Richard Cosgrove

Current

• Production Editor at Future plc
• Owner at Richard Cosgrove - editorial services
• Owner at Richard Cosgrove - screenwriting

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Past

• Sub-editor at Highbury House Communications

Education

• University of Luton

Recommended

1 person has recommended Richard

Connections

85 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Portfolio
• My Blog
• Contact page

Richard Cosgrove’s Summary

Ten years working on UK consumer magazines in sub editor and production editor roles.

Richard Cosgrove’s Specialties:

Consumer journalism, sub editing (copy editing), proof reading, screenwriting

Richard Cosgrove’s Experience

• Production Editor

  Future plc

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; FUT; Publishing industry)

  October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  Production editor on PC Zone – one of Future plc's gaming magazines.
  Responsibility for overseeing production of magazine, and accuracy of content.

• Owner

  Richard Cosgrove - editorial services

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  I provide editorial services - including sub-editoring and proofreading - on a freelance basis.

• Owner

  Richard Cosgrove - screenwriting

  (Media Production industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

  I am a fiction writer creating prose, graphic novels and screenplays.

• Sub-editor

  Highbury House Communications

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  May 2000 — 2005 (5 years)

  Sub-editor on a variety of magazines published by Highbury House Communications, prior to its break-up. Responsible for overseeing production, accuacy of content, planning issues, and writing articles.

Richard Cosgrove’s Education

• University of Luton

  BA(Hons) , Media Production (minor: Journalism) , 1997 — 1999

  • Editor of the University's Student Union magazine.
  
  • Produced "Halls of Shame" - a documentary on problems with student housing.

Additional Information

Richard Cosgrove’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• My Blog
• Contact page

Richard Cosgrove’s Interests:

Fiction, TV, movies, film production, computer games, cooking

Richard Cosgrove’s Groups:

Writers Guild of Great Britain

•    Film and Television Professionals
•    Screenwriting
•    Screenwriting For Hollywood
•    UK in Media
•    Screenwriter's Network Worldwide
•    Media Professionals London UK
•    The Freelance Creative Media Group UK (FCMUK)
•    Writer's Cafe'
•    Media Jobs
•    Author Planet

Richard Cosgrove’s Contact Settings

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