EtainO'CARROLL

I've been working as a freelance travel writer and editor for 20 years working with large international publishers, newspapers and magazines providing and editing content for print and digital. My work as a freelance means I am an extremely good time manager, well used to operating to tight deadlines and using a methodical approach to planning and organising my workload in order to juggle tasks and projects. I have solid experience of writing and editing for well-respected international publishers, writing for the web and a proven awareness of the importance of branding and house style.

Experience

• Co-author of over 20 Lonely Planet travel guides including Indonesia, Morocco, Greenland & the Arctic, Iceland, Ireland, Wales, England, Britain and Germany. Contributor to numerous Lonely Planet  reference titles including Code Green, a guide to travelling with minimal impact, Experimental Travel, a guide to alternative travel options and Middle of Nowhere, a guide to travel off the beaten track.

• Online contributor to lonelyplanet.com, bbc.com, cnn.com, irishtimes.com, telegraph.co.uk and numerous others.

• Ghost writer on The Secrets of Search Engine Optimization: How to Get to the Top of Google by Nick Maynard & Mike Stepney.

• Author of touring guides to Central England and South and South West England published by Visit Britain.

• Author of promotional materials and brochures for print and web for Tourism Ireland.  

• Print and online copy editing for Audley Travel, a high-end travel agency offering tailor-made trips.

• Commissioning Editor for small web development company. Planning, writing, editing and optimising content for a variety of commercial websites; setting editorial guidelines and compiling house style documents; developing and implementing work plans and objectives; managing site structure; training staff writers.

2010 - present

2010 - present