2-paragraph first-person bio, friendly tone

Benjie Guy

2-paragraph first-person bio, friendly tone

Available to hire

2-paragraph first-person bio, friendly tone

Language

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance journalist/producer at The Economist
May 1, 2023 - Present
Producer on The Economist podcast The Intelligence and related feature programs including Money Talks, Drum Tower and Checks and Balance Podcast.
Producer at History Hit
April 1, 2023 - October 23, 2025
Producer on History Hit’s American History Hit network, delivering two episodes per week of interviews with experts on American history, hosted by Don Wildman.
Journalist/Senior Journalist at BBC World Service Business Unit
July 1, 2022 - October 23, 2025
Produced and reported for World Business Report, Business Matters, Business Daily and The Food Chain.
Freelance Journalist / English Teacher at Rio de Janeiro (Self-employed)
August 1, 2014 - October 23, 2025
Wrote about the Street Child World Cup; recorded footage for Sky Sports and audio for Sporting Witness on the World Service; taught English through LCC language school.
Copywriter at GoldSand Digital
December 1, 2013 - October 23, 2025
Wrote copy and trained writers for an award-winning digital marketing company.
Freelance Journalist at BBC World Service
January 1, 2014 - October 23, 2025
Producer on Newshour, Newsday, World Have Your Say and World Update.
Intern at CNN
December 1, 2011 - October 23, 2025
Intern on Quest Means Business and Connect The World.
Interviewer at National Trust
September 1, 2011 - October 23, 2025
Interviewer contributors for a London audioguide – Soho Stories.
Researcher at Big Earth Productions
February 1, 2011 - October 23, 2025
Researcher for The Ball’s In Our Court, a four-part documentary on the history of British sport.
Researcher at October Films
May 1, 2011 - October 23, 2025
Researcher for documentaries including a number of Dispatches and a Cutting Edge.
Senior Editorial Assistant, International Affairs at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs)
August 1, 2009 - October 23, 2025
Copyediting and proofreading articles; commissioning and editing book reviews for the journal International Affairs.

Education

CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) at City and Islington College
January 1, 2013 - October 23, 2025
MA in Broadcast Journalism at City University London
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010
BA (Hons) History, 2:1 at University of Exeter
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2005
A-levels at Westminster School
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002

Qualifications

CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
January 1, 2013 - October 23, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Government, Non-Profit Organization