I write regular travel copy, mostly lists and features, for Hostelworld, Metro, Expedia, Travel Supermarket, Flight Centre and the Overseas Guides Company.

The Riff Raff is a friendly writers' community that champions debut authors and supports aspiring writers via mentoring, manuscript advice, events and a podcast. We offer The Riff Raff Mentoring Scheme - a chance for aspiring writers to be mentored/ coached on a 1:1 basis by a contemporary published author within their specific genre. We also offer The Riff Raff Manuscript Shakedown - a friendly, yet strenuous manuscript assessment service offering feedback on 5k, 10k or 20k words… Show more The Riff Raff is a friendly writers' community that champions debut authors and supports aspiring writers via mentoring, manuscript advice, events and a podcast. We offer The Riff Raff Mentoring Scheme - a chance for aspiring writers to be mentored/ coached on a 1:1 basis by a contemporary published author within their specific genre. We also offer The Riff Raff Manuscript Shakedown - a friendly, yet strenuous manuscript assessment service offering feedback on 5k, 10k or 20k words. We run events in Brixton where we showcase five debut authors with recently published books. The audience get the chance to mingle with authors, ask questions about writing and getting published, and to buy signed copies of the books. We also host a bi-monthly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with published authors, discussing their routes to publication and writing their debut work. Show less

Change Please is a multi-award-winning social enterprise which empowers homeless people by training them to be baristas and offering support with housing, bank accounts and mental wellbeing. My duties included: * Writing features, website copy, press releases, social media posts, blogs and product packaging copy.* Writing funding applications. Successes include securing $350,000 in funding from Chivas Venture 2018, £25,000 from Virgin and £450,000 multi-year funding to support… Show more Change Please is a multi-award-winning social enterprise which empowers homeless people by training them to be baristas and offering support with housing, bank accounts and mental wellbeing. My duties included: * Writing features, website copy, press releases, social media posts, blogs and product packaging copy.* Writing funding applications. Successes include securing $350,000 in funding from Chivas Venture 2018, £25,000 from Virgin and £450,000 multi-year funding to support establishing a training academy for Change Please baristas.* Writing and driving award applications. Successes include: WeWork Creator Awards Winner, Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017 and Best Coffee at World Beverage Innovation Awards. Show less

Author of Miss-Adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America, which was published in 2017.* One of Suitcase Magazine’s Best Travel Books of 2017 and featured in Stanford’s Be More Adventuress series.* Coverage: Women’s Hour, Radio 5 Live, Red Magazine, Heat, Women’s Own, Girls That Travel Podcast and Rebel Book Club.

The Overseas Guides Company is the UKs leading provider of information for people looking to emigrate or buy property abroad. As Assistant Editor I was in charge of commissioning and managing a team of writers based in eight different countries to produce content for our websites and for our weekly newsletters, that were sent out to a database of 75,000. As well as editing all content to ensure it met our brand personality, I would write regular features, implement SEO strategies and produce… Show more The Overseas Guides Company is the UKs leading provider of information for people looking to emigrate or buy property abroad. As Assistant Editor I was in charge of commissioning and managing a team of writers based in eight different countries to produce content for our websites and for our weekly newsletters, that were sent out to a database of 75,000. As well as editing all content to ensure it met our brand personality, I would write regular features, implement SEO strategies and produce comments for the press. I also produced content for a range of industry blogs and magazines including Business Destinations Magazine, Buy Association, Rightmove, A Place in the Sun Magazine and Cyprus Living. Show less

In my role as Copywriter, I produced informative content for The Overseas Guide's Company's range of websites and for their weekly newsletters. I built, edited and sent out the weekly newsletters, implemented strategies to improve readership with great success and produced content for a range of partner websites.

The Speaker's Corner section of this popular London-focused website is designed to provide a platform for people wishing to express an opinion on all areas of London Life. It was my job to commission writers to produce articles based on current events and to write regular features.

After a stint as a showbiz journalist, I was compelled to reach out to the real people who live in London to hear their stories. I set up London's Stories to showcase photography and interviews with interesting Londoners who spend their days doing something a little bit different. Those interviewed included ex-punk rockers, entrepreneurs, artists and teenagers about to complete their GCSEs.

Developed concepts and wrote copy for a range of clients including Glenfiddich Whiskey, Abbey Road Studios, Famous Grouse and Bells.

Write SEO blogs for a range of travel blogs, tour operators and airlines.

Write SEO travel articles for My Destination Info's range of websites.

Writing blog content for a range of popular travel blogs including Beer and Beans, Waegook Tom, South America Living, Miss Holly, Vagobond, Worldwide Travel Guide and The Shirt Off My Backpack.

Writing features and assisting with editorial duties across a range of inflight magazines including Easyjet Traveller, Ryanair Magazine, CNBC Business, B!there, B!Spirit, Gulf Shop and Yeah Baby.

Freelancing as Editor of Easyjet Traveller Destinations Guide. Editing writer submissions, writing copy and building pages in InDesign. At the same time I was collating and editing copy for Gulf Shop Inflight Magazine.

• Brought in to help project manage launch of product at 100% Design in September• Responsible for writing all copy for press releases, website, promotional materials, newsletters and advertising• Proof reading, sub-editing and updating copy• Liaising with journalists to promote company, website and to get press coverage• Managing promotion of website via social media i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube and Vimeo and ensuring website was site engine optimised• Updating… Show more • Brought in to help project manage launch of product at 100% Design in September• Responsible for writing all copy for press releases, website, promotional materials, newsletters and advertising• Proof reading, sub-editing and updating copy• Liaising with journalists to promote company, website and to get press coverage• Managing promotion of website via social media i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube and Vimeo and ensuring website was site engine optimised• Updating website content using CMS and HTML including sourcing of images Show less

Researching and writing breaking showbiz news stories on www.zoegriffin.co.uk. Attending showbiz events, interviewing celebrities, liaising with PRs to source promotional materials, competition prizes and attendance at events.

Writing various types of articles for weekly humour magazine aimed at British ex-pats living in Australia including: travel features, interviews, news stories, gossip, reviews, TV reviews and summaries, problem page and horoscopes.Researching for articles, people to interview, upcoming events.Writing reviews of gigs, shows, music festivals.Conducting interviews and writing interview questions.Liaising with agents to arrange interviews and tickets.Actively participating in… Show more Writing various types of articles for weekly humour magazine aimed at British ex-pats living in Australia including: travel features, interviews, news stories, gossip, reviews, TV reviews and summaries, problem page and horoscopes.Researching for articles, people to interview, upcoming events.Writing reviews of gigs, shows, music festivals.Conducting interviews and writing interview questions.Liaising with agents to arrange interviews and tickets.Actively participating in brainstorms to come up with feature ideas, front cover and page designs.Responsible for management of content and updating website. Show less

Continue to work for TNT on a freelance basis.Writing articles for weekly magazine aimed at backpackers living and working in Australia including: gossip, news stories, travel features, interviews and reviews.Liaising with agents to arrange interviews, conducting interviews and writing interview questions.Researching ideas for articles.Working alongside sales team to arrange and improve distribution.Co-ordinating events for 'Mumbrella' - a marketing and advertising industry… Show more Continue to work for TNT on a freelance basis.Writing articles for weekly magazine aimed at backpackers living and working in Australia including: gossip, news stories, travel features, interviews and reviews.Liaising with agents to arrange interviews, conducting interviews and writing interview questions.Researching ideas for articles.Working alongside sales team to arrange and improve distribution.Co-ordinating events for 'Mumbrella' - a marketing and advertising industry blog.Assisting with 'Mumbrella' podcasts.Brainstorming to come up with cover design and to come up with ideas for features.Updating website. Show less

Pre-event and on the day coordination for a variety of events including awards shows, corporate dinners, parties, conferences, seminars and exhibitions.Organised successful awards shows and conferences in Hong Kong, Turkey and London. Role included sourcing venues, health and safety, creating themes of events, guest lists, invitations, compiling award nominations, composing written materials, organising prizes, liaising with press regarding media coverage and selling sponsorship… Show more Pre-event and on the day coordination for a variety of events including awards shows, corporate dinners, parties, conferences, seminars and exhibitions.Organised successful awards shows and conferences in Hong Kong, Turkey and London. Role included sourcing venues, health and safety, creating themes of events, guest lists, invitations, compiling award nominations, composing written materials, organising prizes, liaising with press regarding media coverage and selling sponsorship contracts.Liaising with agents of celebrity guests - arranging attendance, accommodation and fees. Show less

Co-ordinating a variety of events including Political Party conferences, dinners, exhibitions and seminars.Liaising with political parties, speakers, celebrity guests and press in regards to events.Researching and arranging guests to attend events.Liaising with press.

Producing invitations, promotional materials and guest lists for events.Liaising with local and national press to organise coverage of events.Sourcing venues, compiling guest lists and table plans, researching and organising entertainment.Liaising with agents of sports players to arrange attendance at events.