Senior content and editorial professional
Hi. I’m Joe.
I design editorial systems, lead content strategy, and help organisations produce better work more consistently.
With ten years of experience across professional services, membership organisations, and research-led businesses, I specialise in the operational and strategic side of content — building the workflows, governance frameworks, and editorial standards that allow complex organisations to communicate well at scale.
Recent work includes designing and implementing an organisation-wide content planning system at the Royal Institute of British Architects, rebuilding editorial production at Canvas8 (where I halved production timelines), and leading editorial and production teams at Oxera Consulting across five years of progressive responsibility.
I’m also a writer. This site includes professional case studies, selected essays, and short fiction — because range matters, and because the best editorial leaders tend to be practitioners first.
Currently open to senior content operations, editorial management, and content strategy roles in London. Get in touch.
Work
Case studies
Operational projects in depth — how the work was approached, what was built, and what was learned.
Essays
Thought leadership and analysis on content strategy, editorial governance, and the craft of communication.
Fiction
Stories. Mostly set in America. Occasionally bleak.
Experience
Content Operations Manager — Royal Institute of British Architects (2025–2026)
Designed and implemented an organisation-wide content planning system across six departments and 24 colleagues. Led stakeholder discovery, governance design, software procurement, and training rollout.
Copy and Production Manager — Canvas8 (2024–2025)
Rebuilt the editorial team and halved production timelines through end-to-end workflow redesign. Oversaw the business’s most commercially successful annual publication.
Editorial and Production Team Leader — Oxera Consulting (2022–2023)
Led a team of five editors and multiple freelancers. Directed a firm-wide brand refresh programme including 90+ hours of staff training.
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