I’m a communications practitioner,  project manager, and writer based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand).

I’m currently in post as Communications Specialist at Recorded Music NZ, and occasionally take on freelance contracts under the Good Luck Mansion banner.

I have worked in the UK as a Communications Manager with The Open University’s Learning and Teaching Innovation portfolio, and in various communications-related roles at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, and The University of Sheffield’s Institute for International Development.

I launched and ran Impolitikal, an online zine with a social, political focus between 2014 and 2018, and was commissioned to co-edit Don’t dream it’s over: Reimagining journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand (Freerange Press, 2016).

I have worked as a US-based music and entertainment journalist and content creator, interviewing celebrities like Lady Gaga, Steven Spielberg, and Yoko Ono. I have written about travel, lifestyle, and coffee, and created encouraging content as an editor for a website for teenage girls.

I have a Master of Science in Poverty and Development from The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute.

For further detail of my work experience, please see my CV. Keep an eye on Updates for news about my current projects. For information about availability and rates, please email sarah@sarahillingworth.com