I am a freelance writer on biodiversity and environment topics with twenty-five years professional writing experience and twenty years in the wildlife conservation sector.

Welcome

I can produce the text you need – short or long, simple or detailed, technical or emotive – on a wide range of wildlife, ecological, environmental and animal welfare subjects. Read more about me below, follow the links above or contact me now on david@david-jay.net to discuss potential projects or see examples of my work.

I take on writing projects of any size, from web updates to in-depth reports, for almost any audience, from children to senior policy makers. My main focus is wildlife and conservation, but I am comfortable with all sorts of environmental, ecological and animal welfare topics. I can work entirely from materials provided to me, supplement these with my own information gathering or take on projects that are primarily desk research.

I have extensive experience in preparing diverse outputs including:

• website articles;

• public and media information sheets;

• campaign and lobbying materials;

• ministerial level policy briefings;

• fundraising applications;

• and many other text-based products.

Whatever you are thinking of, and whatever stage you are at in the process, drop me a line and we can talk about what you need and how I can help.

Having written for many different audiences in many different contexts, my writing style has never become stuck in a rut. This means I can tailor text to the requirements of any project.  Well-targeted text has to hit the right spot on a vast range of scales – formality, technical detail, emotional engagement, assumed knowledge, linguistic complexity – all at the same time. And the right spot will be different for each project. It is hard to achieve this without a solid understanding of the topic itself, as well as the appropriate vocabulary and phraseology for the target audience. My combination of varied experience in writing and in the wildlife sector enables me to provide exactly the text that you need.

I am based in Brighton, UK and happy to travel for face-to-face meetings. I can also easily take part in video, audio or message-based meetings in whatever way is most suitable for your team. Naturally I know my way around all the usual office software and can comfortably and efficiently work with sharing tools such as change tracking and Google Docs.