Editor, TechRadar Pro @ I am responsible for developing and commissioning long-term content strategy, grow the team of freelancers, lead it, secure content partnerships within the industry, develop our own tone of voice and work with the commercial team to help initiate and deliver commercial campaigns. Amongst other things. From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Editor @ I grew ITProPortal from thousands of visitors to more than a million unique visitors a month over nearly eight years. I have produced more than 10,000 articles in the process. I achieved all this through a combination of rigorous processes put in place and outsourcing, while keeping a tight grip on costs thanks to a low head count and laser-focusing on ROI. My day-to-day tasks included Attend a number of global/international/local events both vendor-neutral and vendor-focused (MWC, IFA, CeBIT, CES, Computex, Acer, HP etc). Continually work with the MD on the editorial “vision”, translating long term strategy into something palatable, palpable and adhering to SMART objectives. Working with sales on how editorial can work closer to deliver adhoc projects more effectively. This includes advising sales on any opportunities, informing them of meetings with potential clients and leads. Working with Adops on how to improve processes with regards to monetisation of the site. Work with sales and adops to help monetise and commercialise ITProPortal as a product, maximise revenue by striking direct deals and 3rd party partners. Define, manage and execute a clear publishing strategy from editorial direction, best practices and policies through to commercialisation of our products. Engineer content partnerships and assist in further building the portfolio of freelance writers. Monitor the competition and the market, identify trends and take action (content-wise or feature-wise) Handled sourcing, planning and executing contras. Identify potential partners & draw hit-list of third party collaborators, organised competitions, sourced registration incentives and competitions. Going out to, representing the company at and reporting from (local and international) events & social outings. Arrange for video/email interviews with industry experts. Act as the contact within editorial for business intelligence, market research, competitor analysis and publisher assessment. From November 2005 to October 2013 (8 years) Freelance Technology Journalist @ Handled The Inquirer's Daily Deals Section. Submitted product reviews, investigation and general purpose articles. Worked alongside the likes of Mike Magee, Tony Dennis, Charlie Demerjian and Paul Hales From October 2003 to January 2006 (2 years 4 months) Freelance Technology Journalist @ - Published a weekly column on local and international technology related issues. - Launched a monthly 28-page IT Magazine. From December 1999 to August 2003 (3 years 9 months) IT Consultant @ 1. Launched and manned the first Tech Radio Show (Clicplus.com) on Radio Plus. Interviews including spokespersons for VIA (Richard Brown) and AMD (Richard Baker). 2. Conceptualised, planned and delivered Le Defi Plus internal archiving solution. From December 1999 to August 2003 (3 years 9 months)

B.Sc., Social Studies (2:1) @ University of Mauritius From 1999 to 2003 Dip, Computer Science and Engineering @ University of Mauritius From 1997 to 1999 Desire Athow is skilled in: Publishing, Public Relations, Magazines, Radio, Digital Media, New Media, Digital Strategy, SEO, Digital Marketing, Blogging, Web Analytics, Online Advertising, PPC, Social Media, Editorial