Education

MRes, Comparative Literature and Culture (Pass without corrections)

Royal Holloway, University of London (London, UK) 

  • 40,000 Word Dissertation: Towards a Narrative Axiology: Re-Examining Value Formation in a “Perspectivist” World.

BA Comparative Literature and Culture with Philosophy (First Class Honours)
Royal Holloway, University of London (London, UK) 

  • 10,000 Word Dissertation: To What Extent do Aristotle’s Politics and Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah display antecedents to Racism? (1st - 78%)

Experience

Freelance Copywriter and Content Writer — June 2021 - Present

  • Freelance writing on a project-to-project basis. Previous clients have included startups and B-Corp certified companies across a range of industries including FinTech, Art, Fashion, and Recruitment. Previous clients include Carpenters Workshop Gallery, ILMJ*, and Talu.

  • Experience with producing a range of written content and copy, including blog posts, press releases, social posts, and web copy, in line with company tone-of-voice.

  • Developed excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at a time.

Content Writer — Contact, November 2021 - June 2022 

  • Producing long-form and short-form B2B and B2C content for Contact’s backstage blog.

  • Writing, proofreading, and editing marketing collateral in line with the tone-of-voice.

  • Designing interviews, surveys, and questionnaires for data collection.

  • Using keyword research and SEO tools such as COSchedule and SECockpit to drive engagement.

  • Handling Contact’s social channels for live events.

  • The production of new content for Contact’s Backstage Blog drove organic traffic up by 45% in Q1 and unique page views by 120%, far exceeding quarterly OKR’s.

Editorial Intern — Isele Magazine, July 2023 - Present

  • Proofreading, editing and fact-checking short stories and non-fiction for publication.

  • Organising and maintaining the magazine’s submission’s inbox.

  • Publishing articles and updating the magazine through the WordPress backend.

Editorial Assistant Intern — Prospect Magazine, February 2022 - March 2022

  • Proofreading, editing, and fact-checking articles for publication in print and online, reporting directly to the managing editor (Sameer Rahim) and editor-in-chief (Alan Rusbridger, ex-editor of The Guardian).

  • Researching and commissioning writers for new features and contributions.

  • Assisting in the creative pre-planning and organisation of a new live event series on the Ukraine Crisis.

Public Affairs Intern ― Grayling, November 2021 - November 2021

  • Conducting research for stakeholder mapping and profiling within the public sector.

  • Lobbying government support for private campaigns, i.e., Bumble’s campaign with UNWomen to criminalise cyber flashing.

  • Scheduling meetings and events between government officials and businesses, i.e., a trade conference between British Sugar and DEFRA.

  • Reviewing, transcribing, and summarising committee hearings and parliamentary debates

  • Producing client research reports, i.e., an inquiry into UK indoor air quality regulations for SC Johnson.

  • Writing weekly current affairs reports summarising the week in politics

Independent Research Project (The effect of modernisation on the preservation of cultural traditions in Bhutan) ― Bhutan, June 2018 

  • Planning and designing the research project, conducting ethnographic field research in Bhutan, and compiling results into a 2,000 word photo essay published online.

Skills

  • Multimedia content creation

  • Copywriting

  • Proofreading and editing

  • Google Suite + CMS

  • SEO Writing

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Qualitative Research

  • Data Analysis

  • Willingness to learn

I’m always looking to find new projects and opportunities to work on. If you have anything in mind that you think I might be a good fit for, feel free to reach out using the form below.

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