David Smith
eSports Writing

David Smith

Games editor at The AU Review.
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About

David Smith is a games editor at The AU Review, with experience writing and editing on eSports topics for a range of content, including news, review, interview, and feature articles. He also has published and promoted games and tech content across our various social media profiles to ensure both audience growth and retention. At iProspect, he works as a copywriter who creates short-form and long-form SEO and marketing materials. His work has appeared on PC World Australia, The IMDb Show, Indy Week, and WMJJ-FM (Birmingham, AL).

Employment

3 roles
Sep 2016 - Present 9 years 7 months
Copywriter
iProspect
  • Created short-form and long-form SEO and marketing materials.
  • Worked on a branding restructure and developed high quality content, sticking ruthlessly to deadlines and proactive, collaborate outlook.
Jul 2018 - Present 7 years 9 months
Games & Technology Editor
The AU Review (Heath Media)

The AU Review is a national music, arts, food, lifestyle, and travel online publication in Australia.

  • Oversaw a small but talented and diverse team from around Australia, producing news, review, interview, and feature content with a focus on products large and small, local, and overseas.
  • Acted as a member of The AU Review social media team, promoting pieces to an audience of over 70,000 followers with a massive online footprint.
Sep 2014 - Jul 2018 3 years 10 months
Deputy Editor
The Iris (Heath Media)

The Iris publishes content about film, TV, video games, tech, and pop culture.

  • Created, edited, and published daily written games and tech content.
  • Managed a small team of writers, delegating pieces, taking pitches, and editing their work for publication.
  • Helped to manage and promote games and tech content across various social media profiles to ensure both audience growth and retention.

Education

Jun 2014 - Jun 2017 3 years
Bachelor of PR & Communication, -
Griffith University Gold Coast

Portfolio

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