Leila Hawkins
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Leila Hawkins

JournalistLondon, United Kingdom
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Leila Hawkins
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Leila Hawkins

JournalistLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Versatile freelance journalist, editor and copywriter, as comfortable writing in-depth features as humorous blogs, B2B articles and engaging copy. Specialist subjects include music, film, food, business, technology and social issues for the Guardian, Vice, Broadly and Metro among others. Creative and self-motivated.
Projects
  • The Guardian: Why stuntwomen are in more danger than men
    The Guardian: Why stuntwomen are in more danger than men
Work history
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    ehospiceHospice UK
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Creating engaging regular features such as interviews and first person diaries with senior figures and volunteers, these have frequently topped monthly readership figures for all ten international ehospice editions Commissioning strong opinion pieces to encourage debate from policy makers and experts Writing news-reactive pieces and long form features, delivering to daily publishing deadlines Editing all content ready for publication, inkeeping with house style
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    Freelance journalistFreelance
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Features on ethical fashion, culture, feminism and social issues for the Guardian, Broadly, Vice, Kering and Metro Business and technology features for Protein and B2B titles including Business Chief, Gigabit and Healthcare Global Writing copy on London’s best experiences for All In London; advertising copy, biographies and press releases for artists and events Co-founded NADJA, a news website highlighting women's achievements in politics, sports, and the arts, aiming to redress the unfair gender imbalance in the media
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Skills
  • Editing
  • Writing
  • Copywriting Editorial
  • Article Writing
  • Journalism
  • Transcription
  • Translation Copywriting
  • Translation Editing
  • SEO
  • CMS Experience
Education
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    BA(Hons) Recording ArtsSchool of Audio Engineering
     - London, United Kingdom