Digital content strategy and consultancy for the ScreenSkills website including:- Creation, publication and promotion of content and e-learning modules- Stakeholder management- Developing and implementing content accessibility guidelines- Development of a content moderation system and workflow- Review of production practices and workflow- Presentations to senior management and the executive board on content strategy

Helping companies and individuals engage and grow their digital audiences. Specialising in content strategy, website design and user experience, audience analytics and content production.Extensive experience in improving working practices, staff management and motivation in highly pressurised creative environments, delivering new content production systems and establishing new content treatments with a focus on accessibility.

Advising, creating and delivering content strategy that supports the business goals across digital platforms, with a specific focus on sustainability, climate change and leadership transformation:- Design and development of website- Development of CMS- Content strategy- Ideas generation- Planning- Copywriting- Video production- Social media production

ZDG - working with the Editor and editorial teams to develop video content strategy and implement new working practices to help the independent news organisation establish new video storytelling formats for its digital platforms. Consultancy on transforming from a print and online operation to a TV news broadcaster. Mentoring of editorial team post implementation of content strategy.

RISE - Analysing video production capacity and resources, facilitating training and mentoring of journalists in producing video for their investigative journalism to maximise audience reach on their website and social media.

Working with an independent media organisation on video content strategy. Data analysis of digital platforms, support for editorial planning and workflow.

Consulting on the transitioning of business operations (training for freelancers in the screen industries) from face-to-face to online. Advising on production and publication of online events and other digital content across the website and social media. Reviewing website data, audience focus and user journeys.

Website redesign consultancy and production of new digital content, including JST programme highlights film, filmed interviews for social media and fellows case studies.

Working with corporate clients to develop editorial strategy for digital platforms as well as producing international video projects.

Commissioning, editing and publishing video content on domestic and global news stories for BBC News digital platforms including the BBC News website, BBC News mobile apps, internet connected TV apps, the BBC News global YouTube channel and social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Google+.Key skills:* Editorial leadership* Digital news and social media* Development of editorial strategy * Staff management and team leadership* Development of new video formatsResponsibilities included:- Leading a team of 30 journalists, delivering breaking news video 24/7, reaching more than 1m unique users a day- Commissioning bespoke digital video content from the BBC's network of global correspondents on the biggest stories of the day- Live streaming major national and international events globally- Introducing new working practices and managing a large team through periods of change technically, editorially and financially- User testing new video formats and story treatments to maximise audience reach and engagement- Planning and delivering multi-platform features incorporating video, graphics, stills- Working with developers on new video products and platforms- Overseeing the training and development of staffAchievements included:- Developing and delivering editorial strategy to increase audience reach for BBC News video online to 1 million unique users per day globally- Implementing editorial strategy for the BBC News app on internet connected TVs- Scoping and implementing new communication and commissioning processes for BBC News digital platforms and BBC Newsgathering- Consulting on the editorial strategy for BBC News' international YouTube channel- Working with Buckingham Palace to establish the first ever live stream of the Queen’s Christmas message on bbcnews.co.uk and the Palace’s own website- Producing BBC News' first broadband video player dedicated to one story - the Iraq War

I was a senior member of the launch team for Sky News Active, the interactive TV (red button) service. As chief sub-editor for video, I worked with a small team of producers to create news, sport, entertainment and business video bulletins, updated constantly as stories developed and reacting quickly to big breaking news.I also spent some time news editing the Sky News website, including introducing a new content production system.Notable achievement:Developed and delivered the UK’s first breaking news SMS text service by a major national broadcaster

Writing and subbing short news stories for the newly launched Digital text service which eventually replaced BBC's Ceefax.My work here also included news editing on the regional Ceefax desk, co-ordinating the stories being written across the UK and editing them for a national audience.

Quickly rose from trainee reporter to News Editor for the Surrey Herald newspaper, including its weekly paid for titles and several weekly free papers.Experience included:- Generating front page news stories weekly- Building and maintaining contacts to generate exclusives- Managing a team of journalists, delegating news stories and subbing copy- Working with photographers and sub-editors to give the papers a strong look and feel