Experience

WM People

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Reporter

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  I write for WM People's flagship website workingmums.co.uk, which covers mothers' rights and their careers. Highlights include: - A series of features about how women are held back by the UK's patchy and expensive childcare system. One of these stories became workingmums.co.uk's most-shared Facebook post ever.- A longread about mothers and burnout.- A photo-story about national childcare protests that went viral on Twitter. I write for WM People's flagship website workingmums.co.uk, which covers mothers' rights and their careers. Highlights include: - A series of features about how women are held back by the UK's patchy and expensive childcare system. One of these stories became workingmums.co.uk's most-shared Facebook post ever.- A longread about mothers and burnout.- A photo-story about national childcare protests that went viral on Twitter.



ActionAid UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior stories officer

  • Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  ActionAid is an international charity that focuses on women’s rights, with chapters in over 40 countries. I gathered case studies for the charity's emergency coronavirus appeal, Christmas appeal, and media coverage in outlets such as Reuters and the Associated Press. I also worked in a successful job-share and managed a junior team member. ActionAid is an international charity that focuses on women’s rights, with chapters in over 40 countries. I gathered case studies for the charity's emergency coronavirus appeal, Christmas appeal, and media coverage in outlets such as Reuters and the Associated Press. I also worked in a successful job-share and managed a junior team member.



Crisis

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior media officer

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

  Crisis is a British homelessness charity whose campaigns have led to changes in national laws. I led on high-profile media projects, from securing coverage on the Today programme for report launches, to gathering sensitive case studies for a Sunday Times Christmas appeal that raised £600,000. Crisis is a British homelessness charity whose campaigns have led to changes in national laws. I led on high-profile media projects, from securing coverage on the Today programme for report launches, to gathering sensitive case studies for a Sunday Times Christmas appeal that raised £600,000.



Freelance

• Journalist and photographer covering UK immigration

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2017

  After returning home to London, I spent two years working as a journalist and news editor for the Financial Times, BBC World Service, Buzzfeed, and others. I built up a bank of features about UK immigration and migrant communities. I also started doing freelance and contract work for NGOs that worked with refugees and migrant groups, with a focus on gathering case studies. After returning home to London, I spent two years working as a journalist and news editor for the Financial Times, BBC World Service, Buzzfeed, and others. I built up a bank of features about UK immigration and migrant communities. I also started doing freelance and contract work for NGOs that worked with refugees and migrant groups, with a focus on gathering case studies.



Reuters News Agency

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 400 - 500 Employee

• India correspondent

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  My duties included covering breaking news, writing analysis pieces, editing stringers' stories, and shooting and presenting video features. I left this role to return home to London with my partner. My duties included covering breaking news, writing analysis pieces, editing stringers' stories, and shooting and presenting video features. I left this role to return home to London with my partner.



The Economist

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foreign correspondent

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2013

  2012-2013: India correspondent based in Mumbai. 2009-2011: Nigeria correspondent based in Lagos. I was a “super-stringer” on a monthly retainer for both of these correspondent roles. 2012-2013: India correspondent based in Mumbai. 2009-2011: Nigeria correspondent based in Lagos. I was a “super-stringer” on a monthly retainer for both of these correspondent roles.



Financial Times

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Trainee

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

  Two-year graduate scheme involving placements in newsrooms in London and New York. Two-year graduate scheme involving placements in newsrooms in London and New York.