Shannon Latimer

CURRICULUM VITAE Shannon Latimer PERSONAL DETAILS Shannon Leslie Latimer (nee Turner) South African   Born 6 October 1979 in East London                      ID Number:- Home Language: English (basic Afrikaans knowledge) Married to Alex Latimer – a freelance writer and illustrator Contact Details Cell- Email.- Address. 142 Wood Way, Glencairn, Cape Town 7975 LINKED-IN PROFILE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-latimer-/ COMPUTER LITERACY (Mac & PC literate) Excellent: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Freehand Basic Knowledge: Adobe Illustrator EDUCATION 1998 – 2001 Bachelor of Journalism from Rhodes University, Grahamstown Design Journalism major 1986 – 1997 Matric Exemption at Stirling High School, East London WORK EXPERIENCE 1. May 2016 to present FREELANCE editor, proofreader, writer and designer Copy Editor & Writer for Good Taste magazine Writing the regular food, health, design and events news pages Writing feature articles as needed, on a variety of subjects Proofing the magazine in terms of the chosen editorial style and fact checking, as well as the spelling and grammar Designer for Jatara Travel Designing company brochures and manuals Proofreader and Quality Assurance Specialist for Lobster Ink Proofing Lobster Ink film scripts, videos and training manuals. 2. May 2016 – May 2017 FREELANCE editor and writer News Writer for Travel Industry Review Writing weekly news articles for TIR’s weekly e-news letter Writing articles for TIR’s monthly publication Managing Editor (stand-in maternity post for 4 months) for Travel Industry Review I covered the managing editor post between November 2016 and February 2017. In this time I planned the editorial content with the editor, commissioned articles, edited and wrote articles, planned page layouts and made sure all content was in on time for meeting print deadline. 2. January 2013 to April 2016 Editor at Good Taste magazine – Customer magazine for Wine-of-the-Month Club Setting the editorial strategy for the magazine, and ensuring alignment of this with the overall brand strategy Setting and overseeing the tone, content, integrity and quality of Good Taste magazine Overseeing the entire editorial process – creative reviews, editorial planning, contributor management, subediting and proofing Contributing editorial content for use in Good Taste magazine (feature articles, news snippets and informational pieces) Overseeing the entire production process – planning sheets, coordination of work assignments, workflow management and sign off of final product Leading the entire editorial, design & sales team - overall management of team, team development initiatives and facilitating effective intra team communication and involvement Full budget management and control, adherence to all financial policies and measures Production of fashion and food photography shoots – from story boarding the shoots, to prop hunting, choosing models, liaising with venues for use of their space etc. Managing the editorial assistant and online editor Going to all media events Working closely with advertising staff on editorial ideas/sales pitches in order to increase advertising sales 3. September 2006 to 2012 Deputy Editor at Good Taste magazine Responsibilities: Same as Editor Responsibilities above. Since taking on the role as deputy editor I have performed all the tasks of editor, under the deputy editor title. Colin Collard, our editor, was not involved in the everyday running of the magazine. 4. March 2004 – September 2006 Designer at Good Taste magazine Responsibilities: Managed jobs from conceptualization, directing product shoots and design through to repro and final colour sign-off Worked on the design and layout of articles from start to finish – ensuring the colours, fonts and images used were suited to each story and magazine’s brand identity Involved in production of photo shoots, from prop hunting to styling shots Colour correction and general Photoshop work on images 5. January 2003 – November 2003 Legal Secretary at Russell Cooke Solicitors in Putney, London 6. February 2002 – December 2002 Team Secretary for Vista Events in Wimbledon, London REFEREES Katherine Miller:-,- Marketing Manager, Wine-of-the-Month Club Kari Collard:-,- Editor, Good Taste magazine/Wine-of-the-Month Club