Greetings! I'm Sophie, a freelance writer, journalist and digital content creator from Nottingham, UK.
My passion for writing led me to study a Masters in Magazine Journalism and I have an array of marketing experience promoting independent businesses, from popular tourist destinations to boutique retail stores.
I like to imbue everything I do with individuality, quality and creativity. You can find much of my work at The Dilettante, a satirical blog and zine offering curious history, humour and content on living a creative life, of which I am the founder and editor.
Projects
- The Art of AgeingOld age is something we all have ahead of us. But once we leave behind the toil of employment and careers, once children are grown and dreams achieved, what do we do with ourselves? While retirement for many is a time to put their feet up, large numbers of today’s senior set are starting businesses, becoming artists, and blurring the concept of retirement entirely. I spoke to five very different individuals to find out what their perceptions are on ageing, retirement, advanced style and the wor
Work history
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Writer & EditorThe Dilettante
Nottingham, United KingdomFreelance
I am founder of The Dilettante, an online zine and blog dedicated to inspiration, advice, history and humour. Dedicated to the creative and curious minded, oddballs, eccentrics, artists and outsiders, The Dilettante exists in the hope of providing a small respite from the mundanity of everyday life and the internet.
The Dilettante began in 2013 when two creatively confused friends sat down to make A Thing. Having both dabbled in various art forms over the years without ever settling on a particular forte, the concept of the dilettante - a lover of the arts who pursues creativity in many forms - seemed a natural direction.
The result was a bi-monthly Nottingham themed broadside, The Dilettante Gazette, which was inspired by DIY publishing, zines and chapbooks of the 18th century. Along hosting with monthly Dilettante Society meetings, creative workshops and events, The Dilettante often featured bespoke promotion of favoured local independent businesses, delving into the history or character of each business.
Today The Dilettante exists the digital world, with occasional print publications. I am now the sole writer and designer for The Dilettante, and handle all of those various finicky website management jobs that have no clear title.
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Marketing AssistantVisit Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham, United KingdomFull Time
I have several years of experience working within the tourism sector as a member of the marketing department at Visit Nottinghamshire. My role included content creation and writing for the website, blog, and social media, alongside developing marketing campaigns and site maintenance. After having left to embark on my Masters degree in 2018, I was invited to rejoin the company on a 6 month part-time contract in September 2019.
Skills
- Writing
- Journalism
- Digital Content
- Branding
- Proofreading
- Sub-editing
- Video Advertising
- Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Communicating Ideas
Education
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MastersNottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
I am currently uniting my passions and professional skills by studying a Masters in Magazine Journalism at Nottingham Trent University, which will graduate in 2020. This multifaceted course teaches a range of versatile, practical skills from video production and photography, to content writing and social media.
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) The University of Brighton
- Brighton, United Kingdom
Visual Culture is a diverse course spanning the history of art and design, media, advertising and sociology. My dissertation focused on the rise of the bohemian artist, from the 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' Lord Byron, through the arcades of fin de siécle Paris to the debauched days of 20s Fitzrovia and 50s Soho.