JAMES HAYES
Business & technology writer-journalist
Freelance editor & content consultant
Media communications advisor
Tech-savvy freelance writer-journalist
I’m a multi-skilled freelance editor, technology writer and journalist with extensive experience across a range of publishing capabilities (digital and print).
My roles include: business and tech journalist (features, news, blogs, analysis); report, white paper and client content writer/editor; webinar host; ideas generator and new product developer; editorial consultant and project manager; media trainer and communications advisor.
I have been contract editor for magazines, white papers, client content and marketing projects, and practitioner guidance briefings.
I have edited practitioner reports for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institution and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Reuters and Arrk Group.
I have written client content collateral for Agility PR, Boxclever Consulting, Bulletproof Security, GDP Global, Howden Insurance, King Content, KNect365, NewsCred, Magnite PR, Mediawire Global, Reuters Events, Semetrical, TechMarketView, The Register, Tomorrow People and World Show Media. Examples of my recent published work can be found here.
My core editorial services offering includes:
Technology and business writer and journalist (news, analysis, features, reviews, blogs)
Corporate content author and editor (reports, white papers, briefing documents, executive briefings)
Media trainer and media engagement advisor (press-facing corporate commentators, account executives, content marketeers, SMEs)
Editorial consultant; new product development
Webinar and podcast development and hosting
Event chairing and speaking
Website SEO enhancement and content troubleshooting
PowerPoint content overhauls – presentation effectiveness improved
Corporate services offering
I undertake content generation, editing and wordsmithing assignments for PR and corporate communications requirements, including:
Advertorial writing and editing
Blogs and website content editing
Newsletter editing and writing
Re-editing of corporate publications (e.g., reports, executive briefings, white papers)
Drafting and/or re-editing of press releases and topical supplied comments for media
Submissions to government and industry bodies (drafting and editing)
Event presentation editing and enhancement
I am open to your exploratory enquiries and can freely provide opinion on early-stage projects.
Happy to quote a provisional £/$ rate/price for possible commissions on spec.
Contact me directly via james@james-hayes.com.
Selected published work...
Smart and the city: now with added AI
Those ‘bold visions of future urban living’ – Smart Cities – are being given a reboot, with AI at the forefront. More
AI brainstorms weather prediction
Three innovative computing projects use AI and Machine Learning to provide ultra-focused weather forecasts, fast: Colorado State University’s Machine Learning Probabilities platform; the Lenovo/University of Connecticut AI Nowcasting Project; and Microsoft Research’s DeepMC initiative. More
Employee fatality rates must change – coroners’ Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) reports could prove key
Seasoned OSH professionals might argue that every occupational fatality is preventable – or at least avoidable. The more employers know about the causes and patterns of workplace deaths, the better enabled they are to take preventative action... More
Why AI builds best on private clouds
As those petabyte-heavy AI workloads start to stack up, hyperscale providers are having to beef-up their infrastructures to maintain full-service compute, network and data storage availability thresholds. AI projects under pressure to show real value in the tightest of timeframes might be worth keeping on-premises... More
Pet tech boom as biometrics and AI gain favour among cat and dog owners
From biometric ID to predictive diagnostics, AI is helping pet owners and veterinarians improve