An award-winning journalist and editor with over 15 years’ experience writing and commissioning across print, digital, TV & radio at CNN and The Times. Subject matter expert in news, sport, politics, communications, with extensive newsroom and managerial experience. Reputation for leading teams to cover multichannel campaigns and live events.

• Responsible for planning, commissioning, and editing content acrossinternational news & politics, features, opinion, breaking news & majorevents• Manage full production team with four direct reports• Work closely with senior management to shape company direction anddigital-first strategy, leading company-wide meetings in absence of Editorin-Chief• Run full content & event planning process across organisation,implementing new workflow structure and meeting strategies to improveemployee engagement, production efficiency and content quality

Editor, Content Writer and MentorNews and feature writer on a range of subjects from art to antisemitism as well as a media consultant for a number of small businesses. • News and feature writer for leading international websites • Providing content strategy and editorial advice to small businesses• Media adviser to various charities • Leading mentoring sessions for young BAME journalists

Award-winning news and feature writer for CNN.com, reporting on political, social and sporting affairs across Britain and Europe. Played leading role in digital and broadcast integration across all platforms including the award-winning project on antisemitism in Europe. Particular focus on human rights stories both in news and sport.Responsibilities:• Project manager for award-winning series on antisemitism in Europe• Led successful integration between television and digital for several high-profile projects including 2014 World Cup, 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2019 Cricket World Cup• Key player in growth of CNN social media channel growth across all platforms• Use of A/B testing, SEO and Google analytics to ensure best possible performance across CNN.com• Managing of budgets for a number of projects including overseas trips• On the ground reporter for major news events such as the Grenfell Tower disaster, London terror attacks and the Royal Wedding• On screen analyst for European Champions League, Premier League and Cricket World Cup• Key member of team responsible for organising major network projects and leading digital coverage across CNN

Responsibilities:• Breaking international sport stories and securing interviews with some of the biggest names within the industry• Covering global sporting events including the Ashes, Champions League football, and international cricket and tennis tournaments• Making regular television and radio appearances to provide sports analysis and insight for media outlets including BBC 5live, BBC London & CNN• Writing expert comment and analysis for national newspapers and broadcasters• Led 2013 media campaign to free football player Zahir Belounis from captivity in QatarKey Achievements:• Secured exclusive interviews with leading sports stars through building and managing relationships with key personnel at Premier League football clubs and players’ representatives• Coverage of the case of Zahir Belounis led to his release from captivity after securing the support of leading celebrities such as Gary Lineker with story subsequently picked up by world’s media• Selected by a number of national newspapers to report on England’s victorious Ashes tour to Australia in 2010-11 and responsible for coverage throughout three-month trip

Cover Premier League football matches across the country for the Times and Times online. Also write news and feature pieces.

Reported on football matches across the country for Daily Mirror. Wrote match reports, interviews and stories for the paper on a regular basis for four years.

Interviews and reporting from various sporting eventsBroadcastingCommentary on digital radio and websiteEditing packages and producing for live showsResearchFeature reporting