CV Help

Okay, so I finally got some work in journalism, but it's extremely short term so I have no idea how to describe it on my CV.

Basically, I'm transferring old magazine content (articles) from InDesign to their website. I'm using a CMS and doing a little bit of editing, website page design, and SEO. I have no idea how to write this on my CV.

Does anybody have any advice on how to word this on my CV? Alternatively, does anyone know of a good CV editor or generator that could work?

Hi and congrats/good luck. I spent three decades in journalism starting as a freelance and ending as a senior exec. My experience is that nothing matters but your portfolio. Sure describe on your cv just as you did to us - highlight SEO, design and editing work that you did. But then also save your best examples and every time you apply for something attach the three best examples of your work to the CV. Journalism is a very pragmatic and practical profession - nothing gets experience like having prior experience! So make the best use of the chance you have now. Learn as much as you can from it, and then highlight and parade that learning.


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Hi and congrats/good luck. I spent three decades in journalism starting as a freelance and ending as a senior exec. My experience is that nothing matters but your portfolio. Sure describe on your cv just as you did to us - highlight SEO, design and editing work that you did. But then also save your best examples and every time you apply for something attach the three best examples of your work to the CV. Journalism is a very pragmatic and practical profession - nothing experience like having prior experience! So make the best use of the chance you have now. Learn as much as you can from it, and then highlight and parade that learning.


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Cheers for that

I'd call it 'digital content editor' and then highlight the skills/tasks as dd852 points out. (I'm also in this sector.)

I'd call it 'digital content editor' and then highlight the skills/tasks as dd852 points out. (I'm also in this sector.)

Thank you for that! I was at a loss of what to call it because I've never done B2B before.

Thank you for that! I was at a loss of what to call it because I've never done B2B before.

No worries. These things are starting to all be the same -- there are digital content editors in newspapers, B2B publishing, marketing agencies, etc now, though there may be shades of difference in what each represents. But that's what the bullet-point descriptions are for.

If you're comfortable moving into B2B and/or developing a specialism, there are a lot of opportunities (though not sure what the Berkshire scene is like). Of course, it depends on your goals. I do miss elements of my journo/copy desk days, and wouldn't trade them for anything, but there's a whole interesting world beyond the newsroom.

No worries. These things are starting to all be the same -- there are digital content editors in newspapers, B2B publishing, marketing agencies, etc now, though there may be shades of difference in what each represents. But that's what the bullet-point descriptions are for.

If you're comfortable moving into B2B and/or developing a specialism, there are a lot of opportunities (though not sure what the Berkshire scene is like). Of course, it depends on your goals. I do miss elements of my journo/copy desk days, and wouldn't trade them for anything, but there's a whole interesting world beyond the newsroom.

Berkshire not so much. I luckily can easily commute inside the Greater London area, which is where this contractual job is.

And surprisingly, I thought this would be kind of dull, but I was reading some of their articles on the business B2B magazine that I'm uploading content for, and it's a lot more interesting that I thought it would be.

At this point my goals are employment 

I like writing and busy newsrooms (done a couple internships/work experiences), but I was also the tech nerd of my course so doing this Adobe/Microsoft editing is kind of right up my alley. Hopefully, this will be some experience that will help boost me the next time I apply for something. Definitely leaving my business card with the editors in case they want someone to do this in the future 

And thank you for your advice. It makes my heart lift a bit to hear that people actually do get jobs in this field.

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