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Highly experienced writer/editor, publications: educational, medical, management, general public. Newsletters, conference + annual reports specialty. Training/workshops in writing and editing skills.
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Copywriter / editor / publisher / publications services (freelance). Writes, edits, manages newsletters, conference reports, booklets, annual reports and factsheets. Formerly projects director for a medical/healthcare publishing organisation and editor of educational, healthcare/medical, technical and management magazines. Former head of publications for cancer charity. Has managed editorial team of 14 and produced weekly and monthly publications. Conducts editorial workshops and training for writers and editors. Former school governor and governor trainer. Adviser on improving readership and readability to hit the target audience, using proven and simple methods.
Employment History
(Aug 1994 to Oct 2001)
Head of Publications
LondonWrote, edited and managed newsletters, booklets, annual reports and factsheets. Still produces (freelance) newsletters going to 30,000 readers, and annual report text. Recruited staff and trained staff in writing skills.
(Oct 1993 to Mar 1994)
Projects Director
LondonOversaw editorial production of and contributed to magazines, supplements and handbooks. Liaised closely with clients and authors, from inception and commissioning to delivery.
(Mar 1990 to Oct 1993)
Editor, Mims Magazine
Haymarket Medical Publications, LondonCommissioned, edited and wrote editorials, news, features and survey reports. Boosted readership among target audience of trainee GPs to 74%(JICMARS), second only to British Medical Journal with this reader group.
(Aug 1980 to Aug 1985)
Editor, Works Management
Findlay Publications, KentHelped turn the official journal of the Institution of Industrial Managers into a publication of wide interest to industrial managers throughout the country, introducing many new features to the magazine.
Professional Qualifications
BA (Hons) English and Psychology
Education
(Sep 1962 to Jul 1966)
Keele University
Publisher and editor of carnival magazine
Secretary of various clubs and organisations
Member of university rugby team
Awards
• Winner, BMA Patient Information Award 2001
• Certificate of Commendation in BMA Awards 1998
• Charity Publication of the Year Award 1997
• Highly commended in Periodical Publishers' Business Magazine of the Year competition, 1993.
Categories & Skills
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Communications Support (Further Education)
- CRB (Security Clearance)
- e-learning (Further Education)
- Media Studies (Further Education)
- Medicine (Further Education)
- Psychology (Further Education)
- Staff Training (Further Education)
- Teaching (Further Education)
- Training Design (Further Education)
Healthcare (Non-Clinical)
Categories
Skills
- External Communications (Communications & Corporate Affairs)
- Operational Management (Estates)
- Patient Information (Communications & Corporate Affairs - External Communications)
- Works Management (Estates - Operational Management)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Acrobat (Adobe)
- Adobe
- Annual Reports
- Brochures
- Business to Business (Journalism - Magazines)
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- Catalogues
- Commissioning (Journalism)
- Commissioning (Editing)
- Consumer (Journalism - Magazines)
- Contract/Customer (Journalism - Magazines)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- CVs (Writing)
- Editorial Management (Editing)
- Education (Specialism)
- Health & Medicine (Specialism)
- Journalistic
- Magazine Editing (Editing)
- Magazines (Journalism)
- Magazines
- Management (Journalism)
- Manufacturing (Specialism)
- Nature
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Newspaper Editing (Editing)
- Newspaper Supplement (Journalism - Magazines)
- Portrait
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Production Journalism (Journalism)
- Production Management (Printing)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Science & Technology (Specialism)
- Specialism
- Sub-editing (Journalism)
- Sub-editing (Editing)
- Technical
- White Papers/Reports (Writing)
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