Many thanks for getting this to us so promptly, and to a great quality. We’re really pleased with what you’ve done and I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the work.
Blue Chip tech firm
It has been beyond a pleasure to work alongside you, Arif.
Studio Manager, leading UK B2B agency
On a personal note it’s been absolutely fantastic working with you Arif, you’re absolutely rapid and you just ‘get it’. You make my life so much easier and the output we get is second to none.
UK marketing agency
IT Technology Areas and Industries
Industry sectors
3 Takeaways about me and my work
1. I have written for and about SMBs, global enterprises and public and third sector organisations.
2. Clients find my work well written, well researched and delivered to deadline and length.
3. You'll find me polite and professional at all times, with a can-do attitude and a good sense of humour!
I look forward to working with you.
2. Clients find my work well written, well researched and delivered to deadline and length.
3. You'll find me polite and professional at all times, with a can-do attitude and a good sense of humour!
I look forward to working with you.
Biog
I've made my CV short and sweet, just like my jazz riffs
2002 - Present
Freelance Editor, Writer and Media Consultant for a wide variety of technology, business, finance, charity and lifestyle clients, agencies and publications. Novelist, and Director of a publishing business.
2001 - 2002
News Editor IT Week (VNU), managing a team of reporters, wading through a thousand emails a week, deciding on day-to-day strategy and cover stories.
1999 - 2001
Internet Section Editor IT Week (VNU), writing a regular column and covering e-business, online innovators, and web software in the early days.
1999
Senior Reporter IT Week (Ziff-Davis), bouncing around news conferences, press parties and different countries to find the hot technology business stories for a weekly IT newspaper.
1998 - 1999 News Editor PC Direct (Ziff-Davis) - monthly magazine.
1996 - 1998 News Reporter ZDNet (Ziff-Davis) - daily newswire.
1995 - 1996 Sub Editor PC Direct (Ziff-Davis).
1994 - 1995 Trainee Journalist Highbury College and Advanstar Communications in Chester.
1994 - 1995 Highbury College NVQ4 magazine Journalism Diploma (shorthand, media law, feature and news writing, interviewing skills).
1991 - 1993 University of Leeds English First Class BA Hons Degree, with Psychology.
1989 - 1991 Hazelwick School, Crawley. A Levels: English, Latin, Economics.
Freelance Editor, Writer and Media Consultant for a wide variety of technology, business, finance, charity and lifestyle clients, agencies and publications. Novelist, and Director of a publishing business.
2001 - 2002
News Editor IT Week (VNU), managing a team of reporters, wading through a thousand emails a week, deciding on day-to-day strategy and cover stories.
1999 - 2001
Internet Section Editor IT Week (VNU), writing a regular column and covering e-business, online innovators, and web software in the early days.
1999
Senior Reporter IT Week (Ziff-Davis), bouncing around news conferences, press parties and different countries to find the hot technology business stories for a weekly IT newspaper.
1998 - 1999 News Editor PC Direct (Ziff-Davis) - monthly magazine.
1996 - 1998 News Reporter ZDNet (Ziff-Davis) - daily newswire.
1995 - 1996 Sub Editor PC Direct (Ziff-Davis).
1994 - 1995 Trainee Journalist Highbury College and Advanstar Communications in Chester.
1994 - 1995 Highbury College NVQ4 magazine Journalism Diploma (shorthand, media law, feature and news writing, interviewing skills).
1991 - 1993 University of Leeds English First Class BA Hons Degree, with Psychology.
1989 - 1991 Hazelwick School, Crawley. A Levels: English, Latin, Economics.
More about me and my life...
I work from my home office in Sussex. I'm married with three kids (who are now older teens - I only used that pic because they were so cute at that age!).
I love reading novels (who doesn't?), cooking, running, cycling, Pilates, the gym, camping, travelling and playing the tenor sax. I write novels under the pen name Joshua Raven, doing author visits and running creative writing workshops in schools, and I'm an active member of my local church and wider community. The bottom line is: I love words, life and people. That's me. How about you?
I love reading novels (who doesn't?), cooking, running, cycling, Pilates, the gym, camping, travelling and playing the tenor sax. I write novels under the pen name Joshua Raven, doing author visits and running creative writing workshops in schools, and I'm an active member of my local church and wider community. The bottom line is: I love words, life and people. That's me. How about you?
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