James started his career on The Sun’s editorial graduate trainee scheme.
He remained in national newspaper journalism for 16 years, covering domestic and international news stories before moving into a newsdesk role and becoming Head of News. He moved into PR in 2016 and now runs his own communications agency in conjunction with Blackbridge.
James’s PR career has seen him advise global corporations, disrupters and entrepreneurs in areas of communications including diversity and inclusion, social mobility and all aspects of employer PR.
He has worked with organisations including Octopus Energy, Reed, Virgin Experience Days, Police Now, HCA Healthcare and Capital One.