Associate Director

• Mar 2021 - Present

Media Consultant at Associate Director level on ideas and strategy, leading on thought leadership, flagship stories and copy. Working closely with senior leaders on media presence at various clients, including the Open Data Institute and NHS partners. Media Consultant at Associate Director level on ideas and strategy, leading on thought leadership, flagship stories and copy. Working closely with senior leaders on media presence at various clients, including the Open Data Institute and NHS partners.

Ideas consultant, strategist & senior copywriter

• Jan 2017 - Present

Providing ideas, thinking, strategy and content to business, PR companies, charity, campaign groups, educational bodies, quangos and politicians alike. Services range from pure ideas work to storytelling, copywriting, features, interviews, corporate biographies, tone of voice and user experience copy. Specialists include architecture, construction, the arts and design. Clients range from start-ups to blue-chips and include Freuds, AvantGarde, Borkowski, Checkatrade, RatedPeople, MyBuilder, Red Bull, NatWest, Transport for London, AirBnB and Toupret. Show less

Consultant

• 2013 - Present

Idea generation, copy writing, disruptive consultancy, online consultancy, interviewing, ghost writing, writing press releases and campaign materials. Meeting with clients to create ideas for their publicity. Idea generation, copy writing, disruptive consultancy, online consultancy, interviewing, ghost writing, writing press releases and campaign materials. Meeting with clients to create ideas for their publicity.

Writer

• 1995 - Present

Delivering quality features for national newspapers across the spectrum, from the Guardian to the Daily Telegraph and the FT to the Express. I also write copy for anyone from big name brands to individual artists. I have been writing for the web since 1997 and have vast experience as a professional writer, delivering 4,000 word features, lengthy essays or punchy short pieces for a wide variety of clients.

Senior copywriter, disruptive thinker, ideas man, data storyteller, content consultant & strategist

• Jan 2009 - Present

Providing consultancy, content, ideas and advice for businesses, charities, quangos, campaigns and individuals on content, SEO and branding of websites. Also writing copy, designing UX journey text, data storytelling, providing ideas and disruptive thinking on everything from content to crisis management for the likes of Borkowski.do, HSBC, Channel4, NESTA, FreeConference.com, LastMinute.com, Humanade, National Rail, Edenspiekermann, Red Bull, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) and XPat Jobs. Provided advice and ideas for political campaigners and politicians, including undertaking hostile questioning practice and countering. Lead writer for the Arts and Humanities Research Council, producing online and offline content, as well as briefing papers, editing and standardising CVs and copy for bids. Responsible for relaunch website copy, user experience and emails for RatedPeople.com. Show less

Artist

• 1995 - Present

Ongoing artistic works that may or may not cross over with my work as a writer. Work includes conceptual protest movement which was the focus of a Channel 4 TV documentary and a pre-flashmob gathering that was the focus of a Radio 4 documentary. I was the first artist in residence when Turner Contemporary opened, working with Kent County Council and Dreamland on a social history and engagement project. The resulting work was shown at Turner Contemporary alongside the work of Banksy, Tracey Emin, Andy Warhol and JMW Turner. Show less

London editor

• Apr 2001 - Present

Writing about architecture from the UK and Europe Writing about architecture from the UK and Europe

Cultural Consultant

• Jan 2017 - Present

Director

• Jan 2015 - Present

Author

• 2008 - Present

Author of book on Britishness, published by HarperCollins imprint Collins. Author of book on Britishness, published by HarperCollins imprint Collins.

Artistic Assessor

• 2011 - Jan 2014

Visiting, reviewing and assessing UK arts shows and events for Arts Council England. Visiting, reviewing and assessing UK arts shows and events for Arts Council England.

Content Manager

• May 2012 - Dec 2012

Defining content strategy, creating, commissioning and editing content. Scripting video, managing social media, PR, liaising with outside agencies and media. Engaging with key users and community members to create and promote content as well as becoming brand champions. Defining content strategy, creating, commissioning and editing content. Scripting video, managing social media, PR, liaising with outside agencies and media. Engaging with key users and community members to create and promote content as well as becoming brand champions.

Artist in residence

• Apr 2011 - Jan 2012

Creating a project about Margate's youth culture history as part of the Kent Cultural Baton. http://youthculturehistory.tumblr.com/ Creating a project about Margate's youth culture history as part of the Kent Cultural Baton. http://youthculturehistory.tumblr.com/

Digtal copywriter

• 2008 - 2010

Writing SEO-enhanced web copy for international recruitment agency, re-writing and re-organising job descriptions in various areas, including the construction trade. Writing reports and feature/blog articles. Writing SEO-enhanced web copy for international recruitment agency, re-writing and re-organising job descriptions in various areas, including the construction trade. Writing reports and feature/blog articles.