Simon has been a photographer working nationally and internationally for twenty years.
His work has appeared in magazines including Elle, Maxim, Loaded, GQ, Saturday Telegraph, Guardian Weekend, Sunday Times Style, Cosmopolitan, National Geographic, Der Spiegel, The Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Mail, and many others.
He has exhibited in Hong Kong, China, Germany, France and the UK and lectured in editorial photography.
Specialist Consultants
For specific campaign areas, including web design, photography, and selling in to specialist media, our expert consultants can offer invaluable insight and support.
Visual
Simon Buckley
Help With
• Commissioning photographers
• How to set fees
• Copyright issues
• Setting up an in-house studio
• Basic photography training for events
• What picture editors want
• Creative use of photography to sell your message
• How to set fees
• Copyright issues
• Setting up an in-house studio
• Basic photography training for events
• What picture editors want
• Creative use of photography to sell your message
Journalism
Lucy Laing - Weeklies & News
Lucy Laing is one of the UK’s leading independent journalists, with her work featured every week in nationals, including The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Express, The News Of The World, and all UK women’s weekly magazines including Closer, Now, Reveal and Bella.
Since winning the UK Press Gazette’s young journalist of the year award in 1996, Lucy has covered stories nationally and internationally, on topics including health, human interest and wildlife. She works closely with many charities to identify and target stories...
Since winning the UK Press Gazette’s young journalist of the year award in 1996, Lucy has covered stories nationally and internationally, on topics including health, human interest and wildlife. She works closely with many charities to identify and target stories...
Help With
• Selling in to weekly magazines and newsdesks
• What editors look for in real life features
• How charities can effectively promote their message
• What editors look for in real life features
• How charities can effectively promote their message
Clare Donnelly - News & Features
Claire is a senior writer for the Daily Mirror, responsible for Northern features. She has also been a commissioning editor on the Mirror’s features desk, and worked for a variety of titles, including Closer, Take A Break and The Nottingham Evening Post and has even worked as a newsreader on L!ve TV.
Since 2004 Claire has been based in the Mirror’s Manchester office, covering subjects as diverse as human interest and charity stories, seeting up a shoot with Coronation Street stars or reporting on news events.
Claire is an experienced celebrity interviewer, whose subjects include Pavarotti and Shaun Ryder, and is highly experienced in both regional and national news and features.
Since 2004 Claire has been based in the Mirror’s Manchester office, covering subjects as diverse as human interest and charity stories, seeting up a shoot with Coronation Street stars or reporting on news events.
Claire is an experienced celebrity interviewer, whose subjects include Pavarotti and Shaun Ryder, and is highly experienced in both regional and national news and features.
Help With
• Working with celebrities
• Handling hostile media attention
• Pitching to local and national news-desks
• Creating the perfect press release
• Handling hostile media attention
• Pitching to local and national news-desks
• Creating the perfect press release
Radio
Andrew Bailey - Radio News
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Andrew is currently head of news at Virgin Radio. He has worked for stations including Radio City in Liverpool, Key 103 Manchester, BBC Breakfast News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, London Tonight and Century FM in Manchester.His television appearances include This Morning, The Time The Place, London Tonight, Granada Tonight, Ask Us and Eggheads.
Andrew won Newcomer of the Year at Radio City in 1999, and was also part of the team to win the 'NTL Commercial Radio Newsteam of the Year' Award in June 2000. Andrew was also nominated for National News Broadcaster of the Year at the 2004, 2005 and 2007 British Radio Awards. He led Virgin Radio to international success at the New York Festival Radio Awards in 2007 where the team won the 'Silver World Medal' for breaking news coverage. Andrew is an experienced media trainer and lectures in broadcast journalism at City University in London.
Andrew won Newcomer of the Year at Radio City in 1999, and was also part of the team to win the 'NTL Commercial Radio Newsteam of the Year' Award in June 2000. Andrew was also nominated for National News Broadcaster of the Year at the 2004, 2005 and 2007 British Radio Awards. He led Virgin Radio to international success at the New York Festival Radio Awards in 2007 where the team won the 'Silver World Medal' for breaking news coverage. Andrew is an experienced media trainer and lectures in broadcast journalism at City University in London.
Help With
• How PR work on radio
• What news editors want
• What makes a news story
• Media Training
• Specialist Consultants
• What news editors want
• What makes a news story
• Media Training
• Specialist Consultants
Peter Everett - Factual Programming
Peter Everett is a multiple Sony award winning radio producer, whose many documentary and features series for Radio 4 include Great Lives, A Good Read and Feedback. He pioneered montage documentary, and in the 90s was the Head Of Network Radio, BBC South, rebuilding the department as a specialist digital production unit covering literary output, history and general programming for Radios 3 and 4. Prior to this he managed Network Radio BBC Midlands and East, and oversaw programming including The Archers, Drama, Religion, Sport, Radio 2 music, Radio 3 concerts, Radio 4 features and Radio 5 magazine programmes.
He is now freelance, and works mainly for Radio 4, but also contributes to Sony-Award winning independent production company All Out. Peter is an experienced broadcast trainer, and has lectured extensively on broadcast journalism in Britain and abroad. He is a successful author whose books include “You’ll Never Be 16 Again”, which accompanied his Radio 4/Radio 1 series of the same name, and he has recently written, produced and directed the play Red Elvis for Radio 4. He is also a Director of media consultancy Peterloo Productions.
