Hi, I'm Andrew Fenwick, a Newcastle-based freelance

copywriter, marketer, web designer and journalist

working for the likes of The Guardian, Metro, NME, Dazed & Confused, Vice, Brand Republic and Oxfam.

Below is a small selection of published work. Please email me for my full portfolio.

Half-inching a pen might seem like a relatively minor offence but when Czech president

Václav Klaus slyly slipped a ceremonial ballpoint into his pocket

during a diplomatic press conference with Chilean leader Sebastián Piñera – scoring close to four million YouTube views in the process – he offered a rather literal representation of a government, and a leader, with a history of using underhand tactics for their own gain.
Czech president's pen theft fits the profile
—The Guardian, April 2011

New York duo Sleigh Bells are like David Lynch at his most discordant. Dreamlike one minute and nightmarish the next, they craft melodious yet unsettling slabs of static-heavy electro-rock pitched somewhere between My Bloody Valentine and The Ronettes. Indeed, their

codified beats and nods to '60s pop

sound like a warped reflection of urban life, as evidenced on their 2010 ear-shattering debut 'Treats' an album that successfully, yet somewhat perversely, made the transition from the blogosphere to the U.S. Top 40.
Indie all the way
—The Prague Post, January 2011

It's interesting to compare the picture Lily Allen painted of London on her LDN single to that which Natty sings about on his recent debut album, Man Like I. Although both share a similar ska sensibility, you get the impression that Natty actually lives among

the city's immigrant communities

rather than just cycling through them on his way home to the suburbs.
Natty brings a voice to Boss Sounds Reggae Festival
—Metro, October 2008

In the liner notes to Fleet Foxes’ ‘Sun Giant’ EP, there’s a semi-fictitious story which asks what the area where New York stands today might have looked like almost 500 years ago, and

questions the significance of music in the natural world.

It’s a perfect introduction to the Seattle quintet. Beardy and bound by tradition, Fleet Foxes are steeped in history but there’s also a progressive, rebellious nature to their music, something which chief songwriter and singer Robin Pecknold puts down to the ubiquitous grunge legacy of his home city.
Interview: Fleet Foxes
—The Stool Pigeon, June 2008

While working as a PR and marketing officer for Oxfam, I was responsible for planning wide-ranging

creative print and online media campaigns,

involving creating engaging press releases, liasing with regional and national media, developing a social media strategy, producing dynamic advertising and promotional materials, managing press briefings and photoshoots, planning fundraising events, and working with support officers to secure sponsorship and investment.

I am currently employed as project manager of Neweurasia, a bi-lingual citizen journalism portal covering society and politics in Central Asia, that is regularly cited by the likes of The Guardian, BBC and New York Times.

The role requires me to oversee staffing and recruitment, plan marketing and fundraising activity,

manage a large editorial and administrative budget, oversee a team of editors and support staff, plan future strategy,

organise journalism training courses across Central Asia, chair regular management meetings, and oversee technical operations.