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Jacqueline Danam

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Jacqueline Danam

Writer and editor for Reader's Digest & SPH Magazines.

Jacqueline Danam is a seasoned journalist with over two decades of experience in magazine, newspaper and book publishing such as Reader's Digest and SPH Magazines Pte Ltd. She has covered a wide range of genres including travel, health, and real estate and has worked on both B2B and B2C titles for print and digital media. As a former chief sub-editor for a B2B publisher, she has managed a team of sub-editors in Singapore to work on news and pricing reports targeted at the global chemicals industry and a website for the aerospace sector. Jacqueline is also experienced in sub-editing catalogs and marketing and events collateral and writing features and advertorials for various clients.

Research
Media Relations
B2B Content
B2C Content
Copyediting
Copywriting
Newsletters
Press Releases
Business Writing
Editing
Proofreading
Writing
Journalism Writing
Travel Content
Real Estate Content
Advertorials
Feature Writing
Jacqueline Danam

Jacqueline Danam

Writer and editor for Reader's Digest & SPH Magazines.

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Employment Highlights

Sub-editor, Editor &Writer

Independent

May 2012 - Present (12 years)

Chief Sub-editor for Asia

Reed Business Information

November 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 7 months)

Senior Sub-editor

Reader's Digest

April 2010 - November 2010 (8 months)

Senior Sub-editor

Independent

July 2009 - April 2010 (10 months)

Education Highlights

Bachelor of Arts, English Language & Literature

University of London

January 2012 - December 2018 (7 years)

Portfolio

Events Sawasdee, March 2014

Sawasdee, August 2014

Sawasdee Travel News, March 2014

Steinway Lyngdorf and Robb Report Residence Ads

4-page Sawasdee, October 2014 Issue

BTN Asia-Pacific, July 2000

Events Sawasdee, March 2014

Sawasdee, August 2014

Sawasdee Travel News, March 2014

Steinway Lyngdorf and Robb Report Residence Ads

4-page Sawasdee, October 2014 Issue

BTN Asia-Pacific, July 2000

Resume

Sub-editor, Editor &Writer

Independent

May 2012 - Present (12 years)

  • Sub-edited magazines, catalogs and marketing and events collateral.
  • Researched, wrote and image-sourced travel-related news and events for an award-winning inflight magazine, SilverKris.
  • Wrote features and advertorials for award-winning print magazines.
  • Created and updated a style guide for use by a publishing house for all its print materials such as magazines, and marketing and events collateral.
  • Ghostwrote features and advertorials for a print magazine in Thailand.

Chief Sub-editor for Asia

Reed Business Information

November 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 7 months)

Reed Business Information provides information, analytics and data to business professionals worldwide.

  • Recruited, trained and managed a team of sub-editors in Singapore to work on ICIS on news and pricing reports targeted at the global chemicals industry and Flightglobal Pro, a website for the aerospace industry.
  • Sub-edited copy and provided feedback to the writing teams in the areas of style, grammar and context.
  • Coordinated workflows with the sub-editing teams in the UK and the US.

Senior Sub-editor

Reader's Digest

April 2010 - November 2010 (8 months)

  • Sub-edited Discovery Channel Magazine.
  • Wrote a monthly byline spread in the magazine about trends in consumer technology.
  • Sourced for images, story ideas and writers.

Senior Sub-editor

Independent

July 2009 - April 2010 (10 months)

  • Sub-edited magazines for the retail industry, Singapore Changi Airport and an airline. 
  • Polished an online magazine for a credit card company.
  • Wrote articles about property for a magazine targeted at the wealthy and articles and advertorials about tourism for Singapore Changi Airport and airlines.

Chief Sub-editor

TTG Asia Media

March 2003 - June 2009 (6 years 4 months)

TTG Asia Media is a travel and tourism publisher and events organizer in the Asia-Pacific specializing in travel trade publishing, maps and guides publishing and B2B room bookings.

  • Outlined and formatted the pages and edited copies.
  • Oversaw a pool of full-time and freelance sub-editors based in Singapore and the UK.
  • Revamped and maintained the style guide.

Editor

Editions Didier Millet

August 2000 - January 2003 (2 years 6 months)

Editions Didier Millet is a publisher of illustrated general and reference books emphasizing strongly on Southeast Asia. 

  • Created and edited a bimonthly consumer travel magazine with a worldwide distribution. 
  • Edited non-fiction books for local and overseas clients in the public and private sectors. 
  • Modified non-fiction books published under the company’s imprint.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, English Language & Literature

University of London

January 2012 - December 2018 (7 years)

  • Ranked Second Class Honors (Upper Division)