Matt Phillips – Editor

I am managing a team of passionate travel writers and editors who are creating content for one of the world's fastest-growing travel apps.

Managing and editing Lonely Planet's 'Under the Stars: Europe' title. Researching/writing 54 countries content for Lonely Planet's 'The Travel Book'.

As part of the Digital Content team, I am responsible for taking user-centred content from concept to publication. Brainstorming, commissioning, creating, producing, editing and publication are all part of this role across destination content and specific interests content as dictated by data on user behaviour. I continue to provide regional expertise and editorial oversight to other Lonely Planet departments, such as Trade and Reference, Social Media, Business Development, Marketing and Lonely Planet magazine.

As part of a six-month secondment in 2016, and on a freelance basis since, I worked with the Associate Publisher to develop and deliver numerous non-guidebook titles for publication globally. I was responsible for budgeting and commissioning all content (text, images, illustrations and maps). I performed the day-to-day project management required to deliver these books – on time and on budget – from creation of the business case through product design, commissioning, production, pre-press and post-production. I also worked with Sales and Marketing colleagues to ensure the successful creation and execution of sales and marketing strategies.

As part of the global content team, I was in charge of ensuring the editorial integrity of all sub-Saharan Africa material online and within the content management system (CMS) – this material fed guidebooks and the company’s digital platforms. The role also provided regional expertise to the company as a whole.

Responsible for procuring all editorial content for this quarterly consumer magazine (print, web and app), I ensured that it was informative and inspiring for tens of thousands of readers in some thirty countries, and kept production on time and on budget.