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Adeolu. A

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5.0(3)
United Kingdom
English
About me
I'm an aspiring writer/editor with a degree in English Literature/Creative writing. I've worked in the publishing industry for over a year, as well as having worked in Games Journalism and on a variety of freelance projects. I also wrote for my own blog bi-weekly. I've even helped edit/proofread Books, CVs, Comics, Blogs and scripts. If there's words involved, I can help.... Read more

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Work experience

Marketing/Editorial Trainee

Hachette UK

Apr 2024 - May 20251 yr 1 mo

-Delivered on various JMP marketing campaigns by generating creative ideas, creating promotional assets, building newsletters, managing partnerships, and writing marketing copy. -Assessed and managed submissions for an entire editorial department, as well as managing metadata, writing briefs, and preparing manuscripts for handover to production. -Spent a month working at Curtis Brown Literary Agency assessing submissions and providing administrative support, and another at a Waterstones branch as a bookseller, as well as helping deliver events, and curated displays.

Intern/Editorial Assistant

Profile Books

Apr 2023 - Nov 20237 mos

-Worked in editorial as an assistant to 2 commissioning editors across all their titles. -Responsibilities included writing copy, managing metadata, supporting visiting authors and agents, assessing new submissions, assisting at events, and writing cover briefs. -Also handled running and circulating reports and schedules for department meetings, taking minutes, and liaising with marketing, design and production departments.

Content Writer

Gamerant.com

Feb 2022 - Aug 20231 yr 6 mos

-Wrote a variety of articles on pop-culture topics under various in-house style and formatting guides and in appropriate brand voice. -Some articles were provided by the editorial team, but most were original, pitched ideas. -Articles achieved as much as 90,000 page views.