PJH Portfolio

I am an experienced print and digital journalist, as well as working in other mediums such as podcasts and video.

If you’d like to get in touch about a potential commission, please email me at pollyjeanharrison@gmail.com (Please DO NOT send emails relating to The Fintech Times here, as they will get lost, all fintech news should head to editor@thefintechtimes.com where it’ll be picked up by myself or the editorial team – thanks!)

Check out some of my work below!

Freelance Work

How it really feels to be the biggest girl at the gym [Online/Print]
**Fabulous/ The Sun**

Go Figure/ Bad Squiddo Games Are Addressing the Gender Imbalance in the Gaming Industry with Realistic Female Miniatures [Online/Print]
**Left Lion**

Sexting Helped Me Conquer My Body Confidence Issues [Online]
**Huffpost**

Blast from the past: The rise of Jane Austen-esque hobbies in lockdown[Online] **The Telegraph**

Will the UK journalism industry move towards remote working full time beyond the lockdown? [Online]
**Cision Jobs**

My New Normal: I’m having a long-term relationship over the internet [Online]
**The i Paper**

Is sustainable fashion size inclusive? This plus size woman finds out [Online]
**Wear Next**

Kimberly Remembrance Sunday [Online/ Print]
**Nottingham Post**

The Fintech Times

I started my role as Junior Journalist for The Fintech Times, a leading magazine revolving around financial technology, in October 2020, and am involved with news writing, feature writing, reviewing events as well as co-hosting the weekly news and viewspodcast. For a full catalogue of my work click here, and see a few examples below.

BANKING ON IT Book Review: Anne Boden’s Quest to Create Starling Bank [Online and Print]

What is Blockchain? Including crypto, NFT’s and more [Online]

Chetwood’s Jessica Rusu Explains How AI is Used in Banking [Online]

Challenger Banks and Tailored Banking Experiences [Online]

Tempus

I worked with Tempus as part of a work experience internship for several weeks, and am still involved with the magazine on a freelance basis. Whilst working with the team I wrote a series of online stories, including news articles, features and Q+A’s, as well as several pieces for their print edition. Here is a selection of my published work.