Liz Walker

Current

• Associate Editor, Photography Monthly at Archant
• Freelance Editor, Writer & Photographer at Freelance journalist
• Freelance at Emap Active Ltd

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Past

• Editor, Period Living at Centaur Communications
• Deputy Editor, Garden Answers at Emap
• Editor, Photo Technique at IPC Magazines

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Education

• Coventry University

Connections

11 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Website

Liz Walker’s Summary

I'm a journalist with 20 years' experience in consumer and specialist magazines. I've worked for all the UK's top publishers on big name brands, such as Period Living, Ideal Home, Grand Designs, Wallpaper, Garden Answers, Trail and Country Walking.

As a freelancer, I've written news and features on a wide variety of homes, gardens and outdoor topics. With my breadth of editorial and photography skills, plus magazine contacts, I have heaps of useful expertise for clients to draw on.

Liz Walker’s Specialties:

House and garden features, sourced and written
Photo features, step by step projects, 'vox pop' and case studies
Celebrity interviews in running copy or Q&A format
Precise, relevant press releases - sent to the right people
Special projects and new launches delivered to repro on time

Liz Walker’s Experience

• Associate Editor, Photography Monthly

  Archant

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Assisting the Editor in generating features, picture editing and commissioning supplements etc, three days a week. Am available for other freelance commissions two days a week.

• Freelance Editor, Writer & Photographer

  Freelance journalist

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  I have 20 years experience in consumer and special interest magazines - having edited titles in home interest, photography and beauty markets. Most recently I edited Period Living magazine in the UK, but have also held a senior position at Garden Answers, Ideal Home and Homes & Ideas.
  
  Currently I take on editing and writing commissions as well as production jobs at a day rate of £180 or by negotiation.

• Freelance

  Emap Active Ltd

  (Publishing industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years)

• Editor, Period Living

  Centaur Communications

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

  February 2006 — January 2007 (1 year)

  As Editor of Period Living I led an eight-strong team through a major relaunch, redefined the brand, devised a new, practical renovation section and created a design brief for a more classic, streamlined look. Centaur bought the title from EMAP in Feb 2006 and under this new regime I also managed to shave £10k off the monthly contributors' budget and rebuilt the team after radical restructuring - producing the magazine with half the staff. As a result of the redesign, we boosted sales by 9,750 readers month-on-month, revived the magazine's profile with advertisers and secured a top Centaur award.

• Deputy Editor, Garden Answers

  Emap

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EMA; Publishing industry)

  August 2000 — February 2004 (3 years 7 months)

  At Garden Answers magazine as Assistant Editor I wrote news and features, deputised for the editor and coached the team in their writing skills. My greatest achievement was commissioning and editing three issues in just eight weeks, as part of an ambitious pull-forward strategy during a magazine relaunch.

• Editor, Photo Technique

  IPC Magazines

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 1995 — August 1998 (3 years 1 month)

  My career in photographic magazines began as a features writer on IPC's weekly Amateur Photographer where I worked my way up to edit the monthly Photo Technique for three years. I relaunched the magazine, recruited a new team, commissioned the best freelancers and saw the ABC rise 17%. I balanced the budgets, shaving £3k off the repro costs, won editorial awards and appeared on TV and radio promoting the magazine: I even found time to write a series of compact camera photography books.

Liz Walker’s Education

• Coventry University

  BA Hons , Communication Studies , 1985 — 1988

Additional Information

Liz Walker’s Websites:

• My Website

Liz Walker’s Honors:

• Centaur Editorial Team of the Year 2006 (Period Living - runner up)
• Centaur Magazine Redesign of the Year 2006 (Period Living)
• Emap Sub Editor of the Year 2001 (runner up)
• IPC Commissioning Editor of the Year 1997 (Highly Commended)
• IPC Commissioning Editor of the Year 1995
• IPC Practicals Editor of the Year 1994

Liz Walker’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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