I'm a freelance writer, editor and researcher with over five years experience in the sector. In my various freelance guises, I've worked on projects in literary and B2B publishing, community arts, careers and recruitment, education and academia, new media and  the charity sector.  My client list includes Grads East, i10 at the University of Cambridge, the NR5 Project, East Publishing, CAMRA, the University of East Anglia and Go See Ltd.

You can download a printable pdf version of my CV here.

Email        j_e_hodgson@yahoo.co.uk
Website    www.jenniferhodgson.co.uk

Recent 

Researcher
Grads East
Researching the redevelopment of the Grads East graduate employment online service.
In-depth research, data analysis and liasing with recruitment and business experts
Producing report and recommendations for a complete relaunch of their online service
Presenting findings to a steering group to advise on the relaunch.

Editor & Writer
East Publishing, Norwich
Freelance writing and editing for web and print in the community arts sector.
Creating editorial content for a web portal for young people and enterprise
Writing for print publications, including a guide to the music industry for young people and summary reports
Editing publications for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency and style.

Researcher
i10, University of Cambridge
Research position with a regional knowledge exchange organisation.
Conducting specialist research into knowledge expertise in the food and drink and manufacturing sectors in the east of England .
Writing guides to university sector expertise for business.

Editor and Travel Writer
GoSee Ltd
Freelance position writing and researching travel and tourism web content for a national travel website
Use of web content management systems to upload and edit copy and images
Acting as consultant on website design and marketing, including creating design brief and liaising with web designers and programmers
Aiding in the development of a comprehensive marketing plan for this internet start-up company. To include developing marketing strategies with media partners within the industry and researching and negotiating with potential sponsors and advertisers.

Publication Formatter
Campaign for Real Ale
Designing, editing and formatting promotional material.

Marketing Assistant
Digital One
Marketing position at the national digital commercial service provider on the inception of digital radio
Copywriting for the first digital radio listings magazine and writing news content for the national commercial digital radio website
Implementing marketing strategies to publicize digital radio, including organizing and running focus groups, customer and retailer research and writing copy for publicity campaigns
Writing and coordinating the send out of mailshot campaigns to customers and retailers
Managing and developing the marketing contact database
Trained in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Lotus Notes.

Other work experience

Publishing: Editorial Intern
Virago Press
Editorial internship at women's literary publishing house.
Copyediting and proofreading manuscripts.
Writing copy for blurbs, Advanced Information sheets and marketing and publicity material.
Vetting and reporting on new submissions.
Writing and researching reading guides to the Virago Modern Classics series.

Education

MA in Studies in Fiction University of East Anglia

September 2006-September 2007

Awarded: Distinction

Winner of the Lorna Sage Memorial Prize for Best Dissertation

Awarded the UEA Literature Department MA studentship bursary

Specialist areas include: English cultural studies, Englishness, the seaside in British culture and literature, experimentalism, women's literature, mid-century British fiction and French literature.

BA (Hons.) English and American Literature University of East Anglia
September 2003-June 2006
Awarded: First Class

Projects

Research Assistant for Lyndsey Stonebridge’s The Writing of Anxiety: Imagining Wartime in 1940s British Culture (2007), undertaking research in psychoanalysis, trauma theory and modernism.

Contributor to Remember Filey Butlins (2006) on the history of Butlins holiday camps, in conjunction with the Arts Council.