Hello! I am a journalist and editor with 10 years experience writing for specialist publications, national and international media, as well as for a variety of brands and charities.
With an interest in social affairs and impact, I have covered schools and universities, global development, cities, start-ups, and a few other topics in between.
Recently, I have focused on global development, producing engaging stories and social content for the international nonprofit Global Citizen, and as an associate editor for Devex, the media platform for the sector. At Devex I conceptualised and launched several editorial series for the advertising team highlighting global health issues, climate change, and 2023’s global food crisis on behalf of clients including UNICEF, Action Against Hunger, Stronger Foundations for Nutrition, KPMG, Bayer and more.
In the past I have commissioned and written regularly for the Guardian and the i Paper, and have bylines at WIRED, Huffpost, Culture Trip, the TES, Times Higher Education, Bright magazine, CityMetric, and others.
I am open to working on a variety of editorial projects including devising editorial strategy, audience building, editing, case-study finding, features writing and reporting.
I was a recipient of the International Journalism Project fellowship in 2018 to live and work in Berlin where I researched stories for Die Welt. I have spoken about my work on the BBC and international radio.
Get in touch at helen.alex.lock@gmail.com for projects, commissions and story ideas.