John Verling

 JOHN VERLING 26 Springwell Gardens, Tralee, Kerry V92XY8F | (H- | (C- |- P: www.clippings.me/johnverling B: www.verlingsweek.com W: www.rushbrookewriting.com Summary A very good writer of articles, features and focused content. Finished work is always clean, well-researched and produced on time. A good communicator who enjoys learning all about a subject and in seeing the finished work in print. A keen eye for detail, which works very well with editing and when combined with research skills, always produces great copy. Skills Writer and editorStrong communicator Varied interestsWell organized Creative thinkerAlways meets deadlines Attention to detailReliable Excellent research skillsHard worker Mature attitudeGood listener Clean copy always Storyteller Work History Freelance Journalist03/2013 to Current Writer of feature articles for newspapers, magazines and online publications. Worked published in thejournal.ie, The Irish Examiner, The Irish Daily Mail, The Good Men Project and other outlets. Writer04/2014 to Current Freelance content creator for online agencies. Writer of news articles for NewsMax.com, buyer guides for eBay.com and content marketing for clients of Boomtime marketing. Has also worked on a business encyclopedia for Shopify and produced research articles for contentmarketing.com. Freelance Editor10/1989 to Current Trained as an editor with Debrett's publishing in London, working on manuscripts and contributor biographies. Worked for Brandon Publishing in Ireland doing copyediting and proofreading. Copyediting for eBay on product descriptions and end of funnel sales material. Education Bachelor of Arts: English1989 University College Cork - Cork Diploma: Journalism including radio broadcasting2013 Institute of Technology Tralee - Tralee Accomplishments Published in national newspapers and magazines Radio documentary for NewsTalk Shortlisted for essay award at Listowel Writers Week Shortlisted for Hearsay Award