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English Writer / Editor

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  • 8810 Horgen
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  • 06.04.2014

Kurzvorstellung

Very high quality English writing, editing, proofreading, mentoring, training. Extensive experience in marketing collateral, technical writing, manuals, corporate comms. Ich bin nicht fließend Deutsch aber very high standards of written English.

Qualifikationen

  • Investor Relations
  • Kommunikation (allg.)
  • Marketing (allg.)
  • Public Relations
  • Schulung / Coaching (allg.)
  • Texter

Projekt‐ & Berufserfahrung

Content Editor / Copywriting
Numerous, Various
4/1996 – offen (28 Jahre)
Various: Logistics, Technology, Marketing
Tätigkeitszeitraum

4/1996 – offen

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Many projects with many companies in the UK and Switzerland. Since the mid-90s, these have been largely proposal writing, copywriting etc as well as technical / developer projects.

I currently work for Kuehne + Nagel AG in Switzerland and have previously been with Dell Computer, Experian plc and many other high profile companies, both as full-time and contractor.

Zertifikate

Typo3 Basic & Advanced Training
2013
Prince2 Project Design
2009
Association of Proposal Management Professionals - Practitioner
2009

Ausbildung

Software Design
MSc
1990
Huddersfield, UK
Politics & Philosophy
BA Joint Hons.
1982
Manchester, UK

Über mich

Native English speaker, working / resident in Switzerland (B Permit).

Highly experienced and competent English language content manager, editor, proofreader, copywriter, mentor -- with a focus on marketing, corporate, RFP/proposal content in complex corporate environments -- both online and print, internal and external. Anglicising German-English translations.

Very high standards of written English, with emphasis on effective communications -- clarity, accuracy, consistency, creativity. Creates culture of best practice and taking pride in written sales communications, presentations and online content.

I am currently in full-time employment in Switzerland but am looking for freelancing opportunities, including the improvement of German to English translation.

Weitere Kenntnisse

• Professional writer, editor, reviewer. Methodical, precise and organised in approach.
• Strong sales, marketing, copywriting skills and experience. Producing marketing collateral, case studies, brochures, press releases etc. as well as proofreading, technical authorship and user manuals.
• Bid team management. Experienced writer of sales proposals, RFIs / RFPs etc, and familiar with tender processes and the range of software tools typically used.
• Project-management (Prince2-certified).
• Creates / delivers training. Experienced presenter / public speaker.
• Proficient in web design and web technologies (HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL etc) and browser-based content management systems including Wordpress, Typo3, Drupal, Joomla, SharePoint.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office applications, Adobe InDesign, various graphics apps.
• Broad practical I.T. experience gained in both commercial and public sectors including database design (Oracle, SQL Server), business and data analysis.
• Main subject areas: IT, logistics, media, wine with experience in financial.

Persönliche Daten

Sprache
  • Englisch (Muttersprache)
  • Deutsch (Grundkenntnisse)
Reisebereitschaft
auf Anfrage
Arbeitserlaubnis
  • Europäische Union
  • Schweiz
Home-Office
bevorzugt
Profilaufrufe
1267
Alter
66
Berufserfahrung
41 Jahre und 9 Monate (seit 06/1982)
Projektleitung
17 Jahre

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