Member Bio
Background:
– 20+ years’ experience in broadcast journalism, audio + multimedia content creation.
– BJTC trained and accredited broadcast journalist.
– PR Week Global Awards winner 2020 (non profit); achieved as part of a team.
– Series Producer: ‘Data Brilliant’ inside 2022 Spotify ‘Wrapped’ top 10% most followed + shared podcasts globally (Qlik/Brands2Life).
– former network BBC/LBC radio reporter/senior producer.
– PR experience: MoD (British Army) press officer.
– trained at Cardiff School of Journalism – JOMEC (PGDip Broadcast Journalism).
– Jazz drummer/band leader; performing at clubs/festivals across England; supporting the country’s top jazz musicians.
Clients/work:
Freelance producer working with the UK’s top PR/content agencies (Brands2Life) and industry-leading production companies (Fresh Air Production/Snappin’ Turtle/Transform Comms).
Producing podcasts and audio/multimedia content for well-known and established UK companies and brands; both directly and as a ‘white label’ service.
Clients/end clients range from multinational organisations in the UK, Europe and US; to charities and heritage organisations (English Heritage).
Services:
– Delivering professionally recorded, edited, produced, mixed and mastered audio/podcasts (and multimedia content) for external – and internal – audiences.
– Contributing journalistic news-sense, rigour and sensitivity; helping people to tell their stories.
– Remotely recording guests based around the world in broadcast-quality.
– Providing strategic counsel and creative expertise whilst collaborating with PR/content agencies and award-winning production companies.
– Working with world-famous talent; from sports stars to Grammy award winners; influential authors to broadcasters.
– Creating internal podcasts and audio content for a FTSE 100 firm – emergency COVID content described as ‘life-saving’ by the firm’s Head of Comms.
– Podcast/multimedia executive production.
– Casting consultancy and guest booking (if required).
– Scriptwriting, storyboarding and brief writing.
– Performance and technical coaching.
– Project managing creative teams comprised of the following disciplines: photography, video production, VO, film-making, animation & sound engineering.
– Collaborating on client podcast pitches – bringing audio expertise and radio journalism to the table to win work.
Collaboration/teamwork:
Extensive contacts with trusted creatives across a wide range of disciplines including: photographers (including former Army combat camera team personnel), journalists, video producers, film makers and sound engineers.
Also experienced in…
Strategic communications; crisis comms; performance coaching; audio workshops; mentoring.