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.

Lauren Archer Etherington

Lauren Archer Etherington

  • Business
  • Events
  • Leadership
  • Organic Social Media
  • PR/Comms

Delivering strategic Brand Marketing and PR services to independent Agencies in the UK, helping agency founders and their teams reach the scale of their ambitions and become businesses that people want to work for and with

Ideal Client
– UK-based independent Agencies delivering digital, development, creative, brand, comms, etc. – Current turnover circa £1m, aiming to reach £2m-£3m within the next few years. – Struggling to manage their own Marketing/Strategy/Comms as client work always takes priority. – Needs an experienced pair of hands to handle all aspects of their Agency's marketing and ensure consistent delivery to boost growth, improve profile and create a brand people want to work with and for.
Ideal Project
– Initial 6-month project, with Strategy covered in Month 1, followed by 5 months of delivery of the strategy/plan. If the client wishes to continue after this, they move to monthly rolling. – Monthly budget circa £1200-£2400 depending on the level of support required.
Contract type

Retainer

Sarah Rose

Sarah Rose

  • Admin/Operations
  • Data & Analytics
  • Design
  • Email
  • Events
  • Project Management
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Other

Virtual Assistant Services supporting the charity sector and purpose-led business owners to maximise their productivity and impact.

Ideal Client
Small, purpose-led business/Charity/Freelancers working in the charity sector
Ideal Project
Project management, administration tasks, process development
Contract type

Hourly, Daily, Retainer, Project

Maria Baranowska

Maria Baranowska

  • Events
  • Film/TV Production
  • Floristry
  • Project Management

Primarily, I'm an Arts Event Producer, but I like to wear a few hats. Thanks to a floristry background, I also moonlight in TV as a Set Dresser/Art Assistant.

Ideal Client
A community venue, charity or organisation looking for support to develop a fantastic event that engages their audience through a memorable cultural experience.
Ideal Project
Producing an event centred around the place it's based-- built for and by local people.
Caroline Hagan

Caroline Hagan

  • Business
  • Events
  • Project Management
  • SEO
  • Web Design & Development

I bring over 20 years experience, a Digital Consultant, Mentor and Director. An expert in WordPress and Shopify, Technical SEO and Web Accessibility. Working with micro + SMEs, charities, up to large brands.

Ideal Client
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Ideal Project
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Contract type

Hourly, Daily

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

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