About Me
Welcome to the second most-visited page on your average UK website!
I could tell you all sorts about why that’s a really important for your website…but you didn’t come here for that. You came to find out more about me, so here goes…
I’m Rebecca (L) Chamberlain and I have loved writing since my earliest school days. My first job was as a Features journalist, all the way back in 2000. I wrote the words for the full-page adverts in a broadsheet newspaper, along with cultural and local interest pieces. In those days, most words were still in print, and I love the thought of people enjoying my words over their morning toast!
As the world went online, so did much of my writing. I went to work for North Yorkshire Police, at the start of a force-wide technology upgrade. Every single member of staff, from the greenest new recruit to the most hardened policing veteran, was getting an MS Office account, and a suite of new crime and intelligence software. I wrote a lot of briefing communications to explain what and why; endless corporate funding bids for official approval; I coached senior managers in producing their own funding bids; and I even wrote, cast and produced a training film to illustrate the huge raft of new technology.
I was with NYP for 10 years, and life changed for me, too: our two little boys came along, and so did a relocation down south to Milton Keynes in 2014. As they grew up and I began to contemplate a return to work, I thought about the common thread that’s run throughout my life: being the person that people go to for help with getting their writing right. And that’s where I knew I should be: working with business owners who are struggling to find that message, that voice and that confidence, or who simply don’t have the time. And I really do love it!
You can read even more about my story here: About Me Blog Post, or keep scrolling for a shorter summary…
First Graduate Job…
Broadsheet Newspaper Journalist
Features Writer
This was my first graduate job, for a major Scottish publishing firm. I researched and wrote about everything from local businesses to international film stars, and I learned huge amounts in two years about writing structured stories to keep readers interested.
I also created the copy for local business advertising features – everything from wedding venues to lawn mowers!
2002…
Police Corporate Communications
Internal Comms Manager
I started as a temp, and worked my way through project support, project and programme management, to Corporate Communications, and finally Internal Communications Manager. Writing was a major part of every job I did, from meeting minutes to persuasive report writing for the top decision-makers, to explaining new technology to staff. I loved my 10 years at North Yorkshire Police.
…and now
Having our two boys changed everything, including my career.
With stacks of support from Mr RLC Words, and with my constant pup companion beside me, I’m doing the job I’ve always dreamed of – and some bits I’d never imagined too. It gives me flexibility, creativity, inspiration – and lots of blog material…
