HuiMin
Self Employed
Selangor, Puchong
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I'm Open to Work
Freelance

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Member since: Jun 5, 2020


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About Me

I am a full-time freelance writer and content creator since August 2017. I write a lot of business/corporate content, educational articles, medical articles, nature articles, etc.

Services provided:
– Articles for magazines, websites, news portals
– Company profiles
– Writing for conference show dailies
– Annual reports
– Sustainability reports
– Education modules
– Press releases
– Food reviews
– Write-ups for all kinds of publications and materials
– Copywriting for advertising purposes, such as flyers, brochures, websites, etc.
– Editorial and proofreading services

Selected magazines:
– Top 10 of Malaysia magazine
– Calibre magazine
– Malaysian Naturalist magazine
– PIE magazine (posterior of eye)
– CAKE magazine (anterior of eye)
– GEM magazine
– FURNISH NOW magazine
– Just English magazine

Conference show dailies:
– 11th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society Congress (8-10 Dec 2017, Kuala Lumpur)
– 33rd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress (8-10 Feb 2018, Hong Kong)
– Malaysian International Furniture Fair (8-10 March 2018, Kuala Lumpur)
– 34th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress (6-9 Mar 2019, Bangkok)
– 13th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society Congress (22-24 Nov 2019, Shanghai)

Current Status

Self Employed

Language

Spoken

English

Written

English

Working Experience

12 Dec, 2012 - 8 Aug, 2017

Editor

Oxford Fajar Sdn Bhd, Section U1, Glenmarie, Shah Alam

Company Type

SME

Position

Senior

Specification

Journalist / Editor/ Writing

Roles

Editor

To edit titles for higher education, including polytechnics, matriculation centres, colleges and universities, from manuscript until filming. My specific focus is on business, computer science and engineering books.

Reason of resign

To become a freelance writer

5 May, 2010 - 11 Nov, 2012

Senior Editor

Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn Bhd, Bandar Baru Bangi

Company Type

SME

Position

Senior

Specification

Journalist / Editor/ Writing

Roles

Editor

English Editor responsible for editing English books for primary, secondary and Pre-U. Also performing other duties such as commissioning of new writers, proposing new publication projects, managing projects, evaluating printed books, evaluating sample manuscripts, etc.

Reason of resign

Exploring better prospects

5 May, 2009 - 5 May, 2010

Writer

The BrandLaureate, Damansara Utama

Company Type

SME

Position

Junior

Specification

Advertising / Media Planning

Roles

Others

Writing coffee table books, press advertisements, programme booklets, brochures, website material, corporate profile, etc. in English. Conceptualising themes and coming up with headlines and text. Editing and proofreading of materials in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Assisting during launches, The BrandLaureate Awards, The BrandLaureate – SMEs Chapter Awards, and other events/programmes.

Reason of resign

My old boss moved to a new company and told me they had a vacancy for English editor - who do you want to join us?

1 Jan, 2007 - 5 May, 2009

Copywriter

CD Advertising Sdn Bhd, Damansara Perdana

Company Type

SME

Position

Junior

Specification

Advertising / Media Planning

Roles

Copywriter

Writing press advertisements, scripts for TV commercials and corporate videos, radio commercials, documentaries, etc. in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Conceptualising themes and coming up with headlines and text for Annual Report covers and separators. Editing and proofreading of materials in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Translating materials from English to Bahasa Malaysia and vice versa.

Reason of resign

I wanted to learn about branding, so I went to work for TheBrandLaureate.

12 Dec, 2005 - 12 Dec, 2006

Editor

Arah Pendidikan Sdn Bhd, Saujana resort area

Company Type

SME

Position

Junior

Specification

Journalist / Editor/ Writing

Roles

Editor

I worked as an editor for English school books (reference books and workbooks) in a publishing company. I edited primary and secondary school books.

Reason of resign

I wanted to explore a full-time writing job.

9 Sep, 2004 - 12 Dec, 2005

Editor

Pearson (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Petaling Jaya

Company Type

Other

Position

Junior

Specification

Journalist / Editor/ Writing

Roles

Editor

I worked as an editor for English school books (reference books and workbooks) in a publishing company. I edited primary and secondary school books.

Reason of resign

My publishing manager moved to a new company and asked me to apply to work there too.

Education

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Major in Computer systems

Bachelor's Degree

Computer Science/ Information Technology

5 May, 1997 - 3 Mar, 2000

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Major in Environmental Science

Master Degree

Others

3 Mar, 2000 - 5 May, 2001

Awards

Certificate of Appreciation

Recognition for volunteer work

Malaysian Nature Society

9 Sep, 2017

Excellent Prize

Nature Photography Competition

Floria 2010, Putrajaya

7 Jul, 2010

Branch Award 2008

Recognition for volunteer work

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Selangor Branch

7 Jul, 2008

International Poet of Merit Award

Poetry award

International Library of Poetry

6 Jun, 2002

Skill Sets

Advertorial
Creative Writing
Book Creative Writing
Children Creative Writing
Travel Writing
Fitness / Health / Food Writing
Copywriting

Tools & Software

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Laptop
DSLR Camera
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe InCopy
Adobe Reader

Additional Information

Owns Transportation

Yes

Owns Laptop

Yes

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