Mrs Sarah Mash
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Sarah
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25 years of experience in print and digital media; you'll find me easy to work with, professional and reliable. Happy to consider all types of projects.
Qualifications and awards
BA (Hons) English, 1st Class (Southampton University); NCTJ Pre-Entry Certificate in Newspaper Journalism (Highbury College, Portsmouth).
Training
On-screen editing; Brush up your proofreading; Brush up your copy-editing; Editing and proofreading music (all CIEP); Digital proofreading (Publishing Training Centre); Advanced Google Analytics (ISBI Schools).
Experience
Freelance since 2005 (see 'Clients' below). In-house experience: PR & Comms Officer, Kimbolton School, 2014 - present; Magazine & Website Editor, The Blue Cross, 2001–05; Editor, Kids and Learning, Lineone.net, 2000–01; Sub-editor, New Woman, 1998–99; Deputy Editor, Horse and Pony Magazine, 1996-1998.
Author of Activators: Riding (Hodder Children's Books, 1998).
Clients
4Locals.net, Houghton & Wyton Local History Society, The Society for Companion Animal Studies, Sesame Design, Parragon Publishing, Girls Gone By Publishers, World Society for the Protection of Animals, Central YMCA Qualifications,The Blue Cross animal welfare charity, Tommy's, ThinkNatural.com.
Subjects
Conservation (countryside/nature), domestic animals (general, behaviour, cats, dogs, horses, welfare), education (primary, secondary, distance learning), English literature (general), fitness/health (general), history (local history, English Civil War), medicine (complementary/alternative), music (piano, harp), pregnancy and childbirth, sports (general, running, equestrian), tourism/travel (general), voluntary sector.
Media
Magazines, books (fiction and non-fiction), distance-learning materials, educational materials, marketing literature, newsletters, websites, social media (facebook, instagram, twitter).
testimonials
“Thank you for your assistance with the production of our book ‘Discovering Houghton & Wyton’. Apart from your ability to detect typographical errors, you were able to link disparate sections of the book and identify discrepancies in dates, names and places with great accuracy. Just what we needed!”
Maurice Hanslow, Chairman, Houghton & Wyton Local History Society
"Sarah’s work is of a very high standard and she has proved extremely reliable in working to tight deadlines. I would strongly recommend her editorial services."
Jo-Ann Fowler, Director, Society for Companion Animal Studies
"Thank you for how quickly and efficiently you've turned everything around for us."
Jenny Lane, The Blue Cross
Disclaimer note
The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.