Experience

The Content Emporium

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • May 2009 - Present

  I'm the founder and Director of The Content Emporium, a creative digital marketing and customer publishing business. We create digital and print content, including web content, social media content, e-newsletters, campaign creative and more. We work for Landsec and Savills on the accounts of many of the UK's biggest shopping centres including St David's Cardiff; Bluewater; Trinity Leeds, Westgate Oxford, Gunwharf Quays, Clarks Village, One New Change and others. I'm the founder and Director of The Content Emporium, a creative digital marketing and customer publishing business. We create digital and print content, including web content, social media content, e-newsletters, campaign creative and more. We work for Landsec and Savills on the accounts of many of the UK's biggest shopping centres including St David's Cardiff; Bluewater; Trinity Leeds, Westgate Oxford, Gunwharf Quays, Clarks Village, One New Change and others.



Freelance

• Cardiff and Bristol

• Editor

  • May 2009 - Mar 2014

  I worked in editorial roles for Homes and Antiques and Perfect Wedding magazines, as well as taking on editing roles such as overseeing the production of the Waterstones and Past Times Christmas gift guides on behalf of BBC Customer Publishing. I worked in editorial roles for Homes and Antiques and Perfect Wedding magazines, as well as taking on editing roles such as overseeing the production of the Waterstones and Past Times Christmas gift guides on behalf of BBC Customer Publishing.



Mrs Magpie

• Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

• Founder

  • May 2009 - May 2011

  I launched and edited mrsmagpie.co.uk which was an online magazine and newsletter curating the best of online shopping. Channels included fashion, beauty, interiors, weddings and food & drink. The site ran on an affiliate marketing model and was featured as one of Web User magazine's best new websites in 2010. I launched and edited mrsmagpie.co.uk which was an online magazine and newsletter curating the best of online shopping. Channels included fashion, beauty, interiors, weddings and food & drink. The site ran on an affiliate marketing model and was featured as one of Web User magazine's best new websites in 2010.



Reach plc

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Magazine Editor

  • Mar 2008 - May 2009

  From March 08 I was editor of WM magazine, the flagship glossy lifestyle magazine produced by Trinity Mirror in Wales. I planned content, organised shoots, and managed the design team and a team of writers and sub-editors to create a 200-page publication.

• Writer and editor

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2008

  I was features and fashion editor of WM magazine and editor of WM Bride and WM Home magazines from January 06 to March 08.

• Journalist

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  I completed journalism training at Trinity Mirror's Newcastle training centre, then began work on various Celtic Newspaper titles as a reporter.



Oxera Consulting LLP

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Economic Analyst

  • Sep 2002 - May 2003

  I was an Economic Analyst on the Energy team at this economic consultancy firm, dealing with regulatory issues, advising energy companies and writing and editing content for The Utilities Journal. If you were an energy company wanting to know how much pipeline capacity to bid for, or what domestic demand for gas in the UK might look like in future, I could model that for you. I could also write you a briefing note about the UK's energy security (spoiler, it's not secure). It was not much fun. Show less