As well as managing several client accounts, I maintain their websites and content, including creating assets, wireframes, writing copy, and proofing/editing existing copy.

Providing high-quality, engaging copy.

Creator of the *original* carrot bacon recipe (often emulated, never bettered)!Food writer, photographer, and recipe developer for my own food site, as well as for various print and online publications. Ambassador for several household brands. Menu developer for restaurants and hotels, both domestic and international.My work has been featured in some of the world's best-known publications, including Better Homes & Gardens, Grazia, Femina, Stylecaster, Buzzfeed, and The Guardian.

Providing excellent, well-researched and SEO friendly articles and high-quality food photography to accompany recipes that were supplied by 196 flavors.

- Co-ordinating, copy-editing (including SEO optimisation), photo-editing, and publishing all content across three languages (English, French, Spanish) for the website and five social media channels.- Managing all translation between three languages, including managing milestones and authorising payments.- Planning and management of social media, marketing and sales campaigns, plus live events and podcasts.- Creation of weekly newsletters in English and French using Mailchimp.- Prompt management of website comments and queries, and customer service enquiries.- Managing all social media channels.- Keyword research, plus creation and publication of SEO-optimised content.- Co-ordination with international chefs and culinary experts.- Mentoring, support, and training for junior team members.Tools used: Photoshop, Canva, Mailchimp, GrowMe, Webpushr, WooCommerce, Hootsuite, Tailwind, SEMRush, Wordpress, MS Office, GSuite, etc.

Creating engaging digital and social media content for this brand new studio.Point of contact for media relations.

Responsible for several client accounts. Duties included SEO auditing and management, managing a small team of web developers and designers, and first point of contact for clients.Also general VA duties for the CEO.

Responsible for creating top-quality, engaging, SEO-friendly content, plus copy-editing official documents, white papers, and reports for clients.I also put together and implemented their social media strategies.In addition, I was responsible for implementing wireframe designs, plus building and administrating client websites, as well as providing on-page copy.

• Team Leader for a social entrepreneurship; managing a small team of freelance writers, coders, videographers, video and sound editors, transcribers, and social media assistants.• Copywriter and editor: IT and software businesses, legal, translation studios, videogames, social entrepreneurship, digital and SEO marketing.• PA to CEO of an A/B testing and metrics company: day-to-day PA duties, plus managing clients and staff during CEO’s extended leave of absence.• Website administration: day-to-day running of several websites (digital marketing, travel).

PA: as before for this company, plus I was responsible for organising meet-ups, presentations, talks, and events (e.g. PechaKucha evenings, at which I also gave talks). Producer: I was responsible for ensuring deliverables were on time, liaising with development and art studios, and overseeing the development process from start to finish.I also represented the company at trade shows, and took meetings with potential clients and partners at same.

(Six-month temporary position)As the personal assistant to the CEO, I was the first point of contact for the Association, and was also responsible for:• Proofing and editing of research papers, reports, company white papers, press releases.• Copywriting.• Press release writing.• Report writing.• Media relations.• Stakeholder liaison.• University liaison.• Liaising with Members of Parliament, and setting up meetings between various MPs, industry leaders, and TIGA.• Representing the Association at trade shows and events, taking meetings as necessary.• Administrating the Association's website and online calendar.• Providing content for the Association's website.• Writing, coding, and sending out the weekly newsletter.• Advising prospective and current students with regard to TIGA courses.• Dealing with complaints and criticisms.• Initiating TIGA's Investors in People status.Plus, general PA duties:• Booking meetings• Corporate gift-buying• Travel and accommodation booking• Diary management• Conducting surveys and market research

Day-to-day management of CEO's diaries and appointments, preparation of presentation and assets for clients, implementation and maintenance of client and partner databases, research and investigation into potential partners, pairing clients and partners. Some game design. Proofing and editing for CEO. General PA duties.

Ensuring all p-mats were in order and compliant with format holder guidelines and rules. Ensuring all artists and designers were furnished with appropriate assets. Liaising with format holders. Ensuring all p-mats were submitted to format holders.

Established and managed Oxygen's in-house media relations department, managing a small team of assistants, and was responsible for devising and leading the PR strategies and reporting for several titles, from inception to execution through to follow-up.• Wrote, prepared and circulated all press materials.• Organised and executed successful UK-wide press tours and events, in order to demonstrate Oxygen's titles.• Organised and ran press tours of Oxygen's development studio and several of Oxygen's partners.• Achieved substantial coverage in top national videogames print media, including; 360 Magazine, 360 Gamers, Official Xbox Magazine, Offical PS2 Magazine, Official Nintendo Magazine, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, GamesTM, MCV, Develop, PC Format, PC Zone, etc.• Achieved substantial coverage in leading national and international videogames digital media, including: IGN, Spong, GamesRadar, Wired, Den of Geek, Edge, Eurogamer, Gamespot, etc.• Negotiated and brokered coverage in national and international mainstream print and digital media, including The Guardian and other dailies, as well as regional print media throughout the UK.• Successfully managed all PR budgets without ever exceeding them.• Organised and executed national competitions, and chaperoned winners to development partners' studios.• Organised and executed interviews with a number of Oxygen's celebrity partners, including Keith Chegwin and Alan Hansen, for whom I was also the the first point of contact.In addition, I penned in-house copywriting, as well as edited sales and marketing, and print materials.I also successfully publicised the company’s budget range of videogames, which resulted in significantly higher sales than anticipated, as well as achieving glowing national media coverage.Furthermore, I worked with Oxygen's development studio on the design of a number of titles.

Preparation and distribution of press materials, organising competitions, prize-giving events, and photo-ops. Occasionally, product demonstrations to the Press were required too.In addition, I QA-tested several titles for one of my clients.

(mostly part-time)I taught primary level literacy; from one-on-one, to groups of up to ten pupils. My students ranged from having severe SEN to dyslexia, physical disabilities, Asperger's Syndrome, and confidence issues.At my last school, I also taught ICT classes, and ran a lunchtime internet club for Year 5 & 6 pupils. Furthermore, I was responsible for discrete handling of sensitive information relating to pupils, entering all data relating to SEN assessments and SATs results, and making sure all pupil records were kept up to date.

To enable me to support my son, and work from home as much as possible, I took on a great deal of freelance work, which also helped to supplement my income from later part-time teaching.• Writing: articles for publication, business correspondence, syndicated videogame and movie reviews.• Proofing and editing: business correspondence, theses, dissertations, essays, short stories, novels.• PR: Initially, I helped to organise, arrange, and publicise art exhibitions, both locally and in London. I eventually ‘graduated’ to organising events and publicity for videogames publishers.

• Photographic model• Freelance writer• Theatrical luvvie!