01 / Dossier · Curriculum Vitae

Experience, qualifications & professional background.

Over 15 years working across B2B digital marketing, national cultural journalism, broadcast audio production, and creative sector governance.

Trained to NCTJ standards with a postgraduate degree in journalism and an undergraduate background in politics, my work connects strategic commercial communication with accessible public storytelling.

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2023 – present

Content Marketing Manager

Brew Digital · Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · Full-time

Leading client brand storytelling, organic search content, and conversion strategies. Host and producer of Marketers of the Universe. Regular commentator on AI and agency strategy for The Drum.

2012 – present

Co-Founder & Associate Director (formerly Editor, Deputy Editor & Sub-Editor)

Voice Magazine / Upstart Projects · National (UK) · Editorial leadership & advisory

Co-founded Voice in 2012, progressing from Sub-Editor and Deputy Editor to Editor (2017–2023) and Associate Director. Scaled the platform to 2.5M+ reads, personally writing 1,300+ articles and mentoring 150+ contributors. Directed the 12-part Amplify documentary series across 9 Arts Council England Bridge organisations, managed DWP Kickstart employment for 24 young creatives, directed annual Fringe newsrooms, and led institutional partnerships with Tate Modern, Southbank Centre, and Royal Opera House Bridge.

2013 – 2019

Director

Unit Twenty-Three CIC · South Norfolk · Community enterprise

Directed a social enterprise tackling cultural under-investment in rural East Anglia. Managed partnerships across local councils and schools, and delivered DissFest, a multi-day arts festival in the market town of Diss.

2011 – present

Independent Consultant, Trainer & Producer

Tinman Enterprise · UK · tinmanenterprise.com

Delivering freelance editorial consultancy, B2B copywriting, practical media and podcasting workshops, and end-to-end audio production across commercial, educational, and cultural sectors.

Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA): Recognised for contributions to youth voice, cultural journalism, and access to the arts.

Professional Journalism NCTJ Diploma in Journalism: Accredited training including Media Law, Court Reporting, Public Affairs, and News Writing.

Postgraduate MA in Journalism (NCTJ Accredited) · Brunel University London (2015 – 2016): Multi-media journalism training across print, digital, and broadcast production, including Media Law, Court Reporting, Public Affairs, and Teeline shorthand.

Undergraduate BSc (Hons) in Politics (First Class Honours) · Brunel University London (2012 – 2015): First Class degree with undergraduate dissertation investigating the structural capacity of digital technology to enhance political participation among 18–24-year-olds in the UK.

Sector Leadership Clore Leadership - Emerging Leaders Course (2023): Cultural sector leadership, governance, and strategic management training.

Civic & Arts Gold Arts Award & Youth Network Leader: Achieved Gold Arts Award at age 17 and served for three years in the Arts Award Youth Network Leaders programme.

Editorial & Content Management

AP & Guardian Style sub-editing, NCTJ media law & court reporting compliance, commissioning & line editing, WordPress, Statamic, Drupal, and flat-file Markdown workflows.

Content Strategy & Commercial

B2B campaign strategy, executive ghostwriting, editorial SEO execution & content auditing (in partnership with technical SEO & PPC teams), pillar content architecture.

Audio & Video Production

End-to-end podcast production, broadcast & long-form interviewing, multi-track audio editing (Adobe Audition), video editing & documentary direction (Adobe Premiere Pro).

Systems & Self-Hosted Infrastructure

Docker & Portainer container management, n8n workflow automation, Cloudflare Tunnels, local AI & vector search experimentation (Ollama, Qdrant), Obsidian knowledge bases, Git.