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      <image:title>HOME - About me</image:title>
      <image:caption>I’ve been a freelancer for 9 years and have over 10 years of experience in bid writing and content marketing roles. I’m genuinely passionate about the written word. I believe that honest and clever content can engage audiences, create impact, and align a company with its customers. Find out more or contact me</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I specialise in technical and editorial content. I work with organisations to take raw content and transform it into a compelling and targeted narrative. This includes: • Bid and proposal writing • Copywriting and content marketing • Communications and editorial • Brand strategy and positioning Get in touch to have a chat with me about your project or take a look at my portfolio to see if we'd make a good fit.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CONTACT - Think we might make a good fit?</image:title>
      <image:caption>If you think my experience or skills would work well with an upcoming project get in touch with me via email or give me a ring. Sarabenaissa@fraicheink.com 0033 (0)6 52 03 56 61</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - The New African Magazine Opinion Piece</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Magazine published my opinion piece in 2022 on the Algerian exodus to France that was part of the biggest edition to date for the print magazine. It was also published online.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - Freelance Up North Podcast</image:title>
      <image:caption>I was the first freelancer interviewed in a 7 part podcast series featuring northern freelancers. Katy Carlisle from Freelance Folk and Ben Davies from Ziferblat collaborated together to hear from freelance individuals and to share tips and tricks with other Northern Freelancers.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - Pride of Tameside Awards</image:title>
      <image:caption>I was shortlisted for the Pride of Tameside Awards 2018 under the Digital Creative Category.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - Freelance Folk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Freelance Folk, A UK based freelancing network, did a spotlight piece on Fraiche Ink and how I became a freelancer. The article also includes tips and tricks for other Freelancers.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - The New African Magazine Spotlight piece</image:title>
      <image:caption>I was published in the New African Magazine’s Febuary/March 2020 edition where I was chosen as the spotlight piece and added to the front cover of the print magazine. My article discusses the year long Algerian revolution and the women that shaped it. It was also published online.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - Tameside and Oldham Reporter</image:title>
      <image:caption>I was featured in the local paper for my freelance writing work, the local writing workshop I run and a quarterly creative networking event that I co-organise.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS - Local radio interview</image:title>
      <image:caption>I was interviewed by Tameside Radio, my home town station, about my local community work including the creative writing group and a creative meet-up group I co-founded in 2018 as well as my freelance writing that was shortlisted in the local business awards.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Transport bidding</image:title>
      <image:caption>I work as a bid writer for several transport projects where I have worked with companies including Transdev, CDPQ Infra, Arriva, ComfortDelGro and Amey to create targeted bid writing copy for large scale bids.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Bamboo Digital Mcr</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bamboo is a Manchester based web design company. I wrote think piece articles, industry led blogs and SEO driven website copy for their clients in technical fields.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Watershed HR</image:title>
      <image:caption>I worked on a brand refresh for the HR and employment law consultancy firm. I created a new brand image and content which I rolled out across various mediums, including a new website, print brochure, interactive welcome pack, event campaigns, and newsletters. I also consulted on the content marketing strategy and plan.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Project Fire</image:title>
      <image:caption>I worked on the communications and digital content for the sustainable fire protection provider, Project Fire. I also co-launched 'Safe for Life', an independent brand and international conference that is pushing the fire industry to action.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Layershift</image:title>
      <image:caption>I was a marketing consultant for the cloud hosting provider. I wrote the new copy for their website (to be published) and provided consultancy for their marketing and content campaigns.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Public Policy Projects</image:title>
      <image:caption>I worked in tandem with another consultant to create a white paper for the UK Government which critically analysed the 2021 commissioned Williams-Shapps report on the future of UK rail.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Keolis Group</image:title>
      <image:caption>I worked on large international transport bids in Asia and in Europe. I also worked with the internal communications team to create, knowledge management content, case studies and brochures.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>PORTFOLIO - Civil Service Pension Scheme</image:title>
      <image:caption>I worked on the Civil Service Pension scheme bid, in tandem with several other bid writers to create targeted and optimised bid writing content for the current operator to retain the contract.</image:caption>
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