dan colbourne

dan colbourne – Editor

I am an efficient, accurate copy editor and specialise in rewrites. Journalism grad with extensive print and web publishing experience.

Overview

Copy editor, copywriter and web publisher. Need some flair and fluency for your copy? Get in touch.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Historical Fiction Plays & Screenplays Short Story
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs History Sports & Outdoors Travel
Languages
English (UK)
Certifications
  • NVQ4 Newspaper Journalism

Work experience

ACAS

Jan, 2020 — Apr, 2020 (3 months)

Updating and archiving intranet content, liaising with stakeholders, republishing content via Goss CMS.

Skills Funding Agency

Jan, 2020 — Apr, 2020 (3 months)

Discovery project for esfa site users, assessing end to end user journeys, auditing existing content, stakeholder workshops, recommendations to improve guidance publications, liaising with customer service teams and analytics specialists.

AkzoNobel

Oct, 2018 — Dec, 2018 (2 months)

Rewriting technical product and service content for customer service advisers; editing consumer, trade & internal content for Dulux and other AkzoNobel brands. Liaising with internal subject matter experts.

British Airways

May, 2018 — Aug, 2018 (3 months)

Publishing content on, liaising with stakeholders, managing workflows via RightNow, editing images via Photoshop, publishing via Teamsite CMS.

Pearson Learning, Food Standards Agency, Brunel University, Five Star Interpreting

Apr, 2015 — Apr, 2018 (about 3 years)

Fixed term contracts for Pearson Education (Email Copywriter), NHS Digital (Content Designer), Food Standards Agency (Digital Publisher), Brunel University (Content Specialist) and Five Star Interpreting and Translation (Copywriter). Between January-April 2018 I developed two film scripts.

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