JOURNALISM &
MEDIA RELATIONS
A working journalist since 2003, for CityLife magazine and then the Manchester Evening News (as senior features and lead writer), my focus has been cultural and archival. In 2023, I co-authored/edited the book Everything That Happened, for Manchester International Festival/Factory International and accepted my first major PR and Communications Manager role at the Royal Northern College of Music.
PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Dec 2023 - date
ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Press and communications manager for leading elite conservatoire, supporting the organisation and its students to tell stories and liaising with press and stakeholders about news and reviews.
PRESENTER
Dec 2020 - date
GORILLA TV & TIM'S TWITTER LISTENING PARTIES LIVE
On screen presenter and interviewer for the online music television channel, founded and curated by Tim Burgess of The Charlatans. On stage interviewer for the Listening Parties.
ROLE • Presenter; Script and link writer; Content research/pitching; Brand ambassador.
JOURNALIST
Feb 2020 - March 2023
MANCHESTER WIRE
Cultural listings writer and online content provider.
ROLE • Research and write listings and short features content for online.
BROADCAST
CO-ORDINATOR
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
PRESS TEAM - MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Co-ordinating and facilitating access to artists for national media, including managing large press events and being the festival's lead artist liaison at the BBC's radio hub on Festival Square.
ROLE • Support national broadcasters by arranging access to visiting MIF artists, producers, and senior creative team; Artist liaison and transport; Scheduling: interviews and coverage.
Jun 2004 - Feb 2017
SENIOR REPORTER / FEATURES WRITER
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Senior journalist with specialist features responsibility for culture and what's on.
ROLE • Creation - conception, writing and production - of interview-led music, arts, theatre, comedy, and culture supplement CityLife; Daily news stories and features for manchestereveningnews.co.uk; Specialist news and features creator for daily print and online; Live social media and print/online review coverage of shows and festivals - entertainment and lifestyle including shows, food, drink, and international travel; Shorthand; Talent liaison: interview set ups and execution; Travel features.
Click on the image links below to read a few of my MEN and Manchester Wire articles.
FREELANCE JOURNALIST
Aug 2003 - June 2004
CITY LIFE MAGAZINE
Freelance journalist contributing specialist music interview features and previews.
ROLE • Creation - conception, writing and production - of interview-led music stories.
