About me.

 

Hi, I’m Shams.

I’m a diligent and versatile writer, editor and producer with 10+ years of experience. With a background in news journalism, my storytelling is empathetic and communicative. And my breadth of experience, from covering council meetings in the South East, to politics in the Middle East, branded content, and business news in the UK and Europe, means I have the foundation to write about anything, for anyone – and get straight to the point.

I am currently a Senior Digital Producer at The Telegraph.


I can do

Newswriting | Editing | Copywriting | Data Research and Production | UX Writing | Content Strategy | Editorial Planning | Client and Stakeholder Management | Proofreading | Project management | Social Copy | Newsletters | Blogs | Voice and Tone


Words for

I amsterdam | Transport for London | Royal Mail | KPMG | Network Rail | The Big Issue | The New Arab | Surrey Mirror | Kent and Sussex Courier


Skills in

CMS | Sitecore | Adobe InDesign | Google Analytics | Chartbeat | SocialFlow | Echobox | Substack | CACI Email Studio


 

 
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If you were wondering… my name is Arabic and I’m originally from Iraq. Shams means ‘sun’, while Shakarchi means ‘confectioner’, which explains the sweet tooth and sunny disposition 🌞