Robin Jarossi

Welcome…

I'm a skilled freelance sub/chief sub and writer, with a wealth of experience on national newspapers and major magazines. I work regularly at Mirror publications, Dennis Publishing and others, and I'm available for fresh freelance projects. I quickly acclimatise to new office environments and produce lively, accurate content on deadline. I've worked in consumer and contract publishing, on business titles, one-off publications, iPad editions and brochures.

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25th May 2020

Production editing from home

The Coronavirus lockdown has led to the offices of Dennis Publishing, like many others, being closed. In May 2020 I was booked to cover the Production Editor on Computeractive. Using Slack to liaise with the designers, writers, freelances and editor, and working via a VPN, I helped to sub and bring in all the pages on deadline. I then got the whole publication uploaded to the printers and approved remotely.

25th May 2020

Recently…

In early May 2020 I finished work on VE Day 75 for Mirror/Reach Special Projects. I researched and wrote all of the features for this souvenir publication, starting with a description of the final events in the run-up to the German surrender, the celebrations and how they engulfed Winston Churchill and the royal family, the Home Front and the legacy of the war for Britain.

25th May 2020

Copywriting

Ink magazines in West Hampstead has a multinational team of journalists produces in-flight magazines for airline across the world. I spent several months there writing paid-for content on behalf of clients from all over Europe, writing about products and services including travel destinations, beauty treatments, digital security, dining and financial products.

Subbing and production

Chief sub I regularly cover for the chief sub on the Mirror's Saturday magazine We Love TV. In addition to sharpening copy and ensuring accuracy, skill and creativity are required to produce eye-catching headlines and cover lines
Production I sub pages for Dennis Publishing's Computeractive, a consumer magazine aimed at the average user of PCs, tablets and smartphones. Eliminating jargon and ensuring features are sharply written and authoritative are key requirements. I also cover for the production editor and supervise flatplans, page flow, press pass and freelance subbing
Sub I have subbed features at Metro, dealing with stories on travel, technology, celebrities, books, films and TV. I learned a lot here about working with speed, accuracy and a light touch
Sub Working at Hello! requires a great deal of fact checking and digging. I have worked there for several years and acquired a lot of experience in chasing facts and crafting flowing, highly topical features. I was also chief sub and writer on the Hello! Christmas Special
Digital editing I spent a year doing night shifts at the Daily Mail to work on Mail Plus, their iPad edition of the daily paper. As news, business and feature pages went to press, we re-edited and formatted them for iPad subscribers, offering sometimes more in-depth coverage with added functionality (panoramic video, maps, additional content). The job required the ability to work skilfully under pressure to produce a top-class digital product