I’m qualified in all areas of online content writing (SEO), design, managing social media accounts, magazines, subbing, printing, and distribution.
Having worked as Editor at people magazine SA for close on three decades, I was constantly on the lookout for new profit-making opportunities for the brand. Thus began the establishment of many brand extensions over the years, generating extra revenue for Caxton Publications, and, in turn, expanding people magazine’s bottom line.
I strive to create great content for online and print. I provide effective, customised publishing services tailor-made to my clients’ needs. I follow all projects to the end, from project management and strategic planning, through to design, copywriting, SEO ranking, and even printing if required.
After managing a weekly magazine and a big team for so many years, I thrive on a fast-paced working environment. The experience I have in the media industry has taught me the importance of being thorough. I always place emphasis on putting out quality publications and writing the best content for online platforms.
I have a unique combination of technical expertise, creative abilities, and experience managing both writers and projects. I have developed and implemented editorial standards for both style and quality that are used by writing and editorial teams. In addition, I have worked closely with other departments including marketing, sales, and technology. I have the ability to work within a team as well as a cross-team.
When Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers announced they had decided to close its magazine division in May this year, I decided to dedicate my time to getting my company, APC Publishers, which I started six years ago, up and running. Due to my busy schedule at Caxton, (in March alone I had published six titles that went on sale) I never gave my company much attention. But with them closing, now was the perfect time to focus on my dream and build relationships with new clients. I’ve been doing a lot of online writing since COVID-19 so I’m very capable of working remotely and I’m very strict to meeting clients’ deadlines. I make my clients’ job as easy as possible in saying that all articles that are submitted go through a SEO and subbing process before they are sent back to client.
I strongly believe in establishing and maintaining trust between myself and my clients and I will always go that extra mile to ensure all projects are successful.
In my spare time, I do a lot of animal charity work and CrossFit to keep my mind alive!
I’ve worked on…
• Weekly people magazine for 28 years (52 issues a year)
• Published people puzzle, kiddies puzzle, Royal Bookazines (Kate and Harry Wedding and the Queen), Natural Health magazine, How to… (Science Bookazines), Colour-ins Bookazines, as well as Dot to Dot
• Responsible for people magazine’s social platforms www.peoplemagazine.co.za,. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts
• Published online publications, Transform (house magazine) and Celeb Styles magazines
• Run @adoptins_sa, Flame Diner, APAK Packaging social platforms
• Network For Animals
· I work on Flame Diner, Nutri-Fit-Studio, Apak packaging social media accounts to mention just a few
I also do...
• Bookazines
• Magazines (online and print)
• Puzzle magazines
• Content creators (SEO)
• Brochures and catalogues
• Marketing
• Photography
LinkedIn: @andreacaknis
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