I am an editor (print and digital) and writer with two decades' experience ranging from academic to lifestyle publishing and advertising.
I was Chief Copy Editor, Deputy Editor, and finally Editor of South Africa's leading luxury lifestyle brand magazine, Top Billing.
See: http://www.bizcommunity.com/Person/196/39/3128.html and http://www.topbilling.com/.
I also worked for South African content marketing giant New Media Publishing for two years as Digital Editor for our client, Mercedes-Benz. Our content offering to our readers encompassed the lifestyle elements that go with one of the world's leading luxury car brands. See my CV and website for more.
I then spent the three years travelling through Southeast Asia, the last two of which I lived in Hanoi, where I worked for a year as the Project Liaison for a busy Vietnamese architect. I also taught private English classes to the same group of children during that time.
Personal strengths and attributes: Tenacious, focused, patient, creative, empathetic, friendly, curious, humorous, creative, proactive, inquisitive and self- motivated.
Professional strengths: Team-oriented, strong communicator, passionate about great content and excellent writing, attention to detail, organisational skills, research, English language and grammar expert, copy editing, writing, and the remain calm under pressure.
Please feel free to view my portfolio and a more narrative summary of my career at https://vivianbrook.wordpress.com/
I am an editor (print and digital) and writer with two decades' experience ranging from academic to lifestyle publishing and advertising.
I was Chief Copy Editor, Deputy Editor, and finally Editor of South Africa's leading luxury lifestyle brand magazine, Top Billing.
See: http://www.bizcommunity.com/Person/196/39/3128.html and http://www.topbilling.com/.
I also worked for South African content marketing giant New Media Publishing for two years as Digital Editor for our client, Mercedes-Benz. Our content offering to our readers encompassed the lifestyle elements that go with one of the world's leading luxury car brands. See my CV and website for more.
I then spent the three years travelling through Southeast Asia, the last two of which I lived in Hanoi, where I worked for a year as the Project Liaison for a busy Vietnamese architect. I also taught private English classes to the same group of children during that time.
Personal strengths and attributes: Tenacious, focused, patient, creative, empathetic, friendly, curious, humorous, creative, proactive, inquisitive and self- motivated.
Professional strengths: Team-oriented, strong communicator, passionate about great content and excellent writing, attention to detail, organisational skills, research, English language and grammar expert, copy editing, writing, and the remain calm under pressure.
Please feel free to view my portfolio and a more narrative summary of my career at https://vivianbrook.wordpress.com/