I'm Richard Aston, a content strategist and B2B writer with 25 years helping finance, tech, legal, risk & compliance, HR, and retail brands translate complex topics into executive-grade copy and high-performing newsletters. I have extensive experience producing US-market newsletters and am fluent in US spelling, punctuation, grammar, and style conventions. I combine editorial judgment with QA discipline and light automation to deliver accurate, fast results. I manage onboarding, discovery, and success metrics for marquee clients, and I lead distributed teams with remote-first collaboration across CMSs, Salesforce and Monday.com.

Richard Aston

I'm Richard Aston, a content strategist and B2B writer with 25 years helping finance, tech, legal, risk & compliance, HR, and retail brands translate complex topics into executive-grade copy and high-performing newsletters. I have extensive experience producing US-market newsletters and am fluent in US spelling, punctuation, grammar, and style conventions. I combine editorial judgment with QA discipline and light automation to deliver accurate, fast results. I manage onboarding, discovery, and success metrics for marquee clients, and I lead distributed teams with remote-first collaboration across CMSs, Salesforce and Monday.com.

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I’m Richard Aston, a content strategist and B2B writer with 25 years helping finance, tech, legal, risk & compliance, HR, and retail brands translate complex topics into executive-grade copy and high-performing newsletters. I have extensive experience producing US-market newsletters and am fluent in US spelling, punctuation, grammar, and style conventions.

I combine editorial judgment with QA discipline and light automation to deliver accurate, fast results. I manage onboarding, discovery, and success metrics for marquee clients, and I lead distributed teams with remote-first collaboration across CMSs, Salesforce and Monday.com.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Content Strategist & Newsletter Lead at Early Morning Media
September 1, 2025 - October 25, 2025
Led content programmes for marquee professional-services and legal clients, adapting voice and depth for senior audiences. Built repeatable newsletter playbooks (structure, sourcing, originality checks, fact-checking) used across multiple client titles. Collaborated with business development to scope new engagements; owned onboarding, content calendars, and delivery SLAs. Partnered with QA/automation teams to introduce templated briefs and light AI assistance for research and editorial QA. Won GlobalData through spec newsletter mock-ups; maintained an eight-year client relationship with consistent delivery against SLAs. Delivered under tight deadlines, including daily and overnight production cycles and time-zone aligned releases (US and UK editions). Remote-first for 10+ years; led distributed collaboration across CMSs, Salesforce CRM and Monday.com.
Senior Analyst / Editorial Lead (QA-aligned) at Precise Media
January 1, 2012 - October 25, 2025
Produced and edited client-facing reports and alerts; trained analysts on concise executive-level writing and house style.
Analyst at Clipserver
January 1, 2002 - October 25, 2025
Analyst at Prominent Pages Limited
January 1, 2000 - October 25, 2025
Senior Content Strategist & Newsletter Lead at Early Morning Media
September 1, 2025 - October 25, 2025
Led content programmes for marquee professional-services and legal clients; built repeatable newsletter playbooks (structure, sourcing, originality checks, fact-checking); owned onboarding, content calendars, and delivery SLAs; collaborated with QA/automation teams to introduce templated briefs and light AI assistance for research and editorial QA; won GlobalData through spec newsletter mock-ups and maintained an 8-year client relationship with consistent delivery against SLAs; remote-first for 10+ years with distributed collaboration across CMSs, Salesforce CRM and Monday.com.
Senior Analyst / Editorial Lead (QA-aligned) at Precise Media
January 1, 2012 - October 25, 2025
Produced and edited client-facing reports and alerts; trained analysts on concise executive-level writing and house style; ensured QA-aligned outputs.
Analyst at Clipserver
January 1, 2002 - October 25, 2025
Analyst delivering concise, executive-level insights and data summaries.
Analyst at Prominent Pages Limited
January 1, 2000 - October 25, 2025
Analyst producing client reports and research notes.

Education

MBA at Westminster Business School
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025
BSc (Hons) Business Management at Staffordshire University
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025
MBA at Westminster Business School
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025
BSc (Hons) Business Management at Staffordshire University
January 11, 2030 - October 25, 2025

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet
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