I’m a writer, editor, and digital content freelancer working with charitable, art, education, and heritage organisations.

Experience

Editor and Producer: Royal Academy of Arts (Learning)

2019-present

Working between the learning and digital content teams, my role is to write and publish topical and compelling collections- and exhibitions-focussed digital learning content. I’ve:

• developed, researched and written, or commissioned resources and other interpretive materials for children, young people, and teachers including video content, articles, coursework guides, and digital classroom resources
• researched, written, and implemented a digital strategy for the team
• collaborated with the product team to improve the pillar’s pages using analytics, feedback, and other evaluation
• commissioned designers and filmmakers to create printed matter that encourages public engagement with our collections and exhibitions
• pair-written articles and other web copy with stakeholders across the pillar
• worked with design and digital to expand our digital offer and overseen our e-comms

Storyteller and Editor: Barnardo’s (Digital Transformation)

08/2018-07/2019

Working as part of an Agile team, my role involved writing and editing content across the organisation, from the CEO to care and case workers. It also involved:

• Conducting and writing interviews with key stakeholders across the organisation
• Pair-writing, ghostwriting, and writing-writing web content, blog posts, and articles both for internal and external publication
• Attending and contributing to stand-ups, as well as regular editorial and team meetings, and away days
• Co-creating and ensuring adherence to a web and blog style guide

Digital Coordinator: Artangel

12/2017-02/2019

I helped translate what Artangel does offline—extraordinary art in unexpected places—for online audiences. This entailed:

• having overall responsibility for artangel.org.uk and other domains (library of water etc)
• preparing, producing, publishing, and commissioning, testing, and measuring text, image, sound & video content for the website
• managing and developing our profiles across 3rd party channels
• training all staff as web writers and editors
• identifying key influencers, potential partners, and reciprocal marketing opportunities across visual arts, theatre and film sectors

Digital and comms assistant: Art Fund

04/2016-12/2018

Supported the content, editorial, digital, tech, events, and project management functions of the communications team.

Digital Trainee: Whitechapel Gallery

04/2015-04/2016

Oversaw select website content, tracked projects, undertook campaigns, and edited copy and newsletters.

Education