After leaving behind a career in advertising, I now write, edit, pitch and commission Red magazine's features content, and also collaborate with brands to plan, book and host events for our readers. Outside of my day job, I write Conversations on Love, an email newsletter in which I interview writers, thinkers and experts about the role love has to play in our lives.
Projects credited in
- Sonder & Tell + Jigsaw create Comfort Zones the bookThe iconic fashion brand Jigsaw is in the business of selling clothes, not books. But we believed that an essay anthology could appeal to the Jigsaw customer’s wider cultural interests, align the brand with their target audience and raise money for a relevant cause. We worked closely with their marketing team and EIC Ana Santi along with design studio Duzi to create Comfort Zones the book, a collection of essays, letters and stories by 28 influential women writers. We challenged writers to go o
Work history
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Features EditorRed Magazine
London, United KingdomFull Time
*I've interviewed everyone from Gillian Anderson to Hilary Mantel, Jane Shepherdson, Gloria Steinem, Shonda Rhimes, Cheryl Strayed, Cathy Newman, Tavi Gevinson and David Sedaris.
*I commission and edit writers such as Dolly Alderton, Decca Aitkenhead, Bryony Gordon, Elizabeth Day, Sophie Heawood, Stuart Heritage, Charlotte Edwardes and others.
*I've secured profiles with everyone from author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Facebook VP Nicola Mendelsohn, Serena Williams, Gloria Steinem, Save the Children CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Sadiq Khan and many more.
*I plan, organise and host Red events, whether interviewing former Whistles CEO Jane Shepherdson at a networking evening for Red readers or collaborating with brand sponsors and booking speakers for Red's annual Smart Women Week five day festival of events.
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Deputy Features EditorRed Magazine
- Full Time
*Edited the magazine's books content, interviewed authors and wrote features, online and in print, about new releases.
*Pitched, wrote and commissioned content for the magazine's main features section.
Skills
- Lifestyle
- Blogs
- Online
- Creative
- Media
- Social
- Content
- Advertising Agency
- Writing
Education
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2:1 BA English LiteratureUniversity of Exeter
- Exeter, United Kingdom