About me

I'm a versatile writer and digital all-rounder with ten years' experience spanning news and culture and corporate communications. I'm passionate about crafting smart, empathic content.

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Work history

EditorAB Comms
Jun 2019 - Aug 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
Edited monthly digital publication 'Upfront' for Transport for London Copywriting for Royal Mail, Network Rail, Kilburn & Strode, flexing style and tone for each brand Pitched and helped produce videos, infographics, data visualisations and custom-made GIFs for clients Produced marketing materials: blogs, podcast notes, social copy
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News EditorThe New Arab (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed)
Sep 2016 - Dec 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Ran the newsdesk for a leading Middle East news website Edited reporters’ copy, packaged articles with SEO headlines and multimedia elements. Commissioned international writers and analysts Wrote regular original features on post-war Iraq, women’s rights, Arab cinema and art

Skills

• Newswriting
• SEO Copywriting
• Digital Content
• Sub-editing
• Proofreading
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• UX Copy
• Editorial Production
• Copyediting

Education

JournalismUniversity of Portsmouth
Oct 2007 - Jul 2010Portsmouth, United Kingdom
+ NCTJ Journalism: public affairs, newswriting, court reporting, media law and ethics, shorthand, media analysis

Awards

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NQJ Esso AwardNational Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)
NQJ Esso Award for newswriting exam, April 2014