Experience

Freelance Writer & Editor

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer/editor

  • Apr 2008 - Present

• Writer/editor

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Clients while freelancing include:• Crytek GmbH: delivered creative copy covering everything from inventing profile details of alien characters in the Crysis 2 video game to promotional material featuring the company’s innovative approach to stereoscopic 3D, and even collaborating with the legal team to write patents.• IPC Media: edited features for Wedding and Shooting Times magazines. One highlight includes introducing a consistent recipe style to the latter’s holiday food special.• The River Group: after working full-time for River, I was hired back as a freelancer, pitching, writing and/or editing news and features for a selection of lifestyle magazines. • WeightWatchers.co.uk: wrote articles and listicles adhering to a very particular house style. Worked with the commissioning editor to make minor edits where requested.Following this, I relocated to the US from the UK and took a career break while applying for my green card. Show less



The River Group

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior/Chief sub-editor

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2009

  After working as a copy-editor on the launch teams of DARE and Shape lifestyle and fashion magazines, I was promoted to a more senior position on Weight Watchers in 2008. Alongside this role, my former boss on DARE and Shape requested that I could be shared with her team to work on an additional four quarterly lifestyle titles. Following this, I then acted as the chief copy-editor on glossy food magazine Irresistible, while also continuing to work on Weight Watchers. Responsibilities included: • Conceiving, writing and editing news and both short and long-form features, demonstrating an engaging writing style and a keen eye for detail. • Deputising for the chief copy-editor by managing freelancers, production schedules, flatplans and house styles. I also wrote the style guide for DARE from scratch. • Working on several different projects at once, handling disparate styles and schedules. • Collaborating with both external brands and the sales team to produce advertorials targeted to each different readership, taking careful note of repeat clients’ style preferences to speed the sign-off process. • Assembling a network of industry contacts to source quotes and competition prizes. • Writing coverlines, heads, captions and web copy. • Reviewing reader and client feedback as a team to ensure our content stayed relevant. • Doing final reads, making amends to iris proofs and sending pages to repro. • Ensuring my titles were always 100% accurate, up-to-date and on-deadline. Show less



Channel 5

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Features writer

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2006

  Worked on the weekly Channel Five Television Guide, researching, writing and laying out TV recaps and other promotional copy featuring Five’s lifestyle, drama and documentary shows such as House, Prison and Break. I also wrote digital EPG descriptions for upcoming programs and interviewed celebrities ranging from the late Howard Marks to a self-proclaimed 'baby psychic'. Worked on the weekly Channel Five Television Guide, researching, writing and laying out TV recaps and other promotional copy featuring Five’s lifestyle, drama and documentary shows such as House, Prison and Break. I also wrote digital EPG descriptions for upcoming programs and interviewed celebrities ranging from the late Howard Marks to a self-proclaimed 'baby psychic'.



BBC Studios

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Listings writer/editor

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2005

  I started at the BBC as a freelance sub-editor on a new contract for the Daily Express, Daily Star and their associated magazines, proofing and making amends to their listings pages. As well as producing a comprehensive style guide, I was also trusted with a night shift that gave me total responsibility for editing the base pages that were then amended for each title and region by the rest of the team. I was promoted to full-time listings editor, responsible for amending digital programme guides to ensure they were always accurate and well written. Show less



Moving Pictures film magazine

• Screenings editor/writer

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

  Wrote and edited copy covering the American and Milan film markets and the Cannes film festival. While at Cannes, I led a small team to produce a set of comprehensive film guides of 40–50 pages a day, which I then laid out, edited and sent to press. Produced and edited news, reviews and travel guides for all daily issues and market previews, often to very tight deadlines. I also represented the magazine at press events, screenings and parties, mixing with celebrities and industry professionals and securing quotes or interviews. Show less