He is now freelance, and works mainly for Radio 4, but also contributes to Sony-Award winning independent production company All Out. Peter is an experienced broadcast trainer, and has lectured extensively on broadcast journalism in Britain and abroad. He is a successful author whose books include “You’ll Never Be 16 Again”, which accompanied his Radio 4/Radio 1 series of the same name, and he has recently written, produced and directed the play Red Elvis for Radio 4. He is also a Director of media consultancy Peterloo Productions.
Help With
• Editorial consultancy
• What radio features producers want
• Presenter/spokesperson training
• All aspects of features broadcasting
• What radio features producers want
• Presenter/spokesperson training
• All aspects of features broadcasting
Jonathan Thompson - Mens Magazines
Jonathan Thompson is a men's lifestyle writer and editor specialising in health, fitness, travel, adventure and extreme sports.He spent eight years at The Independent on Sunday, where he was given his first column at the age of 21 before spending a number of years as a staff news reporter. He went on to write over 1,000 articles across all sections of the newspaper and its sister publication, The Independent, ranging from front page news to major celebrity interviews.
Jonathan spent six months as a freelancer working for publications ranging from Men's Health magazine to the Mail on Sunday, London Lite to the Glasgow Herald, as well as a number of foreign publications. In October 2007, he joined the staff of Men's Health as Commissioning Editor and Senior Writer.
Jonathan spent six months as a freelancer working for publications ranging from Men's Health magazine to the Mail on Sunday, London Lite to the Glasgow Herald, as well as a number of foreign publications. In October 2007, he joined the staff of Men's Health as Commissioning Editor and Senior Writer.
Help With
• Selling-in
• Targeting consumer media
• Health, relationships, fashion and trend- led stories
• Finding your angle
• Working with celebrity spokespeople
• Selling research to nationals
• Constructing and editing press releases
• Targeting consumer media
• Health, relationships, fashion and trend- led stories
• Finding your angle
• Working with celebrity spokespeople
• Selling research to nationals
• Constructing and editing press releases
TV
Jon Bennett - TV & Monthlies
National newspapers, magazines, TV and radio - Jon Bennett has worked in virtually every area of the media during his career. From devising and editing national magazines to working as News Editor on ITV’s Evening News, he is a genuine all-rounder with a uniquely varied CV.
Jon began his career working as a 17-year-old reporter for his local paper and combined his time at university with working for music magazines Mojo and Q.
He went on to work as an award-winning reporter in his native North-East before moving to Melbourne for a year. On his return to London he became News Editor of Mojo and contributed to GQ, The Sunday Times, Q and appeared as a pundit on several BBC radio programmes. He joined Sky News as a Deputy News Editor before moving on to Tonight With Trevor McDonald. In 2003 Jon devised and edited Q Glastonbury, the first magazine in history to review a festival within 7 hours of the final curtain. He then worked at ITN as News Editor on ITV News before joining Sky News as obituaries producer, which he currently combines with contributing to The Observer, The Sunday Times, The Mail Weekend Magazine, Classic Rock, Mojo, Q and Classic Rock.
Jon began his career working as a 17-year-old reporter for his local paper and combined his time at university with working for music magazines Mojo and Q.
He went on to work as an award-winning reporter in his native North-East before moving to Melbourne for a year. On his return to London he became News Editor of Mojo and contributed to GQ, The Sunday Times, Q and appeared as a pundit on several BBC radio programmes. He joined Sky News as a Deputy News Editor before moving on to Tonight With Trevor McDonald. In 2003 Jon devised and edited Q Glastonbury, the first magazine in history to review a festival within 7 hours of the final curtain. He then worked at ITN as News Editor on ITV News before joining Sky News as obituaries producer, which he currently combines with contributing to The Observer, The Sunday Times, The Mail Weekend Magazine, Classic Rock, Mojo, Q and Classic Rock.
Help With
• Selling-in
• Targeting consumer media
• Health, relationships, fashion and trend- led stories
• Finding your angle
• Working with celebrity spokespeople
• Selling research to nationals
• Constructing and editing press releases
• Targeting consumer media
• Health, relationships, fashion and trend- led stories
• Finding your angle
• Working with celebrity spokespeople
• Selling research to nationals
• Constructing and editing press releases
Rachel Morris - Motivation & Management
Rachel has appeared regularly on numerous TV programmes including Big Brother; BBLB/BB On The Couch (Ch4), Little Angels (BBC 3), Tonight With Trevor McDonald (ITV1), Wife Swap: The Aftermath (E4), Would Like To Meet (BBC2), Say No To The Knife (BBC3), Help, I’m a Teen Mum (ITV1), Celebrity Love Island 1 (ITV1), The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Wright Stuff amongst others.
She regularly contributes articles to magazines and newspapers and has been Cosmo's sex therapist since 2003. She is the author of The Single Parents’ Handbook (Pearson).
Rachel is a member of National Hypno-psychotherapy Council and practices in accordance with UKCP Code of Ethics. She attained her Diploma in Hypnosis & Psychotherapy (DHP) in 1995. Since qualifying, she has worked in clinical practice both privately and for the NHS.
She regularly contributes articles to magazines and newspapers and has been Cosmo's sex therapist since 2003. She is the author of The Single Parents’ Handbook (Pearson).
Rachel is a member of National Hypno-psychotherapy Council and practices in accordance with UKCP Code of Ethics. She attained her Diploma in Hypnosis & Psychotherapy (DHP) in 1995. Since qualifying, she has worked in clinical practice both privately and for the NHS.
Help With
• Group dynamics - getting the best from your team
• Handling stress - yours and others
• Presentations and communication skills
• Confidence training
• Handling stress - yours and others
• Presentations and communication skills
• Confidence training
