'Sucking Wind' is an award-winning narrative short I co-wrote, produced and directed with David Kennedy. We shot on location in Cape Cod, MA, USA April 2018 with a talented young cast including Phoebe Tyers ('Search Party'), and expert crew including fantastic cinematographer Leslie Montero Muller.We raised $15,000 of the budget with a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.And we had an excellent, varied, award-winning festival run. The prestigious PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) described it as a "suburban-coming-of-age-tale-done-very-right."Awards: Winner, Best Drama, Film Crash Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2021Winner, Best Actor, Film Crash Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2021Winner, Audience Award, SENE Film Festival, Rhode Island, 2021Official Selection:Snowdance Independent Film Festival 2022PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) 2021Film Crash Film Festival 2021SENE Film Festival 2021Bristol International Film Festival 2021

After auditing Faraway's competitors' channels, I created social media user profiles and content strategies to reach the target audience, and developed powerful social media strategies with clear measureables.This included setting up and optimising Faraway's social media platforms, using hashtags and paid social media advertising effectively across platforms, finding and engaging with key influencers, and reporting on the appropriate KPIs eg impressions, reach, interactions etc. Instagram impressions were up +88% after the campaign.* This successful campaign was part of the Advanced Diploma in Strategic Social Media Marketing course from Digital Mums.This intensive course upskills marketing professionals to design and deliver an effective multi-platform social media campaign for a live client, in my case, travel brand Faraway. It gives you the live experience of working with a real client, while also becoming part of a powerful Digital Mums alumni network of supportive experienced social media experts in a field that is ever-evolving.

Copy-editing financial historian Edward Chancellor’s upcoming book on interest rates

Consultant on feature documentary about seal hunting in Canada and how it inspired the founding of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

Transmedia marketing consultant for dystopian sci-fi feature film.

Consulting on transmedia marketing for films: at Cinematica (sales, marketing and creative strategy agency for low to mid-level budget features) and for the sci-fi feature film, ‘Lucidity’ (2012), Bert & Bertie / ICU Films.

A mixed role working across esteemed production house Recorded Picture Company, founded by producer Jeremy Thomas ('High Rise', 'The Last Emperor', 'Sexy Beast') and international sales agency HanWay Films (which also handles the libraries of many world-class filmmakers). Roles included:Project-Manager / Story-Editor 
– conceptualised, produced and managed award-winning transmedia marketing for feature film: 
‘A Dangerous Method’ (Dir: David Cronenberg). Won IAC award for Best Movie Website
– managed production of official website and social media for feature film: ‘Creation’ (Dir: Jon Amiel)Managing Editor / Copywriter 
– for print and digital marketing materials for film markets, festivals, funding / investment documents 
and film catalogues 
– produced and ran new websites for HanWay and RPC, greatly increasing traffic and engagementPlus script reading, sales assessments, research and development for HanWay Acquisitions and RPC

This involved editing, writing, scheduling, commissioning, managing writers / budget, client and partners liaison for a range of publications for top spend American Express customers, including a quarterly lifestyle preview magazine. I also developed and produced a new range of Centurion print and digital communications, including a bi-monthly future trends e-mag with ‘excellent’ customer feedback.

Managing Editor on a quarterly publication for Amex top-spend customers, plus writing / editing a range of other print and digital marketing communications for Amex, and new business pitches.

Launched the new flagship .gov website, leading on tone, style and information architecture, and recruited and managed the new editorial team, setting up new workflow procedures and training them (and current employees) to write and structure content for the platform and audience. We won accolades from SOCITM on public consulation and clarity of content and Internet Crystal Mark from Plain English Campaign who were "very impressed" by the quality of writing.

Worked my way from Account Executive to Managing Editor in less than five years, via roles such as Sub, Writer, Commissioning Editor, Editor on a range of successful customer magazine titles and segmented communications programs for big brands, eg British Airways, Asprey, Sky, Tesco, and several effective charity campaigns.

Editor, Commissioning Editor and Writer on a range customer magazine titles and segmented communications programs for big brands including British Airways Holidays, British Telecom, Halifax, Sky and The Body Shop. Started as a researcher, moving up to Sub-Editor, Deputy Editor, then Managing Editor / Editor for a range of titles.

Analysed and redesigned companies internal and external communications and, with director, created new corporate identities for high profile clients, including King’s Fund, CPRE, The British Council, L’economiste, Paris. The role included presentations and winning pitches at board level, copywriting for marketing materials. Also wrote proposals and brand guidelines and project-managed the implementation of new brands, including the design and installation of signage for a major public building (King’s Fund, Cavendish Square).