app. I was hired for six months to research and write 30 general knowledge quiz questions daily, with accompanying "factoids", seven days a week, for the company's Cash Show UK app.
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MoneyWeek
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Editor
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Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
Copy- and sub-editing Moneyweek magazine and newsletters, and copy-editing other in-house publications. Copy- and sub-editing Moneyweek magazine and newsletters, and copy-editing other in-house publications.
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Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Proofreader and Copy editor
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Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Proofreading and copy-editing reports for academic researchers. Proofreading and copy-editing reports for academic researchers.
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OPP
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Oxford
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Copy editor and Marketing Copywriter
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Jun 2012 - Nov 2015
Editing, writing and proof-reading product literature, online and print, including white papers, data sheets, eDMs, webinar slides, infographics, eBooks, brochures and course materials. I also managed the weekly blog pipeline and the creation of case studies, chaired monthly thought leadership meetings, and presented writing and house style workshops for new starters. Adept in the usual digital stuff - website management, HootSuite, AdWords, etc. Editing, writing and proof-reading product literature, online and print, including white papers, data sheets, eDMs, webinar slides, infographics, eBooks, brochures and course materials. I also managed the weekly blog pipeline and the creation of case studies, chaired monthly thought leadership meetings, and presented writing and house style workshops for new starters. Adept in the usual digital stuff - website management, HootSuite, AdWords, etc.
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Kidzsmart Communications
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Copywriter
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Dec 2006 - Dec 2013
Copywriting, editing and research for newsletters, customer products and website. Family sector, hospitality, leisure. Copywriting, editing and research for newsletters, customer products and website. Family sector, hospitality, leisure.
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Apex Housing Solutions
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London, United Kingdom
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Copy editor and marketing Copywriter
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Oct 2011 - Jun 2012
Radio and press ads, advertorials, press releases, DM emails and flyers, property descriptions and all in-house and client-facing literature and documentation. I created and managed all Website content, and maintained social network sites. My brief also included researching and writing on the London property market. Radio and press ads, advertorials, press releases, DM emails and flyers, property descriptions and all in-house and client-facing literature and documentation. I created and managed all Website content, and maintained social network sites. My brief also included researching and writing on the London property market.
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claireLOGIC
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United Kingdom
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance copy editor
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2012 - 2012
Website overhaul. Website overhaul.
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Oxford Brookes University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Library Assistant, Communications editorial assistant
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Oct 2006 - Nov 2011
Administrative database management, including library reservations and cataloguing of audio visual and online materials Editorial work - editing and proof reading for Learning Resources Administrative database management, including library reservations and cataloguing of audio visual and online materials Editorial work - editing and proof reading for Learning Resources
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Ace Chimaera Marketing Communications
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Buxton, Derbyshire
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Agency copywriter, copy editor, creative
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May 1997 - Sep 2005
Editing, writing, proof reading and concepts, including marketing campaigns (DM, posters, advertorials), newsletters, brochures, websites and product specifications. Clients included Philips Lighting, Amadeus, IBM, Datacolour, MBP Insurance, CIS. Editing, writing, proof reading and concepts, including marketing campaigns (DM, posters, advertorials), newsletters, brochures, websites and product specifications. Clients included Philips Lighting, Amadeus, IBM, Datacolour, MBP Insurance, CIS.
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Education
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1995 - 1997
Newcastle University
Master’s Degree, History of the English Language -
1990 - 1993
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
BA (Hons), English Language & Literature -
1997 - 1999
The Open University
Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Studies -
1985 - 1990
Wintringham Comprehensive, Grimsby
Umpteen A and O levels, bit of everything, decent grades. You don't need to know, really. -
2008 - 2011
Oxford Brookes University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), European History
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