I'd rather be the second pair of hands than the only pair.

I spent the last few years running marketing largely on my own, and I learned a lot from it, but I know now that I'm at my best supporting someone. When there's a manager to think with, I can take a plan and actually run it: the drafts, the deadlines, the people who need chasing, the small things that fall through when everyone is busy.

I'm organised, I write well, and I'm comfortable being the one who asks the awkward question about a deadline. I studied Philosophy, which mostly taught me how to read carefully and argue clearly — both of which turn out to be useful.

I've worked with a commercial interiors group, an international brand, and a community-focused company where I supported marketing, content, event and operations. They were three very different businesses, and in each one I learned by paying attention to how customers and people in those spaces actually communicate.