Claudia Cahalane

About

Award-winning social issues journalist and copywriter. Former Guardian Networks editor with a wealth of experience in editorial and content management. What I can do for you: - Writing and content - Managing and editing copy - SEO - Blogs - Media training - Website strategy and content management - Social media management (inc basic video editing) - Original articles / thought pieces - Sub-editing - Interviews - Scripts and voice-overs/ narration - Basic sound tracks I have worked for a huge variety of publications and outlets including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent, BBC Green, Positive News, Breathe Magazine, Diva, Attitude, Pink Paper, Packaging News, Resource Management and Recovery magazine, UK government websites, Society Media/ Social Enterprise Magazine, Pioneers Post, AbilityNet, TechCrunch, Youthnet, Resurgence & The Economist, DigiLeaders, Wired Magazine, Worldwide Mag and lots more. My PR and copywriting work has covered a broad range of clients - from women's rights charities to government websites and national social enterprises such as Jamie Oliver's Fifteen to large environmental charities and Lush! cosmetics. 2011 Future 100 Award winner for social issues journalism. I have also worked with a number of charities and social enterprises to provide media training around content writing and PR writing. Additionally, I'm passionate about wellbeing. I'm meditation coach at Brighton College (Sunday Times school of the Decade) and a Shiatsu School, London, certified Qigong/ meditation teacher running mindful movement classes, qigong and Makkho yoga sessions, buddhist-style tea meditation and wellness sessions for a number of groups and organisations, including the government's Social Prescribing programme. See vitalityqigong.org for more info.