Experience

The Jamie Oliver Group

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Content Editor

  • Dec 2019 - Present



BBC

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

• Content Producer - BBC Food

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

  I worked with independent TV production companies to produce engaging digital content to promote BBC food talent and programmes on bbc.co.uk/food and social media channels. including recipe writing, editing and testing; editorial project management; commissioning recipe writers and nutritional experts; copy-writing and video editing for social media promotions; commissioning and art directing photoshoots; writing supporting features and curating content for promotion on wider BBC sites. I worked with independent TV production companies to produce engaging digital content to promote BBC food talent and programmes on bbc.co.uk/food and social media channels. including recipe writing, editing and testing; editorial project management; commissioning recipe writers and nutritional experts; copy-writing and video editing for social media promotions; commissioning and art directing photoshoots; writing supporting features and curating content for promotion on wider BBC sites.



Freelance Lifestyle and Cookery Editor

• Freelance Editor

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2016



HarperCollins Publishers

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Editor - Non-Fiction

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

  I played a key role in planning and overseeing the delivery and editing of high-profile non-fiction books, with a particular focus on highly-illustrated cookery, lifestyle and TV tie-in titles. I project managed creative titles from handover of manuscript through to production, ensuring titles are produced on schedule and to budget. I oversaw the quality and accuracy of editorial standards internally and externally, put together in-house and freelance teams to work on illustrated titles, organised and ran photoshoots, and managed information flow and communication between the key stakeholders. I coordinated and liaised with authors, agents, production companies and freelance photographers, designers, stylists, editors, proofreaders and indexers. Key titles: Rachel Allen, All Things Sweet (2014) Rachel Allen, Coast (2015) Rachel Allen, Recipes from My Mother (2016) Clean Eating Alice, The Body Bible (2016) Elly Curshen, Elly Pear’s Fast Days and Feast Days (2016) Ching He-Huang, Eat Clean (2015) Lorraine Pascale, How to be a Better Cook (2014) Lorraine Pascale, Eating Well Made Easy (2015) Fay Ripley, Fay Makes it Easy (2014) Jason Vale, 7lbs in 7 Days (2014) Marcus Wareing, Marcus at Home (2016)



Parragon

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Editor - Lifestyle

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Following company restructure, we combined the Adult Non-Fiction and Cookery departments to create Reference & Lifestyle with two distinct divisions. I led the Lifestyle editorial team, managing 3 Editors and 1 Assistant Editor. This division focused on cookery trend, gifting, novelty, humour, craft, fashion and stationery.

• Senior Commissioning Editor - Non-Fiction

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2012

  In addition to Editor role, I worked on new processes for the publishing team writing the Adult Editor Handbook and formulating our sales material and approval procedures. Alongside the Publishing Head, I presented at global conference calls and internal presentations to Sales Directors from around the world. Working with the Group Designer, I developed the new social stationery imprint Life Canvas and a new mother and baby brand Cute as a Button creating a range of books and books plus products for new parents.

• Editor - Non-Fiction

  • Mar 2006 - Mar 2009

  Overseeing and managing a list of creative projects including design briefing, commissioning of new content, schedules and quality control. Working independently to manage projects from concept through to publication, ensuring created material meets initial brief. Manage schedules, budgets and critical path timelines.