Editor at Travolution
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Editor at Travolution
- Past
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- Web editor at Media Week
- Web editor at Media Week
- Deputy editor at Essex Enquirer
- Administrative officer at Metropolitan Police
- Education
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- Middlesex University
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Kevin May’s Summary
Civil servant for the UK's Metropolitan Police Service from 17-24, including 3 years as sub-editor/writer for the Police Gazette newspaper.
Left to complete a BA Hons in Criminology, specialising in criminal profiling, white collar crime, social models and policing.
Produced 15,000-word thesis on effects of German reunification on crime levels.
Won place and completed PMA Training postgraduate course for magazine journalism in summer 2000.
Joined Essex Courier (latterly Enquirer) in May 2001 - left in February 2003.
Appointed senior reporter at Media Week magazine in March 2003 and promoted to web editor in February 2004.
Built MW online presence and daily news bulletin from scratch, securing 70,000 unique users a month in its first year.
Joined Travolution as editor in December 2005.
Grown magazine, website, blog and events programme to become the leading voice in the travel industry for all aspects of the web-based travel.
Magazine shortlisted for Magazine of the Year at the PPA Awards in May 2007. Travolution Blog in the top-50,000 on the internet.
Kevin May’s Specialties:
Public-speaking, event chairing, editing, researcher.
Kevin May’s Experience
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Editor
Travolution
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)
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Web editor
Media Week
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)
February 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 11 months)
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Web editor
Media Week
(Writing and Editing industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
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Deputy editor
Essex Enquirer
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
June 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 9 months)
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Administrative officer
Metropolitan Police
(Writing and Editing industry)
1990 — 1997 (7 years)
Kevin May’s Education
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Middlesex University
BA , Criminology , 1997 — 2000
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Hotel Online Marketing
Kevin May’s Contact Settings
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