Stephen Phillips

Stephen David Phillips 245J Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan Telephone: Mobile- Email:-Portfolio LinkedIn Profile https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9aeAS6huuKneVhRT3czbmdSZHc&usp=sharing https://uk.linkedin.com/in/stephen-phillips-b8a99a29 Blog: http://exoros.org/ Professional Profile A resourceful, highly creative and driven communications professional with excellent copywriting and editing skills within diverse subject matter and styles. Possesses a strong background in news, advertising and marketing with the ability to create innovative, effective content across multiple platforms. Exhibits an analytical mind-set to evaluate each audience to produce informative and engaging content that speaks to them directly, demonstrating a deep understanding of news values, marketing strategy and new media. Works well autonomously or as an integral part of a team, adapting within different cultural situations and displaying leadership qualities to manage and mentor a team towards the achievement of common and cohesive goals. Thrives in pressurised work environments, delivering consistently high quality work within strict deadlines. Objective Currently looking to secure a challenging and rewarding new role, where skills, knowledge and expertise gained throughout a successful career to date can be applied and further development achieved on a professional platform. Key Skills & Areas of Expertise Team Management / Leadership Business Strategy / Direction Multi-Platform Content Creation Sub-Editing Advertising / Marketing Copywriting Critical Decision Making New Media Client Relations Teamwork Information Processing / Research Communication / Interpersonal Journalism – Print and Broadcast Editorial Training / Teaching Eye for Detail Career Summary Mar 2015 – Jan 2016 SENIOR EDITOR, Qineqt Key Achievements: Frequently having work appearing in the Yahoo Finance Contributors Top 5 most read articles Successfully, designing, delivering and completing a new hires training programme Responsibilities: Performing an editorial role working remotely over the internet, contributing significantly to company and editorial policy, utilising vast journalistic experience and knowledge of the media Editing finance news analysis and discussion articles for Yahoo finance, employing an in-depth expertise in the subject matter and a keen eye for detail to keep all content in line with style and tone guidelines Designing and implementing an editorial training programme as well as delivering training to new and existing staff in classroom exercises and workshops Editing news, finance and technology article for the company’s various web properties Issuing feedback and guidance to copywriters / editors regarding their work, spearheading quality assurance and continuous improvement as well as implementing company direction Jun 2013 – Sep 2013 HEAD OF CREATIVE DEPARTMENT, University of South Asia Personally responsible for the management of a team of staff as well as taking the lead on creative projects Writing and creating various literature including the prospectus, brochures, website content, adverts and weekly supplements Designing the English department and courses Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 COPY & CONCEPTS MANAGER, Interflow Managing the complete operations of the Copy & Concepts department, monitoring productivity and workflow as well as initiating and developing creative concepts Composing straplines and body content for press advertisements, client websites, brochures and products, additionally creating copy for media briefings and press releases Personally responsible for creating visual concepts to go with the copy, keeping in mind the client, audience and the overall aim of the piece Frequently meeting and liaising with clients, working in collaboration to ascertain exact specifications and aims as well as playing a key role in devising marketing strategy Supervising editing and rewrites, working vigilantly within relevant style guidelines and specifications 2011 – 2012 CONTENT / COPYWRITER, Creative Village (University of Lahore) 2011 CONTENT / COPYWRITER, Mystics Advertising 2009 – 2011 COPY EDITOR / ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, Express 24/7 Key Achievements: Writing, voicing and directing the editing of various news packages Responsibilities: Creating copy and scripts for daily episodes of The Morning Show, writing and voicing short feature stories Generating program ideas, displaying innovation and a deep understanding of current affairs, and interesting topics in line with the target audience Comprehensively researching stories, generating sources and interviewees as well as writing incisive and effective interview questions Writing copy on a range of diverse subjects including politics, crime and sport 2007 MARKETING ASSISTANT, Wolfestone Translation 2006 PRESS OFFICER, Swansea University Marketing Department 2003 - 2004 CUSTOMER SERVICE, Borders Books & Music 2002 – 2008 OWNER / DIRECTOR, Arrow Research & Communications 1995 – 2000 FREELANCE PRESS, Various Companies 1995 – 2000 FILM CRITIC / REPORTER, Big Issue Cymru & South Wales Guardian 1994 – 2000 PART-TIME LECTURER, Swansea College 1993 GENERAL REPORTER (Internship), Bradford Festival Radio news & Llanelli Star Education PGCE Education and Training (Swansea College) 2000 Bi-Media Journalism Combined TV and Radio Journalism (Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds) 1993 BA (Hons) Communication Studies (Coventry University) 1992 Key I.T Skills MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Good knowledge of blogging sites and CMS, Email, Internet Personal Details Other: Driver; full, clean licence Interests: The Arts; Movies; Travel; History; Cuisine; Meeting new people References are available on request