MOSTLY WORK, SOME PLAY
EDITOR/COPYWRITER, MEZE PUBLISHING
January 2014 – June 2015
Liaising with clients and staff, maintaining a solid social media presence, producing quality copy for a range of high-end cookbooks (regional, national, international).
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, EXPOSED MAGAZINE
October 2008 – June 2015
Daily management of an ever-growing team, implementing deadlines and ensuring they were met, staff training, overseeing copy and tone on both physical and social media platforms whilst working closely with sales to produce a popular monthly local magazine.
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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, ALL CREDIT MEDIA
June 2007 – October 2008
Handling PR accounts and implementing campaigns for major South Yorkshire clients (including: Mayfest, After Dark, The Leadmill, Highland Fling, Cliffhanger), assisting on the production of the 'Dirty Stop Outs' range of books, and producing content for Derbyshire's youth magazine B_Line.
EDITOR/WEB EDITOR/COPYWRITER/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, BLIND MICE MEDIA
October 2004 – March 2007
Sourcing and writing a variety of engaging magazine, website and social media content as well as various side projects, such as Tramlines Times, Tramlines programme, Sheffield Food Fest, Sheffield Property Guide. Co-hosted weekly radio show on Sheffield Live.
GROWIN' UP
STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE, STOKE ON TRENT
1995 - 1997
Achieved Higher National Diploma in Media Studies and captained the pool team at my local boozer.
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE (NORTON), SHEFFIELD
1993 - 1995
Achieved National Diploma in Media Studies.
RED TAPE STUDIOS, SHEFFIELD
2004
Achieved NVQ in Band Development (Distinction).
RED TAPE STUDIOS, SHEFFIELD
2003 - 2004
Achieved NVQ in Performance Skills – Advanced (Distinction).
HAVE A LOOK-SEE...
... At Some Stuff What I Done...
MAGS
As a born and bred Sheffielder, I took great pride in heading up 'Sheffield's Ultimate Entertainment and Listings Magazine' for many years - writing and editing everything from celebrity interviews and fun features, to local news, previews, reviews and beyond.
BOOKS
As a part of Meze Publishing, I worked on and produced a range of cookbooks - including individual client offerings and popular regional publications such as The Sheffield Cookbook, The Derbyshire Cookbook, The Cambridgeshire Cookbook etc.
CLIENTS
Clients I've worked closely with to produce content and publications for include Sheffield's Tramlines festival, Derbyshire's B_Line mag, The Leadmill, Mayfest, Highland Fling, Cliffhanger, Sheffield Doc/Fest, After Dark, Sheffield Food Festival - to name but a few.
OTHER
Essentially, I've turned my hand to many projects over the years, priding myself on my versatility and ability to quickly gauge the tone of copy required. Be it a sports brochure, bridal mag, food programme, housing paper, client campaign etc - anything goes.
