Celia Woolfrey

Journalist, editor and strategist, with senior-level editorial and production experience. I make creative content for brands and can champion your business on all its platforms.

I take on short- or long-term sub-editing bookings and have a thorough knowledge of on-page editing in Adobe InDesign, online file-sharing platforms, content management systems and publishing law.

The River Group • 1st August 2019

WW

I was acting chief sub on WW magazine for 10 weeks in summer 2019 while a full-time, permanent editor and chief sub-editor were recruited.

Time Inc • 4th January 2016

Ideal Home

Regular subbing shifts at Ideal Home throughout 2015, working on the main magazine plus themed supplements.

Royal Geographical Society • 12th April 1999

Geographical

Subbed and wrote features for Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society.

Condé Nast (UK) • 1st December 1998

Condé Nast Traveller

One of the launch team for Condé Nast Traveller in the late 1990s, helping to identify a tone of voice for a demanding, aspirational, well-travelled audience. Deputy chief sub from May 1997 to December 1998.

Condé Nast (UK) • 4th February 1997

House & Garden

Senior sub-editor at House & Garden magazine from November 1995 to May 1997.

HELLO! Ltd • 8th September 2014

HELLO! - print and iPad editions

Subbed at Hello! from 2005 to 2013, then took on a digital production role until the end of 2014 publishing a new weekly interactive tablet edition using Adobe DPS. ABC results for July 2014 showed Hello! in the top four women's consumer digital titles.

GE Fabbri • 3rd April 2005

Mr Bean's Amazing A-Z

A top sub-editing job, helping to create short, encyclopedia-style entries that seven- to 10-year-olds would enjoy and understand, with subjects including breathing, cryonics and Alexandre Dumas.

Redwood for bmi • 1st February 2005

Voyager

Subbed and wrote for bmi's inflight magazine Voyager.

John Brown Media for Virgin Trains • 2nd January 2003

Hotline

At John Brown Media I worked as a sub on Hotline, the magazine for Virgin Trains passengers.