Experience

Women's Enterprise Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Women's Enterprise Scotland Ambassador

  • Jan 2022 - Present



StrategyStory

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director and co-founder

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Highlands and Islands Co-founder and co-director of StrategyStory. A business set up to help businesses, communities and other forms of organisation develop strategies that work. Modern storytelling and state of the art strategic thinking are at the heart of what we do. Find out more about our exciting new approach to strategic communications and strategic development at StrategyStory.co.uk



XpoNorth

• Screen and Broadcast lead

  • Dec 2017 - Feb 2019

  Inverness I looked after the Screen and Broadcast element of Xpo North, Scotland's leading Creative Industries festival.



West Highland Free Press

• Columnist

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2017

  Passionate about my Highland and Hebridean roots I wrote a column in the West Highland Free Press, which covered topical issues, lifestyle subjects and those all-important people stories.



The Glasgow School of Art

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Communications Manager at the Institute of Design Innovation

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2017

  Forres I led communication and events activity within the GSA's Institute of Design Innovation (InDI). InDI is a research institute based between Glasgow and Moray. InDI's research explores the new qualities of design that are needed to co-create contexts for people to flourish: at work, in organisations and businesses, in public services and government.



Skills Development Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor

  • 2011 - Nov 2013

  I embarked on a secondment to SDS from BBC Scotland to lead and train a digital content team to deliver engaging, informative and audience-focussed content that is core to this online careers platform. Building on over a decade's experience at the BBC, I created content for young people, parents, teachers and career advisers. I’ve implemented practices, style guides and strategies across the following areas: - Content Strategy - Editorial - Production - Video and imagery -… Show more I embarked on a secondment to SDS from BBC Scotland to lead and train a digital content team to deliver engaging, informative and audience-focussed content that is core to this online careers platform. Building on over a decade's experience at the BBC, I created content for young people, parents, teachers and career advisers. I’ve implemented practices, style guides and strategies across the following areas: - Content Strategy - Editorial - Production - Video and imagery - Partnerships - SEO and link-building - Content curation - Content dissemination Show less



BBC

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

• Senior Content Producer/Series Producer/Producer/Journalist

  • 2001 - 2013

  Extensive experience in broadcasting. Always driven by the desire to tell good, relevant stories, I've led teams to deliver a wealth of high quality programmes, as well as directly producing content myself. I've produced key industry talent and created editorial plans and strategies, which have increased audience figures. I've worked extensively across the following genre: - News and Politics - Investigations - Human Interest - Arts - Entertainment And… Show more Extensive experience in broadcasting. Always driven by the desire to tell good, relevant stories, I've led teams to deliver a wealth of high quality programmes, as well as directly producing content myself. I've produced key industry talent and created editorial plans and strategies, which have increased audience figures. I've worked extensively across the following genre: - News and Politics - Investigations - Human Interest - Arts - Entertainment And, across many disciplines including: - Live broadcasting - Features and documentaries - Phone-ins - Events Show less



Glasgow University Guardian Newspaper

• News Editor and Editor

  • 2000 - 2002

  During this time, I was also nominated as Best Student News Writer in the Herald awards.



West Highland Free Press

• Reporter and team assistant

  • 2000 - 2001

  Book-keeping, reception duties and the bit I loved the most - interviewing and reporting.