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A motivated news and headline writer and proofreader who thrives in a fast-paced environment as part of a team or independently. I am passionate about editorial quality and have excellent organisational skills.
Claudia Ward
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Kettering, United Kingdom
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I have excellent organisational, research, writing, fact-checking and proofreading skills and work mostly as a home-based editor.
In my most recent role as a Senior Online Editor , I was responsible for making decisions on news coverage and digesting complex and lengthy documents into bite-size plain English news excerpts to strict deadlines. I ensured all content, whether internal or provided by external contributors, was consistent with house style and tone of voice. I was also responsible for checking and final sign-off of news created by junior editors and worked closely with teams across the business and external stakeholders.
I am experienced using content management systems and working in HTML and XML. I am also comfortable training junior staff and deputising for managing editors when required.
My role as a Managing Editor helped me to enhance my team building skills. I set and enforced editorial guidelines and policies for news and feature content, set staff objectives and carried out appraisals.
In all roles I have been the prime contact for technical updates, customer services, marketing and editorial queries concerning my areas of responsibility.
In my most recent role as a Senior Online Editor , I was responsible for making decisions on news coverage and digesting complex and lengthy documents into bite-size plain English news excerpts to strict deadlines. I ensured all content, whether internal or provided by external contributors, was consistent with house style and tone of voice. I was also responsible for checking and final sign-off of news created by junior editors and worked closely with teams across the business and external stakeholders.
I am experienced using content management systems and working in HTML and XML. I am also comfortable training junior staff and deputising for managing editors when required.
My role as a Managing Editor helped me to enhance my team building skills. I set and enforced editorial guidelines and policies for news and feature content, set staff objectives and carried out appraisals.
In all roles I have been the prime contact for technical updates, customer services, marketing and editorial queries concerning my areas of responsibility.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
French
Good
Italian
Good
Ready for
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2011 - 2020
job
Senior Editor/Technical writer
LexisNexis UK.
Responsible for making decisions on news coverage and digesting complex and lengthy documents into bite-size plain English news excerpts to strict deadlines for daily online publication and email alerts.
• Developing and maintaining current awareness content for competition law, a high-volume news practice area with strict demand for up-to-the-minute coverage. I increased competition law coverage by around 60% between 2014 and 2018
• Excellent organisational skills, co-ordinating research, writing, fact-checking and proofreading junior editor work across many legal practice areas in a home-based role
• Responsible for checking and final sign-off of news created by junior editors across all practice areas, providing feedback and ongoing training
• Working closely with Professional Support Lawyers to create bespoke news offering for the practice area
• Helped to introduce efficiencies to streamline customer alerts while maintaining content quality
• Liaising daily with mangers, those in junior roles and news contributors, across departments and disciplines, communicating verbally and in writing
• Experienced using content management systems
• Confident application of taxonomy to all news
• Used to working in HTML and XML
• Providing regular ongoing training and support (through guidance documents and training sessions) to other members of the team to ensure best practices are developed and maintained
• Deputising for managing editors when required
• Working with offshore suppliers
• Developing and maintaining current awareness content for competition law, a high-volume news practice area with strict demand for up-to-the-minute coverage. I increased competition law coverage by around 60% between 2014 and 2018
• Excellent organisational skills, co-ordinating research, writing, fact-checking and proofreading junior editor work across many legal practice areas in a home-based role
• Responsible for checking and final sign-off of news created by junior editors across all practice areas, providing feedback and ongoing training
• Working closely with Professional Support Lawyers to create bespoke news offering for the practice area
• Helped to introduce efficiencies to streamline customer alerts while maintaining content quality
• Liaising daily with mangers, those in junior roles and news contributors, across departments and disciplines, communicating verbally and in writing
• Experienced using content management systems
• Confident application of taxonomy to all news
• Used to working in HTML and XML
• Providing regular ongoing training and support (through guidance documents and training sessions) to other members of the team to ensure best practices are developed and maintained
• Deputising for managing editors when required
• Working with offshore suppliers
Html, Writing, HTML/CSS/Javascript, Research, XML, Training, Content Management, Management, Proofreading, Content, Offshore, Support, Online, Competition law, UP
2005 - 2005
job
Managing Editor (secondment)
Current Awareness and News, LexisNexis UK.
Oversaw journals project to summarise and publish eight-month backlog in three months, in addition to day-to-day research, writing and team management.
• News and headline writer and final sign-off of sub-editor content
• Set and enforced editorial guidelines and policies for news and feature content
• Team career management, including objective setting and appraisal
• News and headline writer and final sign-off of sub-editor content
• Set and enforced editorial guidelines and policies for news and feature content
• Team career management, including objective setting and appraisal
Writing, Research, Management, Content, Team management, Feature
2001 - 2005
job
Senior Online Editor
Tax News, LexisNexis UK.
2006-March 2011)
Project manager and editor of bespoke solution for indirect taxes (Indirect Tax Online) and for Accountancy Direct and Irish Tax Direct, working to strict daily deadlines.
• Part of a small team of two, I researched, monitored and organised data capture of news
• Edited (including html) and published full text content via the content management system (CMS)
• Supported and deputised for my Managing Editor
• Commissioned articles from industry experts
• Prime contact for technical updates, customer services, marketing and editorial
Project manager and editor of bespoke solution for indirect taxes (Indirect Tax Online) and for Accountancy Direct and Irish Tax Direct, working to strict daily deadlines.
• Part of a small team of two, I researched, monitored and organised data capture of news
• Edited (including html) and published full text content via the content management system (CMS)
• Supported and deputised for my Managing Editor
• Commissioned articles from industry experts
• Prime contact for technical updates, customer services, marketing and editorial
Marketing, Html, Project Manager, HTML/CSS/Javascript, CMS, Content Management, Management, Content, Online, Manager
1999 - 2000
job
Researcher and Editorial Assistant
Freeman Publishing plc.
Involved in all aspects of 2000 page Guide to the Property Industry, including research, editing external author material for inclusion in the guide, some sales and marketing.
Marketing, Research, SoMe, Sales, Researcher, Guide
My education
1994
-
1997
University of Warwick
LLB, Law
LLB, Law
1992
-
1994
Bishop Stopford School
Secondary, English Literature
Secondary, English Literature
1992
-
1994
Bishop Stopford School
Secondary, Geography
Secondary, Geography
1987
-
1992
Bishop Stopford School
Secondary, French
Secondary, French
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