James Deeney

James Deeney has a wealth of experience in content management, copywriting, and communications. From 2014-2017, they worked as an Optometrist for Specsavers, where they were responsible for conducting routine eye examinations and managing a range of ocular pathologies. During their time at Specsavers Crawley branch, it was awarded "Store of the Month" for achieving record regional sales figures. From 2015-2017, they worked as a Journalism Intern for Donegal News, where they had more than 20 articles published in the newspaper, pitched lists of original story ideas at weekly editorial meetings, and gained experience working in a busy newsroom environment. In 2017, they worked as a Communications Assistant for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, where they increased blog content output from monthly updates to weekly updates, and assisted in managing the service social media accounts. From 2017-2019, they worked as a Digital Content Manager and Copywriter for Venturi Ltd. Finally, from 2019-2022, they worked as Head of Content and Lead Content Writer for Podcast.co, where they were responsible for planning and delivering content strategy for Podcast.co blogs, podcasts, and videos, and building SEO campaigns to drive organic website growth. James is currently working as a Content Manager for Lunio.

James Deeney obtained their Optometry degree from The University of Manchester in 2014. James then went on to pursue a NCTJ Diploma in Journalism from North West Regional College - Derry~L'Derry in 2015. In 2016, they completed their Master of Science in Science Communication from The University of Manchester. In 2017, they obtained their HubSpot Academy Inbound Certification from HubSpot.