Experience

Urbanist Architecture

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Consultant & Communications Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• Copywriter

  • Feb 2020 - Sep 2020



Self-employed

• Sub-editor/writer/fact-checker

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2020



Phoenix Community Housing

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications and marketing officer (fixed-term contract)

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018



(Freelance)

• Sub-editor

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2017

  Regular shifts at Star magazine, New magazine and Time Inc. Women's Lifestyle production hub. Regular shifts at Star magazine, New magazine and Time Inc. Women's Lifestyle production hub.



IPC Media

• Senior Sub-editor

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2014



Time Inc. UK

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sub editor

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2013

  Working on Woman's Own magazine – cutting stories fit, fact-checking, proofing, finalling pages, sending pages to repro. Working on Woman's Own magazine – cutting stories fit, fact-checking, proofing, finalling pages, sending pages to repro.



(freelance)

• Writer

  • Jul 1992 - Apr 2012

  Features and reviews writer for publications including The Guardian, The Observer, The Times, Q, The Face, Neon and Select.

• Sub editor

  • May 2002 - Nov 2010

  Shifts at publications including Cosmopolitan, Woman's Own, Radio Times, Sky TV magazine.



Everybody (The Body Shop)

• Writer and editor

  • 2006 - 2007

  Doing the bulk of the writing and research for The Body Shop’s staff magazine, including articles on both product and campaigning work. Also involved in the Anita Roddick tribute publication. Doing the bulk of the writing and research for The Body Shop’s staff magazine, including articles on both product and campaigning work. Also involved in the Anita Roddick tribute publication.



Neon magazine

• Reviews editor

  • May 1998 - Jan 1999

  Commissioning, editing, writing, running a team consisting mostly of freelancers, choosing the right people for the right review, contributing to general editorial policy, passing pages, helping set the magazine's tone. Commissioning, editing, writing, running a team consisting mostly of freelancers, choosing the right people for the right review, contributing to general editorial policy, passing pages, helping set the magazine's tone.



PA Media: Sport

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sub editor

  • Nov 1996 - Nov 1997

  Subbing (and occasionally writing) TV listings Subbing (and occasionally writing) TV listings