Samantha Taylor Email & Phone Number

STRENGTHS:• Intuitive understanding of the lives of the great British public and what makes them tick• Innovative leader able to restructure & revive brands within budget while maintaining morale• Able editorial & legal consultant who moves seamlessly between magazines, papers and PR• Creates funny, shocking and heartwarming content that reaches and connects with audiences• Tenacious journalist, emotive writer, skilled commentator and resourceful opinioneer• Source & deliver extraordinary stories & events regardless of the brand or platform• Inspiring mentor experienced in tutoring young reporters in both journalism and media lawKEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Launch Consultant for The New Day, Trinity Mirror’s new daily newspaper• Won Editor of Year (Hearst) for rescuing ailing weekly • Saved £1m costs & delivered 10 consecutive ABC’s of market share growth • 2015 ACE press award for Circulation Excellence by a weekly magazine• 2014 Retail Newsagent award for Best Performance by a Women’s Weekly• Respected professional who has been headhunted for all her roles in last 20 years• Completed part-time law degree in 2014 to strengthen media law & ethics knowledge• Editorial contributor to Information Minister’s team developing new data protection codes• Guest appearances on radio & TV - This Morning, Five Live, BBC Radio, GMTV & Five News

Listed skills include Editorial, Magazines, Editing, Feature Articles, and 17 others.