As a producer at Production Attic, I work to deliver on video content for both corporate clients and film and televisionThis has ranged from the internal communication strategies of satellite manufacturers to feature length documentary projects with MicrosoftMy experience in video production includes project management, editing, camera operation, graphic design and animation

I write political commentary for the The National newspaper on a biweekly basisThe position is freelance and wholly self-driven in terms of subject choice, style and deadline submissionMy work tends to revolve around issues of social justice, Scottish independence, environmentalism and LGBTQ+ liberation - though not exclusively

I worked with the newspaper’s digital team to deliver on The National’s campaign goals while successfully exceeding company-wide targets on digital trafficMy work included overseeing the social media and communications output for the newspaper across multiple platforms, including the generation of multimedia reporting, video and podcast content, and graphic designI also planned and delivered digital content schedules for the EU referendum, two General Elections and the 2019 European Parliament election, with engagement rates that regularly eclipsed larger competitorsI ran a successful online campaign to grow digital subscription numbers to over 10,000, co-ordinatied across print and social media

As a production co-ordinator, my time at Axis Studios was spent co-ordinating across several production to keep projects running on time and on budgetThis involved running production meetings, extensive project management and scheduling, and a strong understanding of the animation process

I was responsible for online campaign during the 2016 Holyrood election, which resulted in more Green MSPs in the Scottish ParliamentDuring my time with the Scottish Greens, I identified digital opportunities to promote campaign messaging while coordinating with volunteer teamsI also planned, organised and created a schedule of unique content with high engagement rates that ran throughout the campaign, while pushing the party into new live-streaming territory and managing social media budgetsI commissioned the highly praised ‘Scotland Can’ campaign art while using my communications background to make messaging clear, simple and authentic

Scotland’s young people are engaged in politics like never before. Our Generation built on the legacy and goodwill of Generation Yes to create a new movement to engage, educate and encourage positive change for young people in Scotland and beyond.

Left Scotland was an online channel covering left-wing and radical politics in Scotland through regularly scheduled content and educational resources for activists.I successfully crowdfunded to establish a channel on YouTube covering news and politics in Scotland for six monthsDuring this period, I created the widely shared ‘How the Holyrood Voting System Works’ video ahead of 2016 election

In 2011, I founded a small video production company which grew to attract clients ranging from the London Science Museum to the Scottish GovernmentDuring this time I managed large teams of both internal staff and freelancers to deliver on video production projects, overseeing each part of project delivery as a producerThis involved managing substantial budgeting and risk assessment documentation on hundreds of projects while running the day-to-day of the businessStand out projects include developing the online video strategy for Scotland’s Equal Marriage campaign, as well as directing television ads for clients such as the Rural Museum of Scotland

During my time at University I managed and edited the GUST news bi-weekly program, and the Clubs and Societies program which was set up and run under my direction.