Online CV & portfolio (updated online 01/12/08)   Rufus Green BSc rufus.green@gmail.com 07960 311945

Technical skills	Editorial skills	Personal skills
► Web Content Management Systems (CMS): RedDot, Goss, Microsoft, SharePoint, Vignette, Agility, TeamSite, Scribe, MidGuard, Box, Obtree, Bricolage, Contribute, Livelink & open source ► Dreamweaver and FrontPage ► HTML ► Accessibility validating (W3C) ► Photoshop & Fireworks ► Broken links software ► Web analytics software ► MAC/ PC user & MS Office ► Search Engine Optimisation	► Web editing ► Writing (web, formal, reporting) ► Copywriting ► Sub-editing ► InDesign ► Quark	► Flexible: enjoy working as part of a team, on my own and with own staff. Updating pages remotely ► Versatile: seven years’ experience contracting on high-profile websites and publications including weeklies ► Efficient: used to meeting tight deadlines and working under pressure ► Personable: a contractor with excellent interpersonal and communication skills ► Several years teaching English as a foreign language

CONTRACT WEB EXPERIENCE

2005-2007

► Havering Council – the site-wide Web Editor and Intranet Editor (60:40). Changing web & intranet homepages daily by CMS with full editorial control. Training & overseeing all Media Officers in publishing press releases incl. image editing. Took/used own digital photos on site. CMS: Goss (12/2006-11/2007)

► Newham Council – Content Coach. one-to-one training of officers to update the new CMS. Site-wide Publisher. Developing the new site by improving navigation and editing. Wrote style guide. Researching & writing case studies, A to Z diagnosis & improvement plan. User testing (UAT). CMS: Microsoft (4/2006-12/2006)
► NSPCC – Web Editor. Project managing the creation of a mini careers portal. Writing news page features. Generating copy e.g. events. CMS: Agility CMT

2001-2004

► GLA – http://www.london.gov.uk/ – Web Writer. Researching London Life pages and writing complete sections. including Business and Jobs, Education and Health. HTML and Adobe Dreamweaver
► National Maritime Museum ­– deputising for the Web Editor. Updating homepage/all pages of main site. Writing regular features and copy. Picture research. Frequent liaising and researching with curators and teams. Took/used own digital photos on site. CMS: Box UK Amaxus

► Ealing Council – Web Migrator. Migrating all main site page content to the new CMS: Microsoft
► Save the Children – Webmaster. Updating and maintaining main site. CMS: Microsoft

► Greenwich Council – Web Editor. Editing/writing original copy. Creating pages for new-look 'short page' site. Picture research. Researching publications. Liaising with teams. CMS: Microsoft

► Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) – Communications Officer. Managing internet and intranet. Daily updating homepage. Copywriting press releases. Editor of members’ quarterly ICSA Connect. News Editor of monthly Chartered Secretary

► Multimedia company Casetv.com – Web Writer. Researching/writing two learn.co.uk sites:
Cultures Festival site (Aug ‘03) (http://www.casetv.com/tea), Celebrations (religious education)

► Blueyonder.co.uk/ Telewest – Web Migrator/ Editor. Migrating all content to new CMS. Co-ordinating redesign. Developing new house style. Rewriting and fact-checking. CMS: TeamSite
► Department of Health – Web Migrator/ Web Writer. Writing, rewriting, updating pages for migration to a new CMS: Vignette
► Digital Dream World – creating/updating site content for employer/clients. HTML

► 4 years sub-editing on high-profile weekly & monthly print publications like Marketing Weekly.

 

PERMANENT WEB AND EDITORIAL POSTS

2004-05	Seekport UK search engine (http://www.seekport.co.uk/) – Index Specialist/ Editor
	► Maintaining engine; ensuring up-to-date information by adding/key-wording URLs ► Adding good content URLs and preventing SPAM sites by removal and key-wording ► Copywriting/ proofing web pages ► Isolating URLs for the crawler to then mine URLs ► Monitoring sensitive search results and search engine optimisation ► Office management and two months’ training in Hamburg

 

1998-2001	Civil Service – Department for Education & Skills (DfES) All posts involved drafting (writing and research), proofing, IT and training
	2000-01 Executive Officer	DfES EiC team
	► Regular intranet and website updating and page creation. CMS: MidGuard ► Writing, sub-editing and producing high-profile, glossy magazine EiC Newsletter ► Project management ► Editorial board member (commendation) of award-winning staff mag, Feedback

 

	1999-2000 Administrative/Information Officer	DfEE Best Practice Team
	► Working on main intranet and website – preparing pages and documents ► Facilitating web forum

 

QUALIFICATIONS

► Upper Second (2:1) Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours, BSc (Hons), Environmental Science, 9/92-6/95 University College Worcester

► PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) in Secondary Geography 97-98

► HNC in Electronic and Computer Engineering, 9/90-6/92, De Montford University

► BTEC Electronic Engineering and Computer Technology, and 6 O Levels including Maths (A), English (B)

 

INTERESTS

► Digital photography, web, IT and technology

► Nature, environment and current affairs
► Cycling, running, sailing and badminton

 

 

REFERENCES

Emma Allen, Online Manager, The National Archives, Bessant Drive, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.

Email: Emma.allen at nationalarchives.gov.uk

Tel. 020 8392 5330 ext. 2508 or switchboard 020 8876 3444

 

David Malcolm, Design Team Manager, London Borough of Havering, Town Hall, Romford, Main Road, Havering RMI 3BC

Email: David.Malcolm at havering.gov.uk

Tel. via main switchboard 01708 434343

 

Magdalen Robson, Online Editorial Manager, Greater London Authority (GLA), City Hall, The Queen's Walk, More London, London SE1 2AA

Email: Magdalen.Robson at london.gov.uk

Tel. via main switchboard 020 7983 4100

 

Please note with regards to my last contract, the Ministry of Justice has a policy of not giving references for contractors but they can confirm the dates I worked.

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF WEB LINKS

Online examples of my work (links open in same window)

The National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit/disabled.htm?source=ddmenu_visit7

Newham Council
Some examples of my Topics' pages:
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Topics/RegeneratingNewham/ Regenerating Newham Topics' page
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Topics/Planning/ Planning Topics' page
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Topics/payments Payments Topics’ page

Greater London Authority London Life pages
http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/business-and-jobs/index.jsp
http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/city-government/index.jsp
http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/education/index.jsp
http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/health-and-social-care/index.jsp
http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/housing/index.jsp

National Maritime Museum
An example still live of many homepage features I wrote:
Transit of Venus at Greenwich
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.14771 (refresh if necessary)

Greenwich Council
http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/YourEnvironment/PlanningAndBuilding/ (The whole section)

CaseTv.com
http://www.casetv.com/tea (Wrote & researched an educational website about tea production, shipping and consumption called Tea trading in Victorian Docklands.)