I’m a freelance journalist, writer and editor. I write about money, housing, sustainable water and more. And I turn complex or difficult subjects into good reading.
My work in 10 bylines
- Why water insecurity is a crisis for women | Valuing Water Initiative
- Why migrants are excluded from Covid vaccinations | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (collaboration)
- How property investors push lower earners off the housing ladder | The Big Issue
- Growing up as an immigrant in Carlisle | The Independent
- The race to save an ice-age fish | The India Story Agency
- How retailers use psychology to get us to spend more | The Guardian
- How to cope without toilet paper | Metro
- 10 must-know resources for freelance writers | Business Insider
- The Student Loan interest rate – explained | The Guardian
- Going to uni? Check out these sources of extra funding | Student Space
About me
I cover personal finance, higher education, housing, mental health and more. My subject expertise is financial literacy – especially student finance and everyday money skills. I’ve been writing lots lately about sustainable water.
I’m a former editor of The Push Guide to Which University (print book series) and author of The Student Moneymanual 2012-2019. I create digital content, including websites and copywriting, for charities and government agencies.
I also work on charity comms, PR and copywriting (including for and about young audiences).
I cover film, books and pop culture at The Haughty Culturist.
My experience in publishing and journalism spans:
- Words in the UK national press and outlets all over the web
- PR and data stories for Save the Student (online – student money advice)
- Editorial Manager, FitPro (print magazines – health & fitness: consumer, B2B)
- Editor, The Push Guide to Which University (print book series – higher education)
- Regional journalist, Mondiale Publishing (trade press – bars, restaurants and clubs)
- Author and project editor, The Student Moneymanual
Skills & experience
- Writing blog posts, reported features and data-led stories
- Writing and successfully placing press releases and case studies in national and local press
- Planning surveys and finding stories in data
- Flatplanning, scheduling and creating magazine content on time and within budget
- Proofreading & developmental editing, including for multiple departments and authors
- Creating standalone websites and editing stakeholder content
- Managing digital content with WordPress, Umbraco, HTML, CSS, Google Analytics / Trends and more
- Basic Python.