Biography

Feb 2008 - current:
Programme Leader Magazine Journalism, University of Sunderland

  • Delivery of teaching, research and recruitment responsibilities for the faculty of Arts, Design and Media
  • Programme Leadership and administration for BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism
  • Module leadership for magazine writing, design, and the business of magazines modules
  • Specialising in environmental journalism, new media management

Oct 2006 – Feb 2008:
Managing Editor, Creative & Cultural Skills, www.creative-choices.co.uk

  • Lead for a £2.5m Arts Council project to provide a comprehensive online resource for young people looking to go into the creative industries
  • Lead role in charge of the multi-agency relationships and delivery plans
  • User research, from workshop facilitation through to user acceptance testing
  • Creative lead on all brand and content, usability and design elements for offline and online

October 2005 – August 2006
Lecturer in Media (freelance), Middlesex University

  • Engaged students on modules including ‘News Writing’ and ‘Media Theory’
  • Facilitated workshops in Adobe CS Suite, media production and writing techniques

April 2005 – August 2006
Editor (freelance), ID21 www.id21.org

  • Leading on the clear and effective delivery of environmental research and policy
  • Turning academic jargon into accessible copy for policy-makers and practitioners
  • Specialist responsibility for areas of climate change, global resources and charity sector

July 2001 – April 2005
Head of Content and Network, OneWorld www.oneworld.net

  • Project lead on a £500k content portfolio for using new media in sustainable development
  • Creative responsibility for the direction of the family of sites, including networking tools site www.dgroups.org and OneWorld Radio audio sharing http://radio.oneworld.net

July 2000 – July 2001
Head of Content, GWR (now GCAP www.onenetwork.com)

  • Strategic lead and implementation for creative output across platforms (radio and online)
  • Project and budget management, as well as responsibility for audience-generation

Memberships, Presentations & Workshops

  • Jun-Dec 2006, Exiled Writers – committee member, overview for comms and new media
  • May-July 2004, Make Poverty History – facilitator for the New Media Steering Group
  • March-Dec 2004, UN Millennium Development Goals Consultation – Consultancy for UNDP for their portal www.millenniumcampaign.org
  • Feb 2004, Zambia: micro-NGO training on web skills, email, fundraising online
  • Sept 2003, Vukovar: Europe from Below (South East Europe) Conference – Workshop lead on relationship between new media and social justice in the new Europe
  • June 2003, London: British Council WSIS Consultation – workshop on new media
  • Aug 2002, India: DFID Workshop – facilitated new media strategies workshop
  • Feb 2002, London: www.IFIWatchnet.org Consultancy – role in assessment of a new partnership and online portal focused on the International Financial Institutions (e.g. IMF)
  • Jan 2002, Berlin: Workshop facilitation for Transparency International – to help TI assess their communications, knowledge management and new media needs

Further details available on request