partners

GeordieMac is not really a one-woman band. Depending on the project, I work in partnership with some very talented and experienced freelancers (profiled below my own mugshot and blurb) …

Jane-Ann Purdy: writer/editor

jane-ann_full I guess you could say I’m the force behind GeordieMac. In fact, Geordie Mac has always been my “pseudonym in storage” for when I finally write that novel. Well, one day. If you’re wondering, the name comes from being half Geordie, half Scottish – thanks Mum and Dad.

I’ve been a writer and editor since 1996. Before that I worked in film and television for five years where I learnt that you can make really great things with a group of talented and dedicated freelancers. All of the GeordieMac team are freelance, but we work really well together. Our overheads are low so we are able to offer very competitive prices on all our products: content, publications, and websites.

I should also mention that two years ago I went back to college to study photography part time and it’s my pictures you can view on the site. I finished my course in June 2009, but I still consider myself to be in training.

You can see a few more of my photos at www.jane-annpurdy.com

Feel free to get intouch@geordiemac.co.uk or call me on 0131 620 1129.

Alan McIntosh: sub editor

alan_full Alan is the pedant’s pedant. What he doesn’t know about the English language can be written on an atom. When you send your copy or publication to Alan you know that it will come back grammatically correct and clearly worded. Above all you feel confident to commit it to print or cyberspace. A copy editor for 25 years, Alan also writes wonderful short stories, and is a contributing editor for the very brilliant Spurtle, a local paper and independent stirrer produced in Broughton, Edinburgh.

Feel free to get intouch@geordiemac.co.uk or contact Alan direct on 0131 556 4848, email him at weedram@ednet.co.uk

Charlotte Halliday: marketer

charlotte_profile Charlotte Halliday has over 20 years marketing, communications and project management experience across corporate, service, and third sectors, handling everything from small budget arts commissions, to an award winning re-brand (including all product, packaging and presentation) for an LMVH luxury product. This wealth of experience ensures success using proven and instinctive marketing expertise, consistently demonstrating creative flair with commitment to the bottom line. Charlotte’s work is driven by clarity of thought, attention to detail, incisive decision-making and effective communication.

Feel free to get intouch@geordiemac.co.uk or contact Charlotte direct on 07778 530771, email her at charlotte@noble-ox.com You can check out her website at www.noble-ox.com

Douglas Robertson: photographer

douglas_full With 30 years’ experience Douglas has been a photographer man and boy. He offers striking and unique images that fit your brief, delivered when you need them. His clients come back to him again and again because he is talented, reliable, flexible, and unfailingly professional. On location or event shoots he has an almost uncanny ability to blend into the background whilst manoeuvring himself into position to get the best shot. Great with everyone from tea ladies to managing directors, Douglas can get a relaxed portrait from even the most diffident subject.

Feel free to get intouch@geordiemac.co.uk or contact Douglas direct on 07930 499234, email him at douglasinscotland@blueyonder.co.uk You can check out his work at www.douglasinscotland.co.uk

Paolo Drusi: web designer

paolo_225 Paolo studied architecture in Padua, Italy, but he went on to build in cyberspace rather than open space. Seduced by the rich possibility of web design, that in 1995 was in its infancy, Paolo switched careers and never looked back. After six years working in his native Italy, he came to the UK where he got a job designing web- and CD-based multimedia tools for the University of Edinburgh. At the University he was able to enhance his digital skillset, adding video production and stills photography to his CV. Since 2008 Paolo has worked freelance, and now designs and builds websites for a wide range of clients in the UK and overseas. An expert in open source platforms, Paolo’s sites are fresh, clean, and inviting. Once they are up and functioning on all browsers, he will show you how to keep them that way. He is pictured here with his lovely assistant Pancho.