I am very excited to be taking over as online editor here at Signlink. I’ve been spending my first week getting to grips with the really important stuff such as the key responsibilities of my role, major industry trends, and, crucially, learning how everyone takes their coffee.

Despite always being an inquisitive person with a passion for writing, I only decided to finally go for it and pursue a career in journalism at the age of 24, and having worked hard to achieve this over the last couple of years I am extremely grateful that my unconventional path into the industry has led me to Signlink. After working as a freelancer for nearly a year on a pretty varied range of projects, I’m really looking forward to concentrating my efforts in one place and (hopefully) becoming considerably sign-savvy before too long.


Starting a new role with a somewhat limited background in business journalism was a little daunting, but fortunately everyone has been so welcoming, supportive and patient, and I have been assured I have a ‘grace period’ which means I am allowed to make mistakes and ask as many questions as I like, as well as having immunity from office pranks, so my current plan of action is to keep this amnesty going for as long as possible.

Taking over from Harry Mottram means I have some very big (and very stylish) shoes to fill, so I definitely have my work cut out for me, but with some exciting news stories and big events already on my schedule my plan is just to get stuck in, work hard and stay caffeinated and hopefully I’ll do the job justice!