A senior editorial and content specialist with a solid background in journalism. More than 20 years experience in writing, editing, management, leadership and collaboration. A decade’s experience in online content, podcasts, digital creative, social media, curation and community management. Now specialising in creative content strategy working with tech start-ups, fintech, new and heritage media.
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Content WriterUK Research & Innovation
Bath, United KingdomFreelance
Contributing case studies and articles for businesses and research organisations benefitting from UKRI awards. Interviewing academics involved in UKRI’s New Generation Thinkers scheme. Recently copy-edited Future Of Building week blog.
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Head of Content StrategySpare Me Media Creative
Bristol, United KingdomPart Time
Establishing web presence for a digital reporting and podcast business. Created website and validated the first series of 'Modern Slavery Stories' with podcasting platforms co-created brand identity and created tone-of-voice guidelines for website pages. Currently developing social media and distribution strategy and working with stakeholders on serialisation and sponsorship.
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Education
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MA Online JournalismBirmingham City University
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
"In his time on the MA in Online Journalism Dan produced some outstanding, cutting-edge work. He combined data journalism with video to give a multimedia angle on a cycling safety story; he explored games as a storytelling method to encourage user engagement; and his work with audio journalism and mapping showed new ways to tell stories. Throughout he kept an eye on both the story and the audience, demonstrating an understanding of a range of journalism tools and the potential for better reporting. I would recommend Dan very strongly for any journalism post - he has the potential to define the craft as it finds its feet in a networked age." Professor Paul Bradshaw, course leader
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BA (Hons) English & Media Arts (2:1)Bretton Hall University of Leeds
- Wakefield, United Kingdom
Electives included Contemporary English Literature, Modernism, Post-Modernism, Photography, Video Production.
Formed ODE Society (Other Things Drama and English), performed spoken word in a band and was a regular guest on Forge FM in Sheffield.