PERSONAL STATEMENT
Accomplished and productive editor with 4 years of experience in SEO, research, and project management of news publications. Expert in producing interactive, award-winning reporting while supervising and training editorial staff. Seeking a Senior Editorial Assistant position at Blackthorne Publications to enhance their content strategy and increase readership.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Editorial Assistant
The Morning Weekly News
Aug 2021–Present, Canterbury
- Designing and implementing content strategies targeted at audience demographics across the news, business, international, and lifestyle sections
- Supervise 4 teams of writers to reach publication targets, ensuring smooth cooperation between teams and an uninterrupted workflow throughout editing and publication stages
- Created budget framework to track department budgets and expenditures, and ran monthly budget meetings with each department
- Identified team skill gaps and delivered targeted training sessions for 30+ staff writers, reducing editing time by 15%
- Led the publication to achieve All Media Award in 2021
Editorial Assistant
Life & Heart Magazine
Aug 2018–Aug 2021, Canterbury
- Approved 15 pieces for monthly publication and online publication, including fact checking from multiple sources
- Evaluated 20+ featured articles submitted by writers each year, ensuring they’re up-to-date and fit for target audiences while matching the magazine’s tone
- Assessed manuscripts and proposals for 100+ articles, including preparing written feedback reports and providing constructive feedback for each writer
- Introduced weekly content coordination meetings between editing, design, and tech departments, which cut publication delays by 80%
- Increased website traffic by 200% by optimising each article using SEO practices and aligning the content calendar with current trends based on detailed research
EDUCATION
BA (Hons), Media and Communications, first class honours
University of West London, 2012–2015
Dissertation topic: Social Theory in Media Studies
KEY SKILLS
- Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
- SEO and copywriting
- Strategy development
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
- Reading dystopian fiction
- Baking
- Playing tennis