James W.

Editor & founder

About

Business journalist and editor with 20-plus years experience working for national and global B2B titles. Bylines at: The Guardian, Politics Home, Inside Housing, Property Week, Architects Journal, Construction News, Local Government Chronicle. Founder and editor of MMC newsletter Modular Monitor - https://jameswilmore.substack.com/ Available for freelance commissions, shifts and event hosting

Country

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Writing & Editing

Skill

Journalism, Magazines, Copywriting, Editing, Writing, Copy Editing, Reporting & Analysis, Management, Feature Writing, News Writing, Social Media, Web Editing, Headline Writing, Blogging, Newspapers, Event Planning, Public Speaking, Brand Ambassadorship, Team Leadership, Editorial

Experience

Editor & founder

Modular Monitor

2020-11 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

Substack newsletter covering the MMC sector - a mixture of news, views and insight.

Freelance journalist & editor

Freelance

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Freelance journalist and editor covering construction, housing, property and planning. Regular contributor to Inside Housing, Social Housing, Property Week, Construction News, Planning and The Developer.

Deputy Editor

Construction News

2017-3 - 2017-12 · 10 mos

London, United Kingdom

Overseeing Construction News' output across digital, print, events and marketing

News Editor

Retail Week

2015-4 - 2017-3 · 2 yrs

London, United Kingdom

Co-ordinating the daily digital output of Retail Week and driving the brand's news agenda. News editing the weekly magazine. Managing a team of reporters covering companies including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Amazon.

Deputy Editor - Just Drinks

Aroq (a GlobalData company)

2012-3 - 2015-4 · 3 yrs 2 mos

London, United Kingdom

Duties included: Writing news, comment, features, blogs and analysis on the global alcohol and soft drinks industry. Managing other editorial staff. Commissioning, managing and editing copy from a network of freelancers. Deputising for the editor in his absence. Attending industry events on behalf of the company.

Freelance journalist/writer

JCW Group

2011-4 - 2012-3 · 1 yr

London, United Kingdom

Providing features and news to a variety of magazines in the food and drinks sector, inc. Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Harpers Wine & Spirit, Pub & Bar, Imbibe, justdrinks.com, Eat Out, BEER and In a Pub. Available for commissions and shifts.

News Editor - The Publican

UBM plc

2005-3 - 2011-4 · 6 yrs 2 mos

A weekly leading industry title covering the pub sector, read by licensees and pub company chief executives across the UK. It is now known as The Publican's Morning Advertiser.