KMAbout Katie
If you’re looking for words that work harder for your business — whether that’s copy that converts, content that inspires or microcopy that guides users seamlessly through your digital product — you’re in the right place.
I’m a copywriter, editor and content strategist with over 20 years’ experience crafting words for some of the world’s most recognisable publications and brands. My career spans top-tier journalism, in-house editing at award-winning magazines, copywriting for global companies, and UX writing for digital platforms. What ties it all together? A deep belief that great writing is what makes everything tick.
So if you need words that do more than fill space, copy that makes people stop scrolling, lean in, and engage, content that captures attention — whether that’s an editorial feature in a glossy magazine, a homepage tagline, a product description, or the fine-tuned UX copy that moves your users through a journey without friction – I'm your girl.
The Types of Projects I Typically Handle
- Website Copywriting: From homepage hero lines to detailed product/service pages.
- Content Strategy & Tone of Voice: Helping businesses define how they speak to their audience.
- Blog Articles & Thought Leadership: SEO-friendly, engaging pieces that position brands as experts.
- UX Writing & Microcopy: Clear, concise text for apps, SaaS platforms, and websites.
- Copy-Editing & Proofreading: Ensuring your existing content is error-free and publication-ready.
- Brand Campaigns: Headlines, slogans, and scripts that align with your brand’s core message.
- Long-Form Content: White papers, guides, and editorial features.
- Books & E-Books: Development, editing, or ghostwriting for larger projects.
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Basic
French
Basic
Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)
Experience
- Katie MonkWriter | Editor | CommunicationsPRESS AND MEDIAAugust 2000 - Today (25 years and 10 months)London, UKMy articles have appeared in:• The Guardian• The Telegraph• The Times• The Independent• Psychologies• Harpers Bazaar• Jamie Oliver Magazine• Guardian Weekly• Conde Nast Traveller (US and UK)• Food & Travel• Women’s Health Australia• British Airways High Life• Wanderlust• Metro• The London Lite• TNT Magazine• Miss Citty Kitty• The Culinary Guide• Peugeot's Rapport Magazine• Notting Hill & Holland Park and The Mayfair Magazine• Absolutely• The ArbuturianMy photographs have appeared in:• The Guardian• Women's Health Australia• Wanderlust• TNT MagazineI’ve worked as a copywriter for:• Jamie Oliver• Mars Wrigley• Jack Wills University Outfitters• Tesco• M&S Food• The Plant• Busy Lizzy• Royal Mail• Churchill Insurance• Direct Line• GlobetouchI’ve worked in-house as a sub-editor for:• The Times• Sunday Times Culture/Travel/Style• Wallpaper• The New Statesman• BBH London• The British Heart Foundation• Cosmopolitan• Harpers & Queen• Jamie Oliver Magazine• Vanity Fair• ES Magazine• Red• Elle• In Style• BBC What To Wear• Redwood Publishing (Boots, Virgin, Royal Mail)• Zone Digital Content (Channel 4, Fanta, Relentless)Advertising experience:• BBH London – copy-editing a hardback coffee-table book for Audi, to tie in with the Le Mans raceBooks:• My book There She Goes – about solo female travel – was published in November 2019.• I've written three other books on health and psychology.• I edited three technology education books by Sitepoint: Adobe XD and JavaScript – Novice to Ninja.TV, radio and film:• BBC Wiltshire Sound• BBC Points West• TV presenting, City Lit London• Trainee war correspondent embedded on NATO ships with the Royal Navy• Worked on international commercials in both Cape Town and London• Short films and documentariesBlogs:• I write a blog called What Katie Did Now• I contributed to the Globetouch technology blog for seven months.
- The TimesSub-editorMay 2003 - July 2012 (9 years and 2 months)London, United KingdomI edited stories for The Times, Sunday Times and the Saturday Times Magazine working with high-profile columnists, journalists and editors.
- RedwoodCopy EditorPRESS AND MEDIAJanuary 2007 - August 2017 (10 years and 7 months)London, United KingdomI worked as a copy editor and copywriter at Redwood Publishing with clients such as M&S Food, Boots, Virgin, Royal Mail and Sotheby's Real Estate.
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Education
- Trinity TESOL, TEFL certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)St Giles College2001Trinity TESOL, TEFL certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
- Music (Theory and Performance)ABRSM1996Music (Theory and Performance)