Matthew Traver

• Proof-edit 50 to 200-word product descriptions for Toolstation, RS Components, and Sproutl. Over 250,000 words proof-edited in 2021.

• Edited 40-page illustrated children's book, Menik – The Little Mammoth, written by Yakutian writer Evdokiya "Ogda" Irintseeva and illustrated by Uzbek British illustrator Timur Akhmedjanov.

• Entry-Level Member, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading.

• Wrote SEO copy, buyer guides and blogs for companies including HomeAdvisor—DIY and home improvement site with 22 million monthly visitors; First Choice—parent company of the TUI Group, Europe's largest travel company; DEWALT®—leading manufacturer of power tools for the construction, manufacturing and woodworking industries; ALPS OutdoorZ — leading North American outdoor equipment manufacturer; USA's Princeton College Consulting—New Jersey-based counselling practice providing college admissions assistance.

• Write specialist travel guides and resources for Planet Esoterica (founder), including a guidebook for western Kazakhstan (in development).

• Published culture and travel-related articles and photography in outlets such as BBC Travel, History Today, Action Asia Magazine, Alpine Journal, Alpinist Magazine, Sidetracked Magazine, and Russian Life.

• Published photography e-book, Eastern Tajikistan: A Visual Exploration of Life in the Pamirs, in conjunction with The Ripcord Adventure Journal and World Explorers Bureau. Over 1.2 million views.

• Wrote 14 children's stories–totalling over 35,000 words–for Eduland, a Chinese company producing app-based English language learning content.

• Collaborated with an international team of seven writers to deliver breaking adventure and exploration-related news to 1,500 to 2,000 daily visitors.

• Researched stories to pitch to the editor and conducted primary and secondary research on topics such as Antarctic scientific expeditions, specialist outdoor equipment, and polar travel. Additional interviews with leading adventurers: A Mongolian walking 12,000km with camels from Ulaanbaatar to London, the first Afghan woman to climb Afghanistan's highest peak, and an Alaskan man sailing 5,500km across the North Pacific in a dinghy.

• Proposed new media format plan to founder and liaised to create original content such as photo stories, social video, webisodes, infographics, podcasts, and listicles.

• Met tight writing deadlines, for short and long-form articles, in accordance with a publishing schedule.

• Acquired supporting video and photo content from contributors.