Freelance support for PR agencies and press offices
As a communications specialist with more than 25 years working in media, I support PR agencies and press offices during busy periods.
With a career spanning journalism, PR and internal communications, I can step in to help your team.
I’m particularly skilled at thinking like a journalist to find the stories that will land in the press and build trust.
I can help with:
• Media Relations
• Thought leadership
• PR campaigns and individual projects
• Content and copywriting
• Reputation building
“Linda is always reliable, and open to ideas and concepts.
Her copy is lively, entertaining and educational, and popular with our readers. I would recommend Linda for any project as she is capable, professional and very easy going.”
Francesca Watson | Publications Manager at Cats Protection
Why hire me?
With 25+ years’ experience in media and communications, I’ve written for most national newspapers, including The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and Metro.
I’ve also helped business leaders get press coverage through strategic PR campaigns, including thought leadership articles for titles like Forbes, HR Magazine, The Yorkshire Post and People Management magazine.
PR clients have also told their stories in The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, Hello! and Saga.
“Linda’s work is thoughtful and creative.
I genuinely can’t wait to topen her drafts because she writes such engaging copy. Even better, she takes the pressure off me so that I can work on other things while she waves her magical copywriting wand.”
Lucy Davis | Coach and Consultant
Internal comms
Are you an agency or in-house team looking for a freelance internal communications writer support?
For six years, I worked as a Senior Writer and Editor at an award-winning IC agency in York, collaborating with clients’ internal comms teams to find creative ways to share colleagues’ inspiring stories.
Today, as a freelance internal comms specialist, I support agencies with writing, editing and proofreading.
I’ve worked on IC projects with a wide variety companies and charities, including Cats Protection, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Drax Group, Anglian Water, City of York Council, York St John University, the House of Commons and South Eastern Trains.
Freelance IC services:
• Writing, editing and proofreading employee publications
• Interviewing and writing case studies
• Creating blogs, e-newsletters and brochures
• Writing social media posts
• Editing employee documents
• Proofreading internal magazine, policies, posters and documents
“I'm so pleased we found Linda – she's just one of those writers that both instils confidence and delivers.
An excellent internal comms content creator, editor and proofreader, she has the experience and knows just what an internal audience needs from its comms. Undoubtedly, the quality of her work is right up there too.
Best of all, she's just brilliant to work with – friendly, flexible, upbeat, keen to do a good job, prepared to take on board feedback, yet also challenging ways of working and keen to solve problems.”
- Damon Bowles | Head of strategc internal comms and content, Definition Group
Need an extra pair of hands?
Send me a message to arrange a free call.