Résumé
Anthony Pearson
Consultant editor, Vaporum Limited
Content production and management for print and digital media
I have nearly 20 years' experience producing content and services for public service and commercial organisations.
I am a copywriter, subeditor and commissioning editor. (I have covered lots of subject areas and specialise in education, tax and finance.)
On the production and management side I commission, configure and populate content management systems; deliver content to print, ebook, mobile app, html, xml and other formats; design and implement publishing processes; design and build fully integrated websites.
I am a copywriter, subeditor and commissioning editor. (I have covered lots of subject areas and specialise in education, tax and finance.)
On the production and management side I commission, configure and populate content management systems; deliver content to print, ebook, mobile app, html, xml and other formats; design and implement publishing processes; design and build fully integrated websites.
Career summary
I began my editorial career (before that I was a bookseller) in '92 with Dorling Kindersley working on educational books.
Amongst other things, I've:
Amongst other things, I've:
- Commissioned and managed HM Revenue & Customs' Self Assessment and Migrant Workers websites
- Commissioned and managed Directgov's benefits, pensions and debt websites
- Devised and launched services for BBC New Media including the travel news site and the BBC's first personalised services
- Devised and produced CD-ROMs and DVDs for Dorling Kindersley - including The Way Things Work, World Explorer, Night Sky and Holocaust
- Implemented cross-platform content management and publishing systems (Librios) for The AA, David and Charles, F+W, Krause, Pfizer and others
- Undertaken legacy content conversions (from sources such as Word, InDesign, CSV and relational DB to XML) for The AA, David and Charles, F+W, Krause, Berg (A&C Black) and others
- Commissioned and authored content for Bupa
Ongoing work
I'm currently:
- Designing and managing products for The Learning Clinic (an award-winning, independent healthcare technology company)
- Working with i-Publishing Consultants (consultancy and technology for publishers)
- Commissioning, building (using HTML, SSI, Ruby and SQL) and managing websites for several businesses and charities
Availability
Contact me to discuss.
Location
My office is in Worcester, UK.
I'm happy to attend meetings (almost) anywhere, and can work in-house for up to three days a week (depending on location).
I'm happy to attend meetings (almost) anywhere, and can work in-house for up to three days a week (depending on location).
Qualifications
I have a degree in biology and a PGCE.
Technical skills
- Markup: HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS....
- Scripting: Ruby, Perl, SQL, SSI...
- Platforms: Mac, PC, Linux (various flavours)...
- Applications: InDesign, Photoshop, Office...
- CMS: Librios, Documentum, DotP, WordPress...
- And more
References
References are available on request (see contact details below).
Contact
Telephone: +44 (0)7803 729 804
E-mail: anthony.pearson@vaporum.com
E-mail: anthony.pearson@vaporum.com
Last updated
Jan '12