Experience

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  BIRLINN LIMITED

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Editor At Large

    • Jul 2019 - Present
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  BBC

  • Scotland

  • Television Presenter

    • Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
    • Scotland

    Writing and Filming Series 3 of the landmark BBC Documentary Scotland from the Sky.

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  Publishing Scotland

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

  • Chair

    • Feb 2017 - Jan 2021

    Chair of the Board of the network, trade and development body for the book publishing sector in Scotland. Publishing Scotland is a registered charity, governed by a main Board of Trustees with responsibility for overall policy setting and financial matters.

  • Member of the Board

    • Dec 2014 - Feb 2017

    Member of the Board of the network, trade and development body for the book publishing sector in Scotland. Publishing Scotland is a registered charity, governed by a main Board of Trustees with responsibility for overall policy setting and financial matters.

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  Historic Environment Scotland

  • Edinburgh

  • Publishing Operational Manager

    • Oct 2015 - May 2019
    • Edinburgh

    Lead, develop and deliver publishing for the new lead heritage body Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

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  BBC

  • Television Presenter

    • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

    Presenter and scriptwriter, series 2 of Scotland From the Sky on BBC One

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  BBC

  • United Kingdom

  • Presenter and Scriptwriter

    • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017
    • United Kingdom

    Writer and Presenter of the landmark BBC One Scotland documentary series 'Scotland from the Sky', broadcast in May 2019. For over a decade I have researched and written about the history of Scotland's National Collection of Aerial Photography, held in the archives of Historic Environment Scotland. In 'Scotland from the Sky' we explore a century of aerial photographs, which chart the ever-changing face of Scotland’s rural and urban landscapes.

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  Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • Publications and Communications Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Sep 2015
    • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Project-managing the merger of the publications arms of RCAHMS and Historic Scotland, ahead of the creation of the new lead heritage body, Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Work concurrently as PR manager for RCAHMS, leading on the creation and implementation of a media strategy aimed at raising organisational profile among general audiences.

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  Crawford and Pearlstine Associates Authors' Agents

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Partner

    • May 2006 - Dec 2007
    • London, United Kingdom

    Partner in a London Literary Agency, representing, among others, Roy Hattersley, Prof. Robert Winston, Prof. Lesley Regan, the Jacob Bronowski Estate, the late Robin Cook, Paul Rose, Neil Pearson, Dr Tessa Livingstone, Charles Kennedy, Menzies Campbell, Mark Leonard, Prof. Kathy Sykes, Gregor Townsend, Winifred Robinson, Neil Pearson and Toby Green.

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  Maggie Pearlstine Associates Authors' Agents

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Principal Literary and Broadscast Agent

    • Sep 2002 - May 2006
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Real Radio Scotland

  • Scotland

  • Broadcast Journalist

    • Apr 2001 - Sep 2002
    • Scotland