Twenty-four years across national newspapers, magazine publishing and automotive classifieds. The constant has been deadline-critical delivery across teams that do not naturally speak the same language.
Oct 2025 – Present
The Observer
Ad Operations Manager
National Sunday newspaper
- Manage all print advertising across the Observer newspaper, Observer Magazine and the New Review.
- Established independent advertising operations following the title’s separation from its previous owner.
- Coordinate commercial, editorial and production teams to weekly press deadlines.
- Own booking-to-page workflow, specification compliance and final quality control.
Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Rhapsody Media
Senior Account Manager
Content marketing agency, Hearst UK portfolio
- Delivered classified and advertorial advertising across the Hearst UK magazine portfolio.
- Led onboarding and training of a new production team in Poland through to independent operation.
- Secured additional production work on Delicious magazine, expanding the account.
- Acted as the escalation point between client commercial teams and the production studio.
Nov 2011 – Jul 2021
Hearst Magazines UK
Production Designer
Esquire, ELLE, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Good Housekeeping
- Produced advertising artwork to publisher and printer specification across the brand portfolio.
- Designed reusable ad-feature template systems adopted across multiple brands, cutting setup time substantially.
- Advised commercial teams on technical feasibility and specification at the booking stage.
- Maintained colour and pre-press standards across concurrent monthly production cycles.
Jul 2006 – Nov 2011
Hachette Filipacchi UK
Advertising Production Controller
Magazine publisher
- Controlled classified advertising production and trafficking across the magazine portfolio.
- Managed material deadlines, chasing and copy compliance with agencies and direct clients.
- Liaised with printers on scheduling, proofing and delivery.
Nov 2002 – Jul 2006
Midland Auto Trader
Desktop Publishing Operative
Weekly automotive classified publication
- Produced classified and display advertising to weekly deadline.
- Supported pagination and page layout across high-volume editions.
Earlier roles (1999 – 2002)
Jan 2001 – Nov 2002
Transco Metering
Customer Accounts Assistant
- Managed regulatory queries and maintained the national gas meter database.
- Implemented an employee mentoring scheme for new starters.
Jan 1999 – Dec 2000
Peters Booksellers Ltd
School Orders Clerk
- Processed book orders for UK schools and libraries.
Education & qualifications
- NVQ, Mechanical Engineering
- Vocational qualification
- 8 GCSEs
- Including English and Mathematics