Freelance Writer & Storyteller
Education
2021
College of Media & Publishing
Level 4 Diploma | Copywriting | Distinction
Key Focus: Persuasive & Engaging Copy / Content | Direct Mail & Email | Press Releases | Press Advertisements & Advertorials | Leaflets & Brochures | SEO Articles | Social Media & Blog Posts | Pay-per-click Ads | Newsletters
2020
University of Roehampton
MA | Children's Literature | Merit
Key Focus: Writing for Young Adults | Queer Theory | Feminism & Gender Identity Politics | Critical & Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Children's Literature | Translating Children’s Literature
2015
The Open University
BA (Hons) | English Language & Literature | 2:1
Key Focus: The Arts Past & Present | Creative Writing | Reading & Studying Literature | Children’s Literature | Worlds of English | English Grammar in Context
Experience
2021 - Current
Freelance Writer & Creative
Remote & By Request
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Created various websites (including this one!)
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Copyedited and fact-checking for finance and academic projects
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Branded a confectioner's mail order service (Chocs Away!)
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Worked on my portfolio, blog and SEO skills
02/2021 - 04/2021
Communications Coordinator
Greenwich Carers Centre
(Temporary Contract)
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Retooled the centre’s twelve-page bimonthly newsletter
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Coordinated all articles; created and edited content as required
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Created blog posts and other content for third-party websites
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Drafted emails to registered carers on behalf of the Centre
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Collated and coordinated responses to the Centre’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout initiative
02/2016 - 09/2020
Outsourcing Assistant
Kreston Reeves LLP
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Redrafted client training notes into Simple English and easy-to-follow guides
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Championed mental health as a Wellness Ambassador
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Processed VAT returns, payments, reconciliations, data collation and cashflow reports
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Provided bookkeeping using cloud software, data analysis and business consultancy
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Managed daily VIP client banking, overseeing £15k monthly budget