About me
I am fascinated by story telling and how the stories we tell ourselves impact on the way we live. This fascination has lead me to work across many different mediums, always with the focus of how these stories can changes peoples lives. From producing for theatre I learned how powerful your message can be with a whole cast and crew tapped into a delivering an idea. From working at the BBC I learnt the practical skills of how to broadcast to a wider audience. From publishing I learnt how to distill the message of your story down to it's essence so a reader can begin to engage with what they want to read, and how to promote this in an eye catching way. Most recently working for a think thank has meant bringing people together to debate not just their own stories, but the narrative of a nation, finding common landmarks in this imagined landscape, and appreciating how the different stories people are told can create such different real and imagined worlds.
Work history
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Membership and Communications OfficerCentre for Scottish Public Policy
Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
Running the communications for an independant think tank. This included blogging, tweeting and individual engagment of members. I also organised live debates around Scottish public policy issues, reseraching and booking speakers, organising venues and promoting the events.
Content AssistantBBC
- Edinburgh, United KingdomInternship
Research and brief/ script writing for Arts and Culture show on BBC Radio Scotland. Writing interview questions, audio editing, interviewing guests, pitching features liaising and organising for features within a show.
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Skills
- Copywiting
- Blog Articles
- Audio Editing
- Editing
- Adaptive Communication
Education
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MAThe University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2:1 MA honours in English Literature with History and Philosophy