JOURNALISM &
COMMUNICATIONS
A working journalist since 2003, for CityLife magazine and then the Manchester Evening News (as senior features and lead writer), I have specialised in cultural and archival feature writing. 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. Creating a library of video assets to support event promotion, recruitment, and audience engagement.
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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.
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FREELANCE JOURNALIST & COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Jul 2017 - Date
Creation of compelling content for printed/online journalism platforms, and specialist research and communications services for cultural and arts events, for example::
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MANCHESTER WIRE
Journalism - Cultural listings writer and online content provider
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CSM SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT
Research - Comprehensive research report on arts and cultural scene of Manchester to support development of brand strategy.
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WILD IN ART - GRATITUDE
Communications - Develop and write engagement interview and long-form content for launch brochure based around 51 human-form sculptures.​
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.
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Click on the image links below to read a few of my MEN and Manchester Wire articles.
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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.
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