About me

Amy Hutson is a journalist who has written for titles from The Guardian to Real People. As well as freelance writing, she is also a counsellor working in private practice and for a school. For the past four years, she was editor of the offline and online versions of Your County magazine, which saw a 30 per cent increase in readership since she joined the title. Amy studied journalism at Sheffield College, before becoming a reporter at the Matlock Mercury. She then went on to launch a new shopping supplement at the Northamptonshire Telegraph, where she was a feature writer. She has also worked in PR, looking after fashion and beauty brands from start-up to global brands.

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Projects

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  “Now I’ve achieved my life-long ambition to become a teacher”Blog post for Your East Sussex
• Diversity and Ability launches support around the globeBlog post on international work
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  Diversity and Ability blog postImproving Diversity and Inclusion through belonging
• Action on Poverty article in Worcester NewsGrant for Cropthorne charity working in Uganda
• Blog post for AfriKidsCoronavirus: updated 30th April 2020
• Why writing therapy helps - Be Ur Own Light blog

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Work history

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EditorYour County
May 2014 - Aug 2018Lewes, United KingdomFull Time
Editor of residents publication Your County, which is distributed to around 245,000 people in East Sussex.
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Account DirectorGossip PR
May 2008 - Apr 2014London, United KingdomFull Time

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Skills

• Marketing PR
• Copywriting
• Editing
• Journalism
• Lifestyle
• Online
• Print
• Blogging
• Human Interest
• Features
• News
• Proofreading
• Web Content
• Popular Culture

Education

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Fast Track Pre-entry JournalismSheffield College
Feb 2005 - May 2005Sheffield, United Kingdom
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BA(Hons) English and Media StudiesNottingham Trent Univeristy
Aug 2000 - May 2003Nottingham, United Kingdom

Awards

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CIPR best publicationCIPR PRide Awards
Shortlisted for the CIPR's best publication in 2015