Creative Writer
Dubai Design Lab
Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months
Creative Writing Services for Yellow Magazine and Zabeel School Project.
Drafting content for Yellow Magazine, including feature articles, interviews and stories.
Proofread and edited the final draft of all written content for the Zabeel School Project, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency in tone and style.
Writing articles (on a freelance basis) for the Middle East news website Al-Monitor.
Writing blog articles for The Tasting Class website. Assisted with press releases and company case studies.
Features article for CNNi on the NFT artist Amrita Sethi.
Sourcing and writing articles.
Editing and proofing final copy.
Took part in IFAW’s ‘Think Twice’ campaign to educate people regarding the damage caused by trade in wildlife souvenirs.
• Attended training on campaign aims and objectives.
• Assisted in setting up space at Falcon Centre.
• Communicated the campaign message with attendees.
• Wrote article from a volunteers perspective for the website.
Worked closely with IFAW’s Campaigns and Communications officer to deliver ‘Shark Conservation in Arabia’ Workshop to the public, opinion formers and the media.
• Coordinated inter-workshop communications.
• Assisted in the creating, writing and review of program
materials and external communications for the website.
• Oversaw proofreading and editing final documents
including spelling and grammatical errors.
• Maintained a positive and professional approach when in
contact with the delegates.
• Photographing.
Research assignments on the economy in the Philippines and Kazakhstan. This was to assist the Senior Producer with research for the 'Eye on' program.
• Quickly adapted to working within a newly developed information service and then played a vital role in expanding the range and content of the information held in the library.
• Gained key experience of partnership working including:
- A key role in a steering group for Parentline Plus, working to develop their website aimed at parents of teenage children.
- Research for Grandparents Plus focusing on grandparents raising disabled grandchildren.
- Worked with the organisations Family Fund and One plus One on various guides.
• Took a key role in a working group considering corporate identity, in particular the revision of corporate publications. Introduced and maintained a style guide document and contributed to the re-design and re-launch of the corporate magazine.
• Member of a ‘database development working group’ undertaking the complete revision of the corporate monitoring requirements.
• A qualified First Aider and Fire Marshall.
Edited Contact a Family's 'Connected' magazine.
Responsible for the preparation, editing and proofing of guides, leaflets and other publications, including drafting original material.
Contributed to and collected suitable articles and items for the corporate magazine and website (including e-newsletter)
Researched and responded to enquiries from professionals, colleagues and students.
Monitored legislative changes across the UK and
collected and interpreted statistical information relevant to disability.
Responded to all generic enquiries about disability.
Assisted with the collection and dissemination of library materials.
Updated guides, leaflets and other publications and wrote regular book reviews for the magazine.
Worked with an external organisation (BAAF) on a publication explaining disability to children.
Wrote an insert on supporting fathers, grandparents and siblings as part of a pack for health professionals.
Responsible for all 'Directory of Specific Conditions' sales, including processing orders and contributing to the marketing strategy.
I gained a Merit after two years of studying for my Master of Arts in creative writing. I enhanced my writing skills in the genre of fiction and gained sound knowledge and ability in the genre of creative non-fiction.
A Levels - English Literature / Language & Psychology (1995)