Philippa Hadlow

Experience

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  Taranaki Newspapers Ltd

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1999

  Advertising features coordinator & team leader

  Organising and coordinating advertising and marketing features to promote businesses and events. Managing a team of sales reps.; liaising with journalists and production staff; forecasting and setting budgets; building advertising revenue.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2011 - now

  Freelance writer, copy editor & proofreader
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  Paquita

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Paquita Boston (Author)

  Editing and proofreading "The Inside Story on English Spelling" book, available via Amazon. See website: Paquitaboston.com. Testimonial from Paquita: "As for my editor, Philippa Hadlow, what can I say? Thank you is not enough. Books are like babies. Philippa is the best midwife I have ever had. Calm and reassuring, wise about angles and positions, deftly mopping up sloppy expressions, Philippa delivered chapter by chapter through the ether that divides us, between New Zealand and Australia. If books are babies, then my book could have sounded just like me, repetitious. Thank you, Philippa, for broadening its limited vocabulary." Show less

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  Mackay Books

  Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

  Heather Mackay (Book Publisher)

  Editing and proofreading a wide range of children's and teenagers' books, stories and poems.

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  Suzanne Clark

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  Suzanne Clark (Author)

  Editing and proofreading fictionalised biographical book "His Father's Will"​ including: structural editing, grammar, story cohesion, punctuation, cover design and assistance to the author in all aspects of improving reader appeal.Testimonial from the author, Suzanne Clark:"I would certainly feel confident in recommending you to future authors. I value your input, and am very grateful for your ability to detect errors in the text and the energy you’ve put into helping me correct it. I think your work is very thorough. I have learned a lot from working with you and, hopefully, my next ms will have less errors. I enjoy the writing process very much." Show less

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  Bayleys Taranaki

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

  Geo-farming, prospecting and cold calling for new business. Listing and selling residential property.Vendor reporting, maintaining a database, monthly newsletter, building customer relationships,property appraisals and competitor analysis.

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  O2E Business Advisory

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  Writer and Editor

  Transcribing then writing audio podcast interviews into interesting, cohesive and informative articles for small to medium sized business industries.

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  Treacy Web Design

  Apr 2018 - now

  Web Content Writer

  Researching, writing, and editing pertinent, reader-friendly, keyword-rich web content for an extensive range of businesses from internationally recognised scaffolders and quantity surveyors to auto electricians and hairdressers. Some WordPress design and development experience.

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  BiograView

  Jan 2021 - May 2022

  Writer & Editor
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  Policywise

  Oct 2022 - now

  Editor

  Leading a small team of Philippines-based writers in achieving the Policywise objective of being recognised as an internationally reputable source of exemplary health, life, and disability insurance website content. Duties: Extensive structural editing: converting the content to something Kiwis can relate and respond to; working on the logical sequencing of ideas and information; fact-checking, simplifying, and clarifying the specialised technical nature. Communicating throughout the content management team; training and coaching; the provision and regular review of writing guidelines and templates and the management of these; monitoring workload processes; advising on the appropriate use of resources and links; regulating and moderating the use of AI, ensuring factual accuracy of content that's attuned to the New Zealand market. Responding agilely to changes in the insurance market and industry guidelines. Show less