journalist & copywriter

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David Pidgeon

Hello. I'm a freelance writer who enjoys taking on diverse projects. With over 20 years of experience, I specialise in writing features, ghostwriting op-eds, producing reports, and serving as a creative copywriter. If you have a project or idea to discuss, please get in touch.

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Portfolio Highlights

• Billboard ad copy: DASH Water [in partnership with the brilliant Horse Studio]

• Feature: 'In the remote Arctic, mysterious pingos give clues about Earth's changing climate', BBC Wildlife Magazine

• Report: DASH Water Impact Report

• Report: Kantar's Media Trends and Predictions 2025

• Journalism: Highlights from my editorship at The Media Leader, 2012-2020

• Article: 'Last year, the Earth rumbled for 9 days. Now scientists know why', BBC Wildlife Magazine

• Feature: 'What's the next course for marketers now cookies are off the menu?', Campaign Magazine

More about me

After earning an MA in English Literature in 2003, I started my career as a speechwriter in the public sector. I then transitioned into business journalism, becoming the editor of The Media Leader, where I worked until 2020.Following a period of travel, I turned freelance, producing magazine features under my own byline and working with clients, from global insight firms to sustainability-focused start-ups.I get a genuine kick out of writing, and love helping people share their ideas and tell compelling stories. My services include ghostwriting, editorial consultation, creative ideation and copywriting, and extracting newsworthy angles from the roughest of notes. If it involves words, great ideas, and nice people, then I’m interested.I also love travel, adventure, and rock climbing - and recently became a member of the Arctic Research Group after joining an expedition as a writer.