Elizabeth Neep

Experience

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  Winckworth Sherwood LLP

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Vacation Student
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  Men's Health magazine UK

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

  Work Experience
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  Vogue

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2013

  Fashion Features Intern
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  The Genteel

  Sept 2013 - Mar 2014

  International Contributor

  Responsible for producing original copy on the topic of fashion, art and culture for international website The Genteel.

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  Penguin Group UK

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2013

  Intern
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  Petrie Inventory

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2016

  Features Editor

  A key member of popular print and digital publication, PETRIe. Responsible for editing and contributing original content on the topics of Art, Culture, Film, Music and Style. Roles also include coordinating contributors, providing feedback and honing raw ideas into compelling pieces. As part of PETRIe TV, responsible for creating and coordinating compelling video content, which so far have including an interview with BBC 3's Stacey Dooley and a range of notable fashion designers at London Fashion Week. Show less

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  IVP Publishing

  Apr 2014 - Dec 2015

  Executive Assistant & Project Coordinator

  Responsible for providing project support to the Senior Management Team throughout all stages of the publishing process at Inter-Varsity Press (IVP). Varied roles include producing a number of company publications and press releases, managing much interdepartmental and author correspondence, assisting in the orchestration of large sales events and overseeing IVP's charity project in which books are donated to students across the poorest parts of the developing world.

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  SPCK Publishing

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2023

  A dual-role, spending 50% of time at a Commissioning Editor and 50% as Publicity Executive.Commissioning Editor focusing largely on building a list targeted at the Millennial generation. These books include the niche publishing for which SPCK is best known (Religion and Ethics, History) as well as General Market titles. Responsible for market research, pitching book ideas, structural and content editing, writing cover briefs and maintaining a list. Publicity Executive responsible for creating and implementing publicity strategies for all SPCK/ IVP and Marylebone House titles. Tasked with building and maintaining a wide range of press contacts, pitching authors and organizing print, online and radio coverage. Responsible for planning and overseeing SPCK's Internship Programme. Show less Responsible for overseeing the publicity of all titles published at SPCK Publishing (including SPCK, IVP, fiction imprint Marylebone House and health and well-being imprint Sheldon Press). Tasked with forming and sustaining excellent press contacts across print, radio and online, planning and implementing publicity strategies for each title and writing compelling content targeted at a diverse range of outlets. Also responsible for commissioning a small number of titles in my position as Commissioning Assistant. Together with the Marketing Executive managed the Marketing and Publicity Assistant. Show less

  • Publisher

    May 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Senior Commissioning Editor

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Commissioning Editor and Publicist at SPCK Publishing

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2019

  • Publicity Executive & Commissioning Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
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  Mulcahy Associates Literary Agency (MMB Creative)

  Aug 2018 - now

  Fiction Author

  Writing Commercial Women's Fiction for the millennial generation.

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  Hachette UK

  Sept 2019 - now

  Fiction Author

  No.1 iBooks bestselling author of The Spare Bedroom, Never Say No, The New Me and Twelve Days to Save Christmas with Bookouture. Also writing under Lizzie O'Hagan, publishing What Are Friends For? and The Visa with Headline Review.

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  DK

  Jun 2023 - now

  Editorial Director

  Building a list of narrative non-fiction and self development books for DK Life.