Senior Copywriter at Conde Nast
London, United Kingdom
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- Senior Copywriter at Wired, Conde Nast
- Senior Copywriter, GQ at Conde Nast
- Co-founder at Rubbish Magazine
- Freelance Writer / Editor at Me
- Past
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- Editorial at The Week
- Pun maker at Dominican Republic/Cape Town/Cape Verde
- Marketing Manager at Escape Studios
- Financial journalist at MoneyWeek
- Marketing Director at Clarity
- Staff writer/section editor, PC Gear Magazine at Dennis Publishing
- Project manager, media consultant at CAARE & The Lottery Promotion Company
- Associate Editor at Euromoney.com
- Graduate trainee then reporter, at Euromoney magazine.
- Education
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- Bristol University
- St Paul's School
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Jack Dyson’s Summary
Experience:
Wide range of experience in exacting niches in the media. Glossy monthly magazines, financial publications, copy writing agencies and fashion. Brand identity and marketing strategy. Specialist research and consultancy.
Goal:
Always to enjoy my work and learn from everything I do.
Jack Dyson’s Specialties:
Editorial concepts (and delivery), publishing, marketing, strategy, branding and identity
Jack Dyson’s Experience
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Senior Copywriter
Wired, Conde Nast
(Newspapers industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Senior Copywriter, GQ
Conde Nast
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
September 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Working in the promotions department, coming up with ideas, fitting them to the right clients and working on both the initial pitch and the final product. These might be anything from celebrity interviews to travel features or edgy fashion stories. GQ has exacting creative standards, and I work with the art editor and clients to make sure that promotions flow seamlessly with the rest of the magazine. As well as straight advertorials, we complete larger projects such as booklets and guides, integrating them with clients' multi-platform campaigns and our own online.
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Co-founder
Rubbish Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
June 2002 — Present (7 years 2 months)
www.rubbishmag.com
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Freelance Writer / Editor
Me
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)
Rubbish Magazine
I founded Rubbish Magazine with my sister. It is a hardback annual that celebrates and satirises the fashion industry. Issue one was published (without incurring a loss) in February 2006 and got fantastic press. Issue two is out soon.
I have had features, articles and columns published GQ, Elle, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, the Reader’s Digest, The Resident, The London Magazine, Arrivals Magazine, The Week and MoneyWeek. I write about everything from finance and gadgets to history and fashion.
- One of the ‘Hotmale’ columns I wrote for Elle magazine was their most popular ever.
- Launch editor on a number of pitches for contract publishing firm, Cedar Communications. As well as coming up with the structure of proposed publications, I wrote and edited the pitch documents, commissioned sample features, developed editorial strategy and presented at client meetings. -
Editorial
The Week
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
July 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 7 months)
Edit the regular share tips section and the City comment page of this high-quality diges, plus cover for sports pages.
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Pun maker
Dominican Republic/Cape Town/Cape Verde
(Media Production industry)
2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
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Marketing Manager
Escape Studios
(Media Production industry)
July 2007 — November 2007 (5 months)
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Financial journalist
MoneyWeek
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2001 — July 2006 (5 years 1 month)
Writing and editing news and profiles for the financial digest, sister magazine to The Week. I would also proof and edit other pages and take care of the research databases.
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Marketing Director
Clarity
(Writing and Editing industry)
July 2002 — July 2004 (2 years 1 month)
- Clarity is a copywriting agency that specialises in writing for businesses, charities and the government. As well as marketing and copywriting, I was involved in most other parts of the business, such as meeting clients and helping manage our team of freelance writers and editors.
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Staff writer/section editor, PC Gear Magazine
Dennis Publishing
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 2000 — May 2001 (1 year)
- A core member of the pre-launch team on this computing title from Dennis Publishing, I took particular responsibility for the News and Net sections, editing them and commissioning articles and features. I also carried out reviews of all types, from hardware and PCs to gadgets and games, writing across the rest of the magazine.
- I also pitched in on the design side, coming up with ideas and commissioning illustrations for features and news pieces.
- PC Gear was voted one of Campaign magazine’s top launches of 2000. -
Project manager, media consultant
CAARE & The Lottery Promotion Company
(Non-Profit; Philanthropy industry)
February 2000 — June 2000 (5 months)
- Media consultant, then full-time project manager for CAARE, a UK-based charity; and the Lottery Promotion Company, a lobbying group.
- Raised over 70% of the funds for CAARE’s Vision project. Developed marketing and rollout of projects, liaising with trustees, accounts and production teams.
- Set up and built www.caare.org; designed and produced research and brochures; implemented media strategy and acted as press liaison for both companies, briefing journalists and writing releases. -
Associate Editor
Euromoney.com
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
March 1999 — October 1999 (8 months)
- Still writing for Euromoney magazine (below), I took on the company’s flagship site.
- My main tasks were generating content, both from journalists and advertisers; day-to-day management of news feeds; keeping site development and design up-to-date and profitable; mass emails; liaising with magazine editorial and publishing; as well as organising and editing virtual roundtables with leading international financiers. -
Graduate trainee then reporter,
Euromoney magazine.
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 1998 — March 1999 (7 months)
I wrote and reported for all sections of the magazine, built relationships with and interviewed market leaders from the top banks and international finance organisations.
- I concentrated on major features and breaking news stories, but also produced the Euromoney Awards for Excellence, monitored market developments, reported on emerging trends and worked with the research department to produce polls.
Jack Dyson’s Education
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Bristol University
1997 — 1999
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St Paul's School
1985 — 1995
Jack Dyson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- getting back in touch
