Martha Dillon
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Martha Dillon

Editor of It's Freezing in LA! magazineLondon, United Kingdom
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Martha Dillon

Editor of It's Freezing in LA! magazineLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am the Editor of It's Freezing in LA, an independent magazine about climate change. This is a multi-disciplinary magazine printing diverse writing and illustrations on green issues sold across the world. We cut across traditional activist and scientific environmental media to produce beautiful magazines exploring detailed ideas about the climate crisis. As Editor and Founder, I commission articles, develop content and run events and collaborations. I have detailed understanding of the financial and legal requirements of running a magazine, being responsible for the management of the project as well as its direction. I am trained as a Civil and Environmental Engineer. My work on public and environmental infrastructure projects gives me a strong insight into the technical requirements of environmental change, and a structured, creative approach to design and communication.
Work history
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    Graduate Civil EngineerEnvironment Agency
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Graduate Civil Engineering role, including responsibility for the management and technical direction of maintenance and refurbishment projects on active flood defence structures. Involvement in planning and flood risk modelling. This has included data analysis for flood defence asset management tools, work on flood modelling tools and policy writing.
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    Editor and FounderIt's Freezing In LA
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Founder of IFLA!, a print magazine about climate change shortlisted for the Stack Awards ‘Launch of the Year’ (2018) and one of the Guardian’s eight ‘best sustainable zines’ (2019). Responsible for commissioning and editing articles; managing the design, social media and editorial teams for production; organising events and collaborations with other projects; speaking at events on climate change and green publishing. Responsible for the accounts and legal administration of the company.
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Skills
  • Public Speaking
  • Writing
  • Editorial Commissioning
  • Editorial Content
  • Content Coordination
  • Environment
  • Political Analysis
  • Technical Writing
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainability Reporting
Education
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    University of Cambridge logo
    Master of EngineeringUniversity of Cambridge
    Cambridge, United Kingdom
    I graduated with a degree in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2017. My Masters thesis focussed on geotechnical engineering, looking at the failure of suction caissons as foundations for offshore wind turbines. Other modules of interest included Dynamics in Civil Engineering, Structural Steelwork and Plate & Shell Structures. I wrote numerous essays and reports challenging the role of engineers - including on ways for Water Engineers to support women in areas with limited public infrastructure, and on collaborative projects between artists and engineers.