- FreelanceFreelance content writer, copywriter, and editorApril 2016 - Today (8 years and 8 months)I write and edit copy and content for a range of industries, including travel, recruitment, retail, finance, and video animation. Skills: Social media copy (posts for LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube) Blogs (guides, how-tos, thought-leadership) Website copy (SEO-optimised landing pages) Infographic copy
- TravelSupermarket.comTravel Content EditorMay 2018 - October 2019 (1 year and 5 months)London, UKManaged the content team and external agency support; devised and oversaw content strategy, including tone of voice; planned and delivered large editorial projects (e.g. updating the site's destination landing pages); commissioned a small team of freelancer writers; wrote and edited a wide range of copy (travel features, guides, landing pages, email copy, campaign copy etc). Key achievements: Surpassing 2 million annual blog views; monetizing the TravelSupermarket blog through curated travel deals; developing and delivering in-house travel videos (a first at TravelSupermarket); overseeing blog migration from WordPress CMS to Adobe Experience Manager.
- SelfFreelance journalist and travel writerApril 2016 - Today (8 years and 8 months)I write travel and environmental stories for a number of print and digital publications. Travel bylines: BBC Travel, The Independent, Travel Weekly, Love Exploring, The Culture Trip, Suitcase Magazine, and more. Non Travel: The Guardian, Reader's Digest Magazine, Footprint Magazine.
- Bachelor's Degree, English Language and the MediaLancaster University2009Bachelor's Degree, English Language and the Media