Biography

Journalist and editor with experience writing newsletters, news, blogs, websites, features and PR, together with subbing and proof-reading skills.

Began in trade publishing in the health sector, then edited The Printer's Yearbook and wrote for a printing industry magazine.

Spent eight years in corporate publishing agencies as editor of staff and customer magazines for a wide range of business clients and sectors.

Went in-house as head of visual identify for investment bank ING Barings where I launched a new brand, wrote and subbed copy for publications, contributed copy for the daily e-zine and monthly staff newspaper, and set up a publishing hub.

In 2001 I went back into agencies, working at Beetroot as editor of three employee publications for the BOC Group until August 2002 when I went freelance.

As well as writing and editing for business publications and corporate clients, I also sub-edit and proofread for various publishing agencies.

Blog: www.alisonharmer.wordpress.com