I am Alexis Harvey, a writer, editor and researcher living in East Sussex. Most of my work is done very effectively through phone, Teams, Zoom and email, but I'm also happy to travel to meet you and talk about your project.

I grew up in England, Australia and New Zealand. I spent a couple of years doing an interesting variety of jobs – working for a record company, construction companies and a national union – before training as a journalist.

After freelancing for the Independent, Red Letter magazine and Building Design, I worked for UK Wired from its launch and then moved to the Guardian, where I ended up as Head of Development, responsible for a team of permanent and freelance staff producing marketing, editorial and advertising material for the Guardian and the Observer.

Since then, I have worked as a freelance writer and editor. I’ve worked on a huge range of projects for as wide a range of clients. During this time I have also completed my honours degree in English literature (First Class) and have recently completed an MA (Distinction) at Sussex University.

Recent work includes: a full-time contract as a sub-editor at The Key; copy-editing and pattern checking for illustrated non-fiction books in InDesign; working with award-winning journalist and author, Mary O'Hara, on her anti-poverty project projecttwistit and the book that followed it – The Shame Game; copy-editing legal newsletters; logo designs for a podcast and a start-up company; design and editing of a CSR document for a City law firm; and editing a fiction novel.

If you would like to know more about my experience, please contact me and I'll be happy to talk it through with you.