Thea Jourdan

Experience

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  Daily Telegraph

  Apr 2009 - Mar 2015

  Commissioning Editor/contractor for 'Careers in ...' supplement

  Working with the Create Editor at the Telegraph, I created synopses for 8-12 page supplements, which I then commissioned out to a dedicated team of specialist writers. I also wrote features and the overviews and liaised with the marketing teams.These Editorial supplements appear in the Business Pages of the main paper and have a wide readership, from industry professionals to graduates looking for their first job.

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  The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London

  Jun 2013 - now

  Editor of Apothecary journal

  As a Liveryman of the City of London and a member of the Apothecaries, I have recently been appointed Editor of the Society's own publication which is read by over 6,000 doctors, pharmacists and medical professionals.Contributors include historian David Starkey, Clive Andersen and Sir Richard Peto.

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  The Hippocratic Post

  Dec 2015 - now

  Founding director/editorial director

  The Hippocratic Post, which went live on 29th Feb 2016, is the world's first global blogging site on medical issues. We have an amazing team. My fellow founder directors are Jane Johnson and Carole Stone and we have worked with some of the most talented designers, social media editors, editors and journalists to create a world-first.

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  VICE Media

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Health editor

  I developed franchises and helped to build an editorial team creating wide ranging health-related content for a new platform within Vice which sought to bring about positive change in people's lives. The success of the project exceeded expectations and accomplished its aims according to targets and independent arbitrators.