Debbie Oakes , London, United Kingdom

Writer, lifestyle and travel journalist, editor, copywriter and content creator with 14+ years experience creating engaging in print and online copy. In my experience I have found that, with persistence, creativity and an eagle eye, all editorial and copy can be sprinkled with a little stardust. As a staff and freelance journalist with 14 years experience I have worked as editor, copywriter, copy editor, scriptwriter, social media video producer, content creator, marketing supervisor and photographer. I have extended my written voice to a diverse range of editorial tones, subjects, and brands to create feature-length magazine and digital articles, 'listicles', blog posts, scripts, web content, product descriptions, marketing copy and even poetry. This has made me resourceful and adaptable as well as a knowledgeable storyteller about travel, culture, the arts, lifestyle, luxury, design and architecture, food and beverage as well as business with exceptional editing, writing, research and interview skills - always meeting tight deadlines - with a fine attention to detail and commitment to grammatical excellence. I am a passionate traveller (I have lived in Australasia, Europe, SE Asia and Japan) I am curious, broadminded and adept at finding the story at home or afar. I love networking and telling people's business and personal stories. I am proficient at developing concepts and writing engaging editorial. From luxury to adventure travel destinations, social issues, poverty, spa, wellness, design, food and drink, fashion, shopping, travel trends beauty and business and finance even cars My computer competences include (apart from creating crisp, compelling content) Photoshop, Wordpress, SEO, and posting on all Social Media platforms. I understand when it comes to editorial, copy and content; a little help is sometimes needed with 'the way thatcha say it'.