Greater Edinburgh Area
I’m a passionate, creative and highly motivated film editor and journalist with 12 years experience in the profession. I’m a seasoned motivator and manager of writers, and a skilled film critic, feature writer and reporter who’s used to working under pressure to exacting deadlines.
I’m responsible for writing news stories, reacting to trending topics, building on news stories to which our audience have favourably responded, writing ‘long tail’ content, writing SEO friendly headlines, optimising print content for online, and distributing content across The Skinny’s social channels.
I’m responsible for commissioning and shaping The Skinny’s film and TV content across its print editions and online; editing and sub-editing The Skinny’s film content; managing, growing and maintaining a team of over a dozen freelance writers to deliver lively, timely and informative film coverage; and contributing film reviews, features and news stories, as well as in-depth interviews with the most interesting voices in film today, including Paul Thomas Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Mia Hansen-Løve, Steve McQueen, Terence Davies, and Nicolas Winding Refn.
I was responsible for commissioning features and reviews, subbing content, proofreading, developing the magazine’s monthly page plan, and managing freelance writers for The Skinny’s North of England print edition. I also deputised for the editor in her absence.
I’ve contributed film and book reviews to BFI, Cineaste, Slant, IndieWire and CinemaScope; features to Sight & Sound, Little White Lies and The Guardian. I’ve appeared as a film critic on several radio shows: BBC Scotland’s Movie Cafe, The Janice Forsyth Show and Radio 4’s Film Programme. I’m currently a regular critic on BBC Scotland’s The Afternoon Show. I also teach a contemporary cinema course as part of Glasgow Film Theatre’s Education team. I was nominated for PPA Scotland’s Feature Writer of the Year Award.