PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Executive Committee, Dorchester Chamber for Business
- The Society of Authors
- Association of Journalists in Higher Education
- Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
RECENT POSTS
- 2015-current: CEO and media specialist, themagazineexpert Ltd
Consultancy covering all aspects of magazine publishing, CPD, journalist training and mentoring. - 2015-current: External Examiner
BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism and BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism, University of Sunderland - 2006 – 2015: Programme Group Leader (Features Journalism)
Southampton Solent University - 2010-2014: External Examiner
MA Magazine Journalism, University of Central Lancashire
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
- 2008-current: freelance feature writer, commissions include: InPublishing, Writing Magazine, Lovereading.co.uk Vegetarian Living, The Self Publishing Magazine and Writers’ Forum
- 2011-2015: Media specialist advising publishers on all aspects of development including new launches, editorial strategies and revenue development.
- 2006-2008: City Life Magazine, Fashion & Beauty Editor
- 1999-2006: Writers International Group – posts included: Managing Editor of Weddings Today (circ. 40,000); deputy editor of Writer’s Forum (circ. 25,000) and assistant editor of World Wide Writers short story magazine.
