Freelance Digital Content Strategist & Web Editor London, UK
Website editor and digital content strategist with strong record in the launch, relaunch and development of content-rich, editorially-led websites, including PR, marketing, online and offline events.
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04 August 2008: Adrie was involved in all aspects of launching DeskDemon.com and developing it into a world-class website. He proved to be a strong team leader with particularly impressive networking and creative skills, able to negotiate partnerships and find innovative solutions in a collaborative environment.
Adrie is passionate about journalism and web development, articulate, creative and has developed into an all-round, commercially aware web editor. Although his career has moved on, we are still frequently in touch and I have no hesitation in recommending his services. He is an invaluable addition to the online team.
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Strategic leadership for the launch and development of editorial brand strategies and world-class websites. A commercially-savvy thought leader who employs user-centred techniques, takes responsibility for the overall success of web projects, and works cross-functionally and collaboratively to create innovations in online user experience. In short, someone who makes sure that sites deliver on brand and business goals. In-depth understanding of brands, brand strategies and editorial branding.
Senior content strategist, online editor and business journalist with 10+ years’ proven track record of successfully managing the launch and development of content strategies for world-class career-related, business and finance websites that attract blue chip advertisers and build loyal communities.
Based at London Southbank/Blackfriars and Somerset (Bath/Bristol), commercially aware, creative, innovative, key strengths: a proven track record as a team leader, with advanced skills and knowledge across multiple disciplines; therefore able to lead and coach teams of copywriters, writers, designers, web analysts and sales staff in web projects. Online, print and broadcast experience.
Employment History
(Jul 2007 to Jul 2008)
Digital Content Strategist & Web Editor
LondonContent strategist and editor for Director of Finance Online and SME Web Demand generation, QA, project management, web analytics. Establishing and maintaining content strategies and standards, business intelligence, brand and audience. Workflow consulting and creative direction.
Helping build online visibility, tracked trends in small business and corporate finance, providing lifecycle management, building competitive awareness, and evangelising user-centred best practices for online media. Implementing strategy and support for common access points: browsers, RSS, localisation.
Writes 20% of the sites’ content, edits a further 40% of the content based on third party material (press releases, reports) and commissions and edits remaining 40% of content. Content is included on Google News, NewsNow and other news sites. Advertisers include KPMG and Travelex.
Director of Finance Online offers breaking news, in-depth analysis, interviews, opinions, jobs, features and technical updates for finance directors, including audit, accounting, tax, strategic finance, economy, management, environment, law, jobs and industry trends. RSS feeds, social bookmarking, blogs, comments, e-newsletters.
Month-on-month unique visitor growth of 25-40% (currently 30,000 unique visitors a month) and in recent weeks quoted in the Evening Standard and on The Economist and The Wall Street Journal sites.
SME Web is aimed at owner managers of small and medium size businesses (5 – 250 employees) and offers practical guidance and news on personnel, finance technology, finance, green business, fleet management and other relevant topics.
(May 2000 to Jul 2007)
Digital Content Strategist, Web Editor, Executive Producer
SheppertonHeadhunted to spearhead launch of the world’s leading online portal and networking community for Executive PAs, admin assistants, secretaries and office managers. Reported to CEO. Invited to return (February 2008).
DeskDemon.com is active on two continents and leads the market in secretarial media, both online and offline, in the UK and US. The UK and US sites receive over 500,000 visitors a month, with an average of 30 page views per visitor session. Impressive blue chip advertising client list, including Microsoft, O2, British Airways, Hewlett Packard and Virgin.
Content strategy and team leader for the launch and development of management support information portal. Competed directly against The Times Crème and The Guardian secretarial supplements for Executive PA market. Managed content lifecycle, freelancers, sponsors, focus groups, advisory board, third party content providers and community. Created popular email newsletter (ABC audit 70,000, January 2008).
Peer-to-peer online community and Web 2.0 features (feeds, customisation, personalised content, internet forums, chat, webcasts, UGC, polls, surveys, focus groups, e-newsletters, e-magazines, events etc).
Strategic partner and sponsor relationship management (Director Magazine, InterContinental Hotel Group, Café de Paris and more). Responsible for special promotions, content generation, event management, focus groups, advisory board.
Education
(Sep 1985 to May 1987)
Institute for Social Sciences
HND - Journalism
Extracurricular
Conference speaker (Industrial Society, Times Creme Show, pan-European events, IIR Conferences), training and workshop design and delivery (Reed Training), columnist and writer on career issues for trade publications, quoted in national newspapers and magazines
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Categories & Skills
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Advertisement (Design)
- Adwords Campaigns
- B2B
- B2C
- Blogging (Public Relations - Web PR)
- Brand Management (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Branding & Brand Management (Marketing)
- Brochures
- Campaign Evaluation (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Implementation (Campaign Management)
- Conferences (Public Relations - Event Management)
- Consultancy (Public Relations)
- Copywriting (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Copywriting (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Copywriting (Public Relations - Publications)
- Copywriting (Public Relations)
- Copywriting
- Corporate Communications (Public Relations)
- Design (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Desktop Publishing (Design)
- Direct Marketing (Marketing)
- Dutch (Languages)
- e-Brochures (Public Relations - Web PR)
- Editing
- Editorial Planning (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Email Marketing (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Event Management (Public Relations)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Exhibitions & Conferences (Marketing)
- External Communications
- Feature Negotiation (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Feature Placement (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Features (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Inserts (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Media Relations (Public Relations)
- Microsoft
- Newsletters/In-house Journals (Public Relations)
- Off Line (Design)
- On Line (Design)
- Online Opinion Polls (Public Relations)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- PR Strategy Development (Public Relations - Consultancy)
- PR Strategy Implementation (Public Relations - Consultancy)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Press Enquiries (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Press Releases (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Press Releases (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Production Liaison (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Promotional Material (Design)
- Promotions
- Proof Reading
- Public Affairs (Public Relations)
- Publications (Public Relations)
- Publications
- Publicity Material (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Reputation Management (Public Relations - Public Affairs)
- Reputation Management (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Response Handling (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- RSS (Public Relations - Web PR)
- Seminars (Events)
- Seminars (Public Relations - Event Management)
- Slides
- Speeches (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Sponsorship
- Strategy Development
- Survey Reports (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Videos
- Web PR (Public Relations)
- Word (Microsoft)
- Wordperfect
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Acrobat (Adobe)
- Acting (Broadcasting)
- Adobe
- Audio/Video Editing (Broadcasting)
- Books
- Books/Videos/CD's (Design)
- Brochures
- Business & City (Writing)
- Business & Finance (Specialism)
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- Commissioning (Journalism)
- Commissioning (Editing)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- Creative Writing (Writing)
- Director
- Dutch (Languages)
- Editorial Management (Editing)
- Illustrator (Adobe)
- InDesign (Adobe)
- InDesign
- Local Free (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Magazine Editing (Editing)
- Magazines
- Management (Journalism)
- Marketing Copy (Writing)
- News (Broadcasting)
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Newspaper Editing (Editing)
- Newspapers (Journalism)
- Newspapers
- Page & Book Layout
- Paint Shop Pro
- Photoshop (Adobe)
- Photoshop CS2 (Broadcasting)
- Premiere (Adobe)
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Print Advertisements (Design)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Radio (Broadcasting)
- Regional Free (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Specialism
- Speeches (Writing)
- Ulead-Photo Impact
- Video/Film Production (Broadcasting)
- Web Content (Writing)
- Web Sites
- Website Editing (Editing)
- Women’s General (Specialism)

