Archived content from the 2020 event

On this section of the website, you can find the video interviews and blogs which have been archived from the 2020 Working with Words event. 

The content is relevant to the speaker’s roles as of March 2020, though some will now hold different job titles, as denoted in brackets beside their previous role. 

 

Publishing

 

 

Journalism

  • Amber Donovan-Stevens – Editor-in-Chief (now working as a Security Vetting Assistant) – read now 

  • Mark Laity - Director of Communications - watch now 

  • Megan Baynes – Social Media Journalist – read now 

  • Stephanie Boland - Head of Digital - watch now 

  • Will Nott – Reporter (now working as a Digital Editor) - watch now 

 

Film and TV

  • Beth Bacon – Production Runner (now working as a Writing Assistant and Script Reader)  – read now 

  • Mark Boutros - Screenwriter - watch now 

  • Monica Joy – Producer (now working as a Senior Producer) - watch now 

  • Sophia Thompson - Producer - watch now 

  • Tom Martin - Cinematographer - watch now 

 

Marketing

  • Alex Bratt - UK Head of Media and Digital - watch now 

  • Huw Sayer – Marketing Professional and Business Writer – read now 

  • Kate Vine – Freelance Copywriter – read now 

  • Katie Broadbent – Marketing Executive – read now 

  • Kirstie Tostevin - Marketing Manager - watch now 

  • Marta Zemljic – Marketing Executive – read now 

  • Melissa Taylor - Freelance Copywriter (now also working part-time as a Comms/Marketing Professional) - watch now 

  • Sarraounia Christianson - Content Designer - watch now  

  • Sarah Jones - Account Manager - watch now 

  • Vic N'dri - Account Executive - watch now 

 

Arts and Culture

  • Daniel Hadley - Events and Visitor Programmes Officer (now working in PR) - watch now 

  • Ellie Reeves - NNF Volunteers Coordinator (now working as a Programme Assistant) - watch now 

  • Esther Morgan - Communications Manager - watch now 

  • Isaac Holden - Arts Administrator (now working as a Reporting Officer) - watch now 

  • James McDermott - Scriptwriter - watch now 

  • Megan Thrift – Events Assistant – read now 

  • Peggie Hughes - Programme Director - listen now  

  • Sarah Dunant – Award-winning Novelist and Broadcaster - watch now 

  • Tilly Lunken - Scriptwriter (now working as a Writer and Theatremaker)- watch now 

 

Charities and NGOs

  • Anne-Sophie Kleczewski - Patient Involvement Officer (now working as a Patient Involvement Manager) - watch now 

  • Kaylois Henry - Communications Officer - watch now 

  

Literary translation

  • Alyson Coombes – Freelance Translator, Editor, and Proof-reader (now retraining as a languages teacher) – read now 

  • Christina MacSweeney – Literary Translator – read now 

  • Jen Calleja - Literary Translator – listen now 

  • Katherine Gregor - Freelance Literary Translator - watch now 

  • Rachel Ward – Freelance Literary and Creative Translator – read now