Working at Labour Party HQ during the 2024 General Election advising the Press and Media team on communication strategy with particular emphasis on gaining regional press coverage.

Leading the internal content sharing service at the UK's largest news publisher to ensure the best and most valuable content produced by hundreds of journalists across Reach Plc is used for maximum impact on digital sites and in print products. Reach publishes some of the UK's best selling newsprint titles as well as dozens of websites which see in the region of 60m page views a day. I'm also involved in editorial management across Reach Plc including work on legal and compliance and diversity… Show more Leading the internal content sharing service at the UK's largest news publisher to ensure the best and most valuable content produced by hundreds of journalists across Reach Plc is used for maximum impact on digital sites and in print products. Reach publishes some of the UK's best selling newsprint titles as well as dozens of websites which see in the region of 60m page views a day. I'm also involved in editorial management across Reach Plc including work on legal and compliance and diversity and inclusion matters. Show less

As part of the leadership team of mirror.co.uk and The Daily Mirror I was responsible for editing content and managing staff across the flagship digital and print titles. I also had editorial compliance and legal training responsibilities across the group and worked on management projects covering areas such as staff wellbeing and brand development.

Responsible for editorial collaboration and content sharing across Trinity Mirror's (Now known as Reach Plc) national and regional news brands - The Daily Mirror, mirror.co.uk, Liverpool Echo, Manchester Evening News, Birmingham Mail and many more. In this era Trinity Mirror published more than 150 print titles and a portfolio of websites which saw an average of nine million daily unique browsers. I also was part of the management team which worked on editorial legal compliance and content… Show more Responsible for editorial collaboration and content sharing across Trinity Mirror's (Now known as Reach Plc) national and regional news brands - The Daily Mirror, mirror.co.uk, Liverpool Echo, Manchester Evening News, Birmingham Mail and many more. In this era Trinity Mirror published more than 150 print titles and a portfolio of websites which saw an average of nine million daily unique browsers. I also was part of the management team which worked on editorial legal compliance and content provenance matters. Show less

Editorial lead in a team which planned and implemented a major investment in technology led change in newsrooms across five national and 130 regional titles throughout the UK. Working with external technology partners and internal stakeholders to install a new Content Management System in a multi-site, high pressure publishing environment required high levels of leadership, engagement, communication and collaboration. The company was then known as Trinity Mirror Group PLC which now part of… Show more Editorial lead in a team which planned and implemented a major investment in technology led change in newsrooms across five national and 130 regional titles throughout the UK. Working with external technology partners and internal stakeholders to install a new Content Management System in a multi-site, high pressure publishing environment required high levels of leadership, engagement, communication and collaboration. The company was then known as Trinity Mirror Group PLC which now part of Reach Plc. Show less

Helping to run the news gathering team on the flagship daily national title including developing stories, editing copy, liaising with print and digital production teams and lawyers. Also managing a team of staff reporters as well as dealing with freelancers and external agencies.

Co-editing the Penman & Greenwood Investigate campaigning and consumer column.Twice named National Consumer Journalist of the year by the Institute of Trading Standards and twice nominated for British Press Awards for writing articles of public interest, highlighting scams and injustices.

Reporting on results and activities of businesses, FTSE 100, FTSE 250 or any company that impacted on or interested our readers.

I co-edited the 'Sorted' column 'by Penman & Greenwood' - a weekly consumer investigations and reader support service published in the Daily Mirror which in that era sold in excess of two million copies a day.

Working across the then Mirror Group titles which included, among others, The Daily Mirror, The Independent, The Belfast Newsletter. Also a secondment at the Press Association newsroom in London and training at the Newcastle Chronicle.

Reporting at these titles: The Sunday Times, The Times, The Wokingham Times, The Reading Post, BBC Top Gear Magazine, The Liverpool Echo, The Chester Chronicle, Exeter Express & Echo and BBC local Radio