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fergus day

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Last update: 05.02.2014

Digital Content Developer

Graduation: not provided
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Native or Bilingual)

Skills

website production, structuring content, project management, Content Creation, Web Content Management, Mobile Applications, Ebooks, Website Development, Digital Strategy, Travel Writing, Content Management, Content Strategy, Web Site Production, Publishing, Editorial, Editing, Online Marketing, Digital Media, Web Content, Content Development, E-commerce, Copywriting, Information Architecture, Books

Project history

Armstrong Hilton
Freelance editor
0.2012 - today
Freelance, part-time editing of academic papers and journal articles on a broad range of subjects.
A quick turnaround, remote-working editing job, following style guides and for both UK and US English.
Internet


GeckoClick
Digital content specialist
07.2011 - today
An international web and digital product and services company specialising in travel, Geckoclick creates websites, digital content, ebooks and apps in a friendly and innovative way, covering design, interface, content, SEO, marketing, and hosting.
We currently work on projects in the UK, Delhi, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, France, Italy and Costa Rica.
Internet


Rough Guides
digital content development
0.2007 - 0.2011
Developing ebooks.
Producing apps and other digital products.
Enabling book editors to work with XML to prepare website content.
Managing a web team and creating minisites, promotions etc.
Shoehorning words and pictures out of books, structuring and editing them for the digital page.
Creating digital workflows.
Working with inconsistent data.
Translating between publishers and developers.

Managing big sprawling projects.
Finding the skills for the job, finishing the product.
Publishing
51-200 employees

Cool Places
reviewer and writer
04.2010 - 05.2010
Researching, reviewing and writing listings for Cool Places apps and website
Publishing


DK
digital content development
09.2006 - 09.2007
Producing and developing new dktravel.com website from scratch, manipulating xml content, working on site social media, usability, e-commerce, creating new functionality and ensuring a good customer experience. Also managing other projects and working with structured content on websites, developing community sites, UIs, travel apps, creating new content sites.
Publishing


dk
digital content manager
09.2002 - 09.2006
Creating an XML workflow for DK Children's and Reference content.
Maximising content potential on web, mobile, etc.
Creating taxonomy and structuring DK legacy data.
Publishing
10,001+ employees

Futurelabs, Bristol.
consultant
0.2005 - 0.2005
Copywriting, editing, structuring
Publishing

Local Availability

Only available in these countries: United Kingdom
currently in Costa Rica, available for remote work globally
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