Mark Spence

Experience

• 

  Front magazine

  Oct 2004 - Dec 2005

  Features writer/reviews editor

  Working as an internal freelancer I performed the duties normally occupied by a staff writer but I was also the resident music editor, which required me to oversee my own section including news, reviews and interviews.

• 

  Freelance

  Dec 2005 - Dec 2006

  Freelance journalist

  Worked for:Nuts magazineThe Pennywww.bloc-online.comLiving Cornwall24/7

• 

  IPC Media

  Dec 2006 - Oct 2012

  Writing and editing Generating content (print and online) Website content management PR and marketing Brand extension Team managementTrained in:Budgeting,CommissioningNegotiationsInterview techniqueWriting for onlineVideo production Writing and editing regulars Interviewing celebrities, sports stars andcover stars Securing exclusive interviewsSourcing and writing real life features Contributing across the news, features and sports desks as well as online.

  • Associate editor

    Jan 2008 - Oct 2012

  • Deputy Features Editor

    Dec 2006 - Jan 2008
• 

  Unibet

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

  Online UFC columnist
• 

  ITP

  Oct 2012 - Sept 2013

  Time Out Abu Dhabi - Deputy Editor

  As a senior member of the editorial team some of my key responsibilities included generating content that can sit just as comfortably online as it does in print, as well as writing, editing, subbing and proof reading on topics as diverse as travel, lifestyle, art and culture, events, sports, local entertainment and more. I was also heavily involved in both page and cover design. I was expected to utilise my experience and team management skills to ensure our editorial values were always upheld along with our vision for the future of the brand including exploring marketing, PR, social media and advertising opportunities. Show less

• 

  Trinity Mirror Group PLC

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Senior Content Editor (Key Verticals)

    Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Content Editor (Digital Content Hub)

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2014
• 

  Trinity Mirror plc

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  Head of Content (Manchester)
• 

  Citypress

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2017

  Head of Content
• 

  Self Employed

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  Freelance content consultant
• 

  Pets at Home

  Jul 2018 - now

  • Digital Studio Manager

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Senior Digital Content Manager

    Jul 2018 - Dec 2019