North East Freelance Network

Freelance Directory

Browse our freelance directory to tap into local talent. All listings have been manually checked and vetted to ensure quality and relevance.

Carrie Brooks

Carrie Brooks

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Email
  • Organic Social Media
  • PR/Comms
  • Strategy & Planning

Passionate about helping charities communicate effectively, I offer 20 years experience in comms support, strategy and reviews, training and mentoring for impactful, budget-friendly results.

Ideal Client
Charity sector, needing help with comms on a limited budget.
Ideal Project
Comms support | Mentoring & Training | Strategy
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Sarah Hunt

Sarah Hunt

  • Content & Copywriting

A freelance senior copywriter and creative strategist with thirteen years’ experience writing and managing market-leading content.

Ideal Client
Retail, B2B, Tech, Healthcare and anything in between
Ideal Project
Strategy, tone of voice, branding, digital content and more
Contract type

Project

Suzy Stanton

Suzy Stanton

  • Content & Copywriting
  • SEO

Suzy provides SEO and copywriting support to small business owners helping them to get seen online and connect with the people they want to work with.

Ideal Client
Entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to improve their website’s visibility so that it attracts the right people and increases leads and sales
Ideal Project
Website copy and content for businesses that support parents
Contract type

Daily, Retainer, Project

Jennifer Robson

Jennifer Robson

  • Content & Copywriting

I write copy people want to read. Freelance PR copywriter, copyeditor / Writing for positive social impact /

Ideal Client
Start up, social impact, charities, social enterprises
Ideal Project
Monthly retainers or project work
Contract type

Retainer

Nic Wright

Nic Wright

  • Content & Copywriting

Experienced copywriter with proven content marketing skills, plus extensive experience in SEO, communications, PR, and marketing automation. Currently providing freelance content marketing services.

Ideal Client
Open to all industries; particularly experienced in tech, HR, arts.
Ideal Project
Flexible, but specialise in blog content, white papers, ebooks, web.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer

Gemma Walton

Gemma Walton

  • Content & Copywriting

🚀 Boosting Brands with Virtual Marketing Support 🎯 | Expert in Digital Marketing 💜 Content Creation 🦄 Innovator 🌈 AI 🤖 & Growth | 5-Star Service ⭐

Ideal Client
Businesses Looking To Grow But Lacking Inhouse Expertise & Time
Ideal Project
Retainer or Ongoing Monthly Hours for Marketing Support
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer

Jane Imrie

Jane Imrie

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • PR/Comms
  • Strategy & Planning

Freelance PR Consultant & Content Writer. Specialises in B2B (multiple sectors including energy, law, tech, logistics and property), arts, culture and third sector. Former editor of Bdaily. MCIPR.

Ideal Client
Small to medium purpose-led B2B and arts & culture organisations.
Ideal Project
Multi-layered projects combining PR and content, short or medium term.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Design
  • Organic Social Media

Marketing freelancer with an eye for detail and fondness for creativity. Experience in B2C & B2B roles. Social media, blog content, design, proofreading, web copy… you name it, I’ve probably done it!

Ideal Client
Smaller businesses, start-ups or other freelancers
Ideal Project
Designing branded materials to showcase your business.
Contract type

Hourly

Charlotte McMurray

Charlotte McMurray

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Data & Analytics
  • SEO
  • Strategy & Planning

Senior SEO strategist, copywriter and all-round digital nerd. 15 years in house and agency experience. Persona-led, ethical approach. Practical, realistic and down to earth.

Ideal Client
Considered purchase, with purpose. B2B/luxury/travel/education/etc.
Ideal Project
Strategic direction and high calibre, hands-on implementation.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Scott Goodacre

Scott Goodacre

  • Brand & Product
  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • PPC
  • Product Marketing
  • SEO
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Web Design & Development
  • Other

I'm a freelance marketing consultant and teacher. I deliver CIM professional qualifications and provide 1:1 coaching, often on government-funded programmes. I also build websites and run ad campaigns for clients.

Ideal Client
Small businesses looking to grow.
Ideal Project
Building a business’s first website and coaching them to make the most of their marketing channels.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Samantha Collier

Samantha Collier

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Strategy & Planning

Freelance marketing consultant and copywriter with 14 years experience spanning outdoor, baby, fashion, grocery, beauty and B2B.

Ideal Client
Growing B2C brands & retailers looking to nail their brand position
Ideal Project
Brand strategy | Tone of Voice | Web copy | Email copy
Contract type

Retainer

Gareth Hancock

Gareth Hancock

  • Content & Copywriting

Decent copywriter. Crap copyrighter. Turning ideas into words for businesses that don't want to fit in. Trusted by sound people. Unheard of by the rest.

Ideal Client
Anti-bullsh*t, anti-boring businesses doing good work.
Ideal Project
Website copy, email copy, print copy, copy copy, tone of voice.
Contract type

Retainer, Project

Alex Robertson

Alex Robertson

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Data & Analytics
  • Email
  • Events
  • Organic Social Media
  • PR/Comms
  • Product Marketing

A freelance marketer and marketing consultant with a focus on copywriting, creating engaging content, and strategy.

Ideal Client
Small to medium-sized businesses looking to update or enhance their marketing strategy.
Ideal Project
I love any project relating to copywriting, PR, or creating written content.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily

Samantha Brimer

Samantha Brimer

  • Admin/Operations
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Email
  • PR/Comms
  • Project Management
  • Strategy & Planning

Freelance Marketing and Project Manager, specialising in arts, culture, heritage and not-for-profit sectors.

