About me

Freelance writer for titles such as Men’s Health, GQ, Esquire, Time Out, Cosmopolitan, Raconteur and The Strategist. Creative copywriter for brands including Google, Danone, SPOKE, Perky Blenders, Lick, Street Feast, Talentful and Numan.

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Projects

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  ShortList – Alden Ehrenreich cover interviewCover feature with Solo star Alden Ehrenreich, ShortList issue 522 (May 2018)
• N by Norwegian – Underwater RugbyExperience feature for Norwegian Airlines’ in-flight magazine, in which I joined London’s only underwater rugby team (Sep 2019)
• Men's Health – Becoming a Mexican WrestlerExperience feature for Men’s Health in which I spent a week training as a Luchador (Sep 2019)
• Time Out – London's Most Pampered DogsFeature for Time Out in which I interviewed the owners of London’s most pampered pooches (Apr 2019)
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  ShortList – Undercover with the InstagrammersCover feature where I went undercover in the exhausting world of the professional Instagram influencers, ShortList issue 544 (Oct 2018)
• Time Out – London's Hardest WorkoutsExperience feature for Time Out in which I did London’s four hardest workouts in four days, in a misguided attempt to work out which is truly the most extreme (Aug 2019)

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Projects credited in

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  Survival booksDesign and art direction for ShortList magazine Photography: Chris Hoare Words: Bobby Palmer

Work history

Interim Events EditorTime Out Group
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018London, United KingdomPart Time
Helped run Time Out’s ‘Things To Do’ section across print and digital.
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Front Section EditorShortlist Magazine
Jul 2017 - Dec 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Ran ShortList magazine’s ‘Notebook’ section, which involved filling five to ten pages every week with fun, engaging and informative pieces on culture, fashion, food and drink, and anything else of interest to our 500,000+ weekly readers. Regularly interviewed high-profile subjects, wrote topical essays in print and for the website, and contributed larger features to the magazine - including a cover profile of ‘Solo’ star Alden Ehrenreich and a cover feature on male Instagrammers.

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Skills

• Writer
• Content and Media Writing
• Online Media
• Digital Media
• Digital Journalism
• Online Journalism

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and LiteratureUniversity of Leeds
Sep 2011 - Jul 2015Leeds, United Kingdom
Obtained a First Class BA (Hons) in English Language & Literature.