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PPH Certified
Self Certified
Speed typing > 70 WPM
15+ Years
About Me
With 20 years of journalism experience, I offer exceptional wordsmith services.
If you want a publication edited with both precision and flair, I can provide that.
If you want copy that makes the unintelligible understandable and the dull sparkle then I can provide that too.
And if you simply want something proofread with pinpoint accuracy, well - I will do that, as well.
What is more, as an experienced editor and designer, I can even make your words look good, as well as read well. I can nurse a project from its conception right through to the print works - commissioning, researching, writing, editing, designing - to provide a finished product people won\'t be able to resist reading and, as I am SEO trained, that Google will love.
Like all good journalists and writers, I bloom in the shadow of a tight deadline and will provide what you want, when you want it.
I do not give an hourly rate, as different jobs require varying levels of expertise. I prefer to price accordingly, making sure you receive the best possible value for the skills you need.
Areas covered: Worldwide with remote access. Based in Bath, UK but spend part of year in SE Asia.
Skills
PPH Certified
Self Certified
Job Reviews on PPH
by Shirin P on 11 Dec 2011
Great freelancer. Very good blogger, good ideas and invests a lot of time to produce a quality product. She took the project and made it her own by investing in good quality pics, having a good storyline and really going the extra mile. We have had a lot of positive feedback on her blog. Good work. Would throughly recommend to anyone.
by Natalia K on 09 Dec 2011
Thank you again for completing the editing job for us on tine and to an excellent standard!
Work Experience
As a sub-editor: For the past eight years I have worked at UK national newspaper The Mail on Sunday across its news, financial and features pages. I have also been a sub-editor at The Sun, The Express and the Daily Mail, as well as numerous regional and provincial papers and magazines.
As a writer: A confident and charming interviewer and thorough researcher, I have had work published in national and local publications as well as online, on a wide variety of subjects.
As an editor: A former editor of Focus magazine, deputy editor of the Stratford upon Avon Herald and features editor at the Bath Chronicle, I have also edited several freelance projects including a monthly business publication, for which I won a design award, a one-off fashion magazine and numerous history supplements, as well as designing and commissioning a concert programme for jazz star Jamie Cullum.
As a training provider: Providing PR training and consultancy service for
a conference centre and hotel, as well as guiding young journalists through
their training.
Other consultancy work: Advising on web and blog content in the hospitality and IT sectors.
Mar 2010
Mail on Sunday
Regular freelance sub-editor for the past eight years, completing more than £1,000 of work a week. Work includes rewriting copy, writing headlines and captions and proof-reading pages to ensure they are ready for production. The job value given is for an average week's work. Work is ongoing.
Reviews for this job by:
Andy Bucklow
Liz is very talented as well as hard-working and one of the key people in our office. She is also cheerful and helpful and I consider her a friend as well as a colleague.
Education
Degree educated (2:1 Joint honours, from UKC in Drama and History)
Regular media law courses and updates
Training in both Indesign and Quark design packages. Proficient on both PC and Mac.
SEO trained.
Advanced Pitman typing
100wpm Teeline shorthand
Regular media law courses and updates
Training in both Indesign and Quark design packages. Proficient on both PC and Mac.
SEO trained.
Advanced Pitman typing
100wpm Teeline shorthand
