Self-employed journalist, proofreader, editor and translator (French to English), freelancing in the UK since 1992 and in the UK-France since 2009. Prior to that I was employed in university administration, and a variety of other sectors. BA(Hons) from the University of London. Member of the NUJ. I have a lot of life experience, I am co-operative, adaptable and receptive to the varying needs of different clients and audiences. Areas I have worked in extensively include B2B, travel and tourism, motoring, agribusiness, Franco-British issues, local history, myths and legends, environmental issues and healthy lifestyle.

I also write short stories, of which around 30 have been published in anthologies and some have won national prizes. My third collection, 'Adam's Revenge', is currently available on Amazon.

I have strong feelings about prostituting language to Google. Of course I accept the need for SEO and I am perfectly happy to write SEO content that is also informative and useful. But I won't 'spin' articles or churn out disingenuous, poorly-researched content which has no value and no purpose other than for the spiders to crawl. Language is a wonderful resource and should be treated with respect; I hate to see it being misused. I take pleasure in producing thoughtful, well-crafted pieces of writing that engage readers' attention and convey a clear message. If that's what you're looking for, I'd love to work with you.

Area Covered: Anywhere (teleworking)
Company Name: Euroreportage
Industry: Media
Employees: 1
Work Experience Summary
Freelance journalist for: City Business Magazine (S. Yorks), Business Review Magazine (W. Yorks), FocusBuild (W.Yorks), MMM (London), BFREPA (W. Yorks), Brit'Mag (Brittany), Connexion (France), Normandy Advertiser (France)
Freelance Market Researcher (telephone interviews and customer satisfaction surveys in English and French) for The Leadership Factor (W. Yorks)
Freelance proofreader for: Hine Publishing (Cheltenham), Trader Media Group (W. Yorks), MYPEC (W. Yorks), Propaganda PR (W. Yorks), The Final Word Europe Ltd (Pontyberem)
Translator (French to English) for: Agence Antidote (Paris), Acorn Venture (Halesowen), The Final Word Europe Ltd (Pontyberem)
Translator (English to French) for: The Leaderships Factor (W. Yorks), MYPEC (W. Yorks), Acorn Venture (Halesowen)
Copy editing for : Rosewood Publishing (W. Yorks)
Editor of City Business Magazine, 2001-2011
Education Summary: BA (Hons) University of London, 1979; Postgraduate Diploma for Bilingal Executive Assistants, 1980