About me

Rich experience working in a range of media has taught me numerous skills and I am extremely eager to apply these in a creative copywriting job.

Most recently I excelled in a deputy editor role for a busy online newswire, before that wrote travel features and competition copy for two national magazines, co-edited a book on politics miscellany (foreword by Andrew Marr), and worked for a year in an ITN newsroom sitting opposite presenter Kirsty Young.

Oh, and I filmed and presented an unusual travel documentary with two friends which involved dressing up as Victorian explorers and trekking hundreds of miles on horses across Patagonia's barren wastelands. We sold it to Sky, and it was 'Pick of the Week' in the Times, Observer and Telegraph.

I offer first-class writing skills - proven under pressure and to tight deadlines - with the ability to produce numerous styles of engaging copy, from witty anecdotes for books to travel features and in-depth analytical comment pieces on aviation issues. I just used these to great effect in a freelance copywriting job for leading independent design consultancy 20/20. It involved liaising with their client and rewriting a 24-page internal brochure the company is using to present itself for a possible multi-million pound merger. Providing positive media coverage for advertisers, tourist boards and PR agencies in features and competition copy was integral to my job as staff writer on travel magazines.

An excellent oral communicator, I have a particular talent for engaging with people at all levels and am experienced at cultivating contacts for rewarding business relationships. I have interviewed celebrities, politicians and company MDs/CEOs, which requires being confident, intelligent and articulate. I have learnt to find the salient point from swathes of information quickly, working out what's really important or interesting in an issue so I can write comprehensively and engagingly on the subject.

But the best is last - creativity is my key strength, and I have a keen desire to produce top quality ad copy where original thinking to provide fresh perspectives is required and rewarded. I learn fast too, and have hit the ground running in all my jobs.