Ideal Client
A creative individual or organisation, that knows they need to communicate or market themselves, but either doesn't know where to start or doesn't have the time to dedicate to it. They are purpose-driven and passionate about their work.
Ideal Project
I love seeing something through from the beginning, so my ideal project would be working with a client to create an annual marketing strategy, and then continuing on a monthly retainer to help implement it.
Contract type

Daily, Retainer, Project

Susan Morrow

Susan Morrow

  • Content & Copywriting

I am an experienced tech writer, specialising in cybersecurity and emerging technologies, like AI. I have worked as a freelancer for 10 years, but have worked in the software industry for almost 30 years.

Ideal Client
Tech vendor, thought leadership, SME to enterprise.
Ideal Project
Articles/white papers for a particular technology.
Contract type

Hourly, Project

Tina Snowball

Tina Snowball

  • Brand & Product
  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Strategy & Planning

An award-winning senior marketing and communications strategist with more than 30 years' experience, I help organisations be clear about what their brand stands for, communicate their purpose and ambition, and help them differentiate and stand out through expert marketing.

Ideal Client
I support companies who wish to build their brand and manage their profile.
Ideal Project
My expertise is best used on projects which involve helping clients build
Contract type

Daily, Project

Michael Harland

Michael Harland

  • Admin/Operations
  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • Product Marketing

Virtual Assistant & Business Support Administrative Tasks | Email & Diary Management | Social Media Scheduling | Content Creation & Marketing

Ideal Client
Small Businesses. Creative industries. Social Media Driven
Ideal Project
Retainer or Ongoing Monthly Hours
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer

Victoria Lamb

Victoria Lamb

  • Content & Copywriting
  • PR/Comms

Comms help, just when you need it. I’m a freelance communications specialist who turns ideas into impact. With 20 years of comms and marketing experience, I can help your message cut through the noise, connect with the right people, and drive real results. Whether it’s a one-off project or support for your busy comms team, I’m here to make your life easier!

Ideal Client
Charities and VCSE sector, healthcare, local authority, creative agencies
Ideal Project
Copywriting, content strategy, comms strategy, brand management, messaging and narrative development, campaign planning, media relations and PR, website management
Contract type

Daily, Retainer

Scott Houghton

Scott Houghton

  • Content & Copywriting
  • SEO

I'm a freelance copywriter with almost six years of experience. During that time, I've worked for some major brands, including Trip.com, Starbucks, United Airlines, Upwork, Wise, and Capital One.

Ideal Client
Anything copy or SEO related. I've worked in a range of different industries, including marketing, B2B SaaS, DTC, fintech, travel, shipping and many more.
Ideal Project
When it comes to making your brand shine on search engines, AI, or brand/product recognition, I've got you covered.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily

Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Email
  • SEO
  • Strategy & Planning

Expert freelance support for North East B2B businesses & agencies. I deliver leads, conversions & revenue via specialist SEO, content, email & automation and provide flexible, senior-level expertise.

Ideal Client
Growing B2B firms (1-15 staff) & agencies needing senior marketing expertise/capacity.
Ideal Project
Retained digital marketing support for B2B leads, through email & SEO.
Contract type

Daily, Retainer, Project

Mark Maddison

  • Admin/Operations
  • Brand & Product
  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Design
  • Events
  • Leadership
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • Policy
  • PR/Comms
  • Project Management
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Web Design & Development
  • Other

I’m a lived experience and digital accessibility specialist based in the North East. I help organisations, creatives, and teams make their digital spaces and communications more accessible for people with sight loss. Alongside my freelance work, I’m the founder of Vision for Access CIC, a social enterprise focused on accessibility training and inclusion projects. I offer speaking, consultancy, and mentoring that bring real-world insight to digital inclusion.

Ideal Client
Organisations and creatives committed to improving digital accessibility.
Ideal Project
A project that raises awareness, improves accessibility, or embeds inclusion through practical action and lived experience insight.
Contract type

Hourly, Retainer, Project

Abigail Dodwell

Abigail Dodwell

  • Business
  • Content & Copywriting
  • Design
  • Organic Social Media
  • Product Marketing
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Video Production
  • Web Design & Development

A thought leadership specialist who works with brands that are tired of sounding like everyone else. The ones who know they’ve got something to say, but need the strategy, content and brand positioning to make people actually listen. I can support with all marketing activity that allows you demonstrate expertise, so you can show your value not just shout about it.

Ideal Client
B2b brands who are regularly coming up against 'big players' in their industry and are struggling to identify how best to stand out.
Ideal Project
A project starting with a strategic phase where we define your optimal brand position. This then moves into marketing strategy where we make a clear plan showing how this new position can be implemented. Then a retainer model moving forward where I can support with the delivery of this strategy where needed. Overall this tends to be a minimum of 6 months.
Contract type

Daily, Project

Jeff Lyall

Jeff Lyall

  • Content & Copywriting
  • SEO

End-to-end content strategy and writing for businesses that need authentic content that is focussed on SEO performance. Making your website words work harder.

Ideal Client
Any business that generates or nurtures leads through its website.
Ideal Project
Outsourced content requirements from audits to writing and strategy.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Jodie Beardmore

Jodie Beardmore

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Email
  • Organic Social Media
  • Paid Social Media
  • Photography

Shutter and Strategy blends award-winning photography with 7+ years in digital marketing. From captivating portraits and visuals to campaign planning, email automation, social content, and paid ads, helping businesses grow and stand out.

Ideal Client
My ideal client is a small-to-mid sized creative or experience-led business in the North East that values high-quality visuals and wants strategic marketing support but lacks the time, in-house skill, or headspace to do it themselves.
Ideal Project
Open to working in any sector.
Contract type

Hourly, Daily

Abigail Horner

Abigail Horner

  • Content & Copywriting
  • Email

I am a content and copywriter based in the Northeast looking to grow my network.

Ideal Client
People in the wellness and beauty industry.
Ideal Project
Website content, blogs and email marketing.
Contract type

Project