Innovations Producer
CurrentI directed, produced and co-wrote the multiple-award winning and Apple chart-topping podcast Partygate: The Inside Story - winner of the acclaimed Spotlight Award at the 2023 British Podcast Awards, Podcast of the Year at the Society of Editors' Media Freedom Awards 2023, and News Coverage of the Year at The AIBs 2023.I solo developed, launched and produced ITV News's flagship podcast What You Need To Know, turning annual audiences in the hundreds of thousands in its previous incarnation to 13 million yearly downloads after the rebrand, earning an award for Pivot of the Year at the Drum Awards 2023.I previously solo launched and produced the 2020 US election podcast, Will Trump Win?, which won Podcast of the Year at the Drum Awards 2021 and broadcast the world exclusive inside story of Robert Moore's remarkable coverage of the January 6 United States Capitol attacks.In a wide-ranging brief as Innovations Producer, I've also helped oversee the award-winning output of the ITV News Social team, acting as an editorial supervisor and script guru for The Rundown and Here's The Story content, and created an run a bespoke digital writing workshop for journalists across the newsroom.
