Freelance July 2006 – present

A mixture of shifts and freelance, both editing and writing for: Daily Express, The Mirror, The People, The Sun - Sunwoman, New, Wedding, Love It, Full House, Chat, More, Grazia, Full House, Take a Break, Good Housekeeping, Fabulous, Essentials, Cosmopolitan and Company.

August 2009 – January 2010 More! magazine

Position: Acting Assistant Editor

• Responsible for overseeing features, fashion, news and beauty teams
• Managing editorial meetings to decide content both words and pictures
• Proof reading and editing responsiblities

January 2008 – January 2009 Daily Express, Express Yourself

Position: Deputy Editor (maternity)

• Commissioning and editing freelance and agency copy
• Picture selection and layout including headlines, standfirsts and captions
• Proofing and editing live pages using InDesign
• Editing section in lieu of editor
• Managing a team of writers

July 2007 – October 2007 Good Housekeeping magazine

Position: Acting Features Editor

• Planning and commissioning features
• Editing and writing heads and sells
• Liaising with the editor, writers and agents
• Contributing to visuals and layout
• Budgets
• Managing a team

January 2006 – July 2006 Volunteer in Ghana

Position: Project Co-ordinator

• Co-ordinating a range of projects including a computer room, a crèche, a library and sponsorship for HIV drugs and orphans who have lost both their parents to AIDS.
• Teaching English to 10 –18-year-olds.

February 2005 – December 2005 Full House Magazine

Postion: Celebrity Features Editor

• A key member in launching the magazine including sourcing celebrity interviews and cover shoots for launch issues and beyond.
• Set up the celebrity department.
• Sourcing and interviewing various celebrities about personal life stories.
• Commissioning and editing freelance copy and Q&As.
• Sourcing and writing a gossip column and picture caption page.

January 2003 – December 2005 Daily Express

Position: News Reporter

• News reporting on Sunday for the Monday edition.
• Sourcing case studies and expert comment within hours on a Sunday.

July 2003 – February 2005 Bella

Position: Senior Feature Writer

• Sourcing, interviewing and writing real life stories, case studies and expert comment.
• Sourcing and editing the opening spread 'It's a Great Week for…'
• Commissioning freelancers and agencies on a daily basis.
• Editing freelance copy to deadline.

April 2003 - July 2003 Woman's Own

Position: Feature Writer

• Sourcing, interviewing and writing real life stories and case studies.
• Editing Letters page.
• Editing Psychic Casebook page.
• Editing copy.

September 2001 – March 2003 Daily Express, London

Position Graduate Trainee

• Rotating positions on the features desk, Express Woman, showbusiness and the newsroom.
• Interviewing professionals, celebrities, politicians, academics and people who have experienced traumatic events.
• Conducting doorsteps and vox-pops.
• Sourcing stories and case studies using local papers and contacts.
• Organising fashion shoots and makeovers.
• Reviewing books, beauty products and treatments.
• Writing travel pieces.

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Short listed for the Daily Telegraph Catherine Packenham award 2002