Strategic communications expert and publisher, working in sustainability and the built environment
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I’m a strategic communications expert and publisher.
I help clients working in sustainability and the built environment find and articulate their voice with confidence. Whether you’re navigating planning processes, engaging with local stakeholders or launching campaigns, I offer strategic guidance and creative direction. With thoughtful storytelling and beautifully crafted media, I make sure your messages don’t just inform, but resonate and inspire change.
Experience and notable work
I have a track record in leadership roles delivering impactful work in journalism, publishing and communications. Since 2010, I’ve created award-winning magazines and reports; managed large (and measly) budgets; commissioned designers, writers, photographers, illustrators and filmmakers; hosted talks and media events; run social media channels; shaped campaign and political messaging; pitched and won business and have overseen numerous product launches and relaunches.
From 2021-2025, I led communications for Human Nature, a campaigning development company bringing forward the Phoenix project in Lewes. I managed the company’s newsletters, social media, press, websites, films, photography and printed media. I was heavily involved in the community engagement and planning processes, including designing public exhibitions and collateral for events; shaping political messaging; and editing and delivering documents, such as the Phoenix Design & Access Statement, pitches, open letters and delivery plans.
The Phoenix has won multiple awards and received significant media coverage; it was described by The Guardian as offering “an environmentally sound model to rescue Britain’s broken private property sector” and by The Times as a “trailblazing model for how the UK might meet its net-zero goal”.
In 2014, I co-founded Waterfront, a publishing house and creative agency. At the company, I oversaw all editorial processes – leading a team of writers, sub-editors and designers – planning, commissioning, editing and promoting the magazines, as well as shaping all visual output. The company published several in-house magazines aimed at the travel trade and produced magazines for the likes of ABTA, Travelzoo, The Travel Village and Advantage Travel Partnership. Waterfront’s titles won numerous awards including Trade Publication of the Year at the 2019 Travel Media Awards for ABTA Magazine.
I’ve worked for national newspapers and magazines as a writer and editor – including The Independent, I paper, NME, ShortList, Time Out London, The Times and Sunday Times – focusing mostly on travel, culture, urbanism and sustainability. Furthermore, I’m an experienced copywriter, having worked on campaigns for hundreds of clients across travel, sport, law, finance and more. I am also a published photographer.
To find out how I can transform your communications and media, get in touch here.
Testimonials
“Anthony has been a great asset at Human Nature and a good companion through the swerves and arrows of outrageous fortune. I commend him highly to all out there who want to break complex place stories into appealing bites and amplify them across different platforms. Obviously he’s had great material to work with here, but he might make your stuff accessible and beautiful too!”
Jonathan Smales, Founder & CEO, Human Nature