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Gemma Champ

Copywriter and content strategist

€521/day
London, GB
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Gemma

Content strategy director | Copy lead (Creative, UX, SEO, ToV) | Pitch consultant | Stickler | Magic-dust sprinkler

I'm a creative, innovative and hands-on content director, copywriter, editor and strategist, supporting agencies on everything from content strategy, ToV development, script-writing, pitches, e-commerce and CRM to online and print editorial and thought-leadership. Clients have included Disney, Mars, Martini, John Lewis, P&G, BT, EE, Sotheby's, Zoopla and many more. Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). Course Leader, Fashion & Lifestyle Journalism, London College of Style
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Conversational

Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Stories Unfold Ltd
    Freelance content director
    April 2019 - Today (7 years and 2 months)
    London, UK
    Versatile, creative and capable of turning messaging into anything from a 20-word copy line for BA to a multi-touch digital experience for a Big Four consulting firm. Recent work includes writing the tone of voice for two telecoms giants, writing scripts for Zoopla and helping Mars migrate their websites to new .coms as well as a three-month stint as Social Content Lead for TSB through Oliver; copywriting display and advertorials for BA at Mail Metro Media; and six months at Jack Morton Worldwide, as a creative strategist and copywriter on both pitches and active work.
  • Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (The RSA)
    Fellow
    July 2015 - Today (10 years and 11 months)
  • Proximity London
    Editorial Director
    December 2014 - April 2019 (4 years and 4 months)
    London, UK
    Responsibilities range from planning content strategies to ideating and originating smart-paced content for clients including John Lewis, Disney, P&G, SSE, Guide Dogs, MoneySupermarket, Kenco, Grey Goose, Bacardi and Lloyds. I have taken the initiative in developing a more extensive, expert content proposition for Proximity that leverages the company's UX, planning, data and design to execute and optimise better content. I worked closely with our data team to localise, develop and implement Proximity's proprietary content optimisation process, Content Darwinism, which we successfully rolled out across all the P&G content briefs, creating learnings that are being used in Proximity Paris and P&G. I enjoy presenting to clients and engaging directly with them throughout the brief, creating a closer, more trusted relationship with them and encouraging smarter, more efficient work. I challenge and push our design and writing teams to produce better, braver work, and our client services teams to challenge and exceed client requirements, resulting in significantly improved work. Bringing 15 years of editorial experience to bear on the agency processes, I have implemented new work practices that focus on agility, creativity and consumer-first thinking and have worked collaboratively and productively on multi-agency client projects.

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Education

  • PGCert, Periodical journalism
    London College of Printing
    2000
    PGCert, Periodical journalism
  • MA (Hons), History of Art / History of Music
    The University of Edinburgh
    1999
    MA (Hons), History of Art / History of Music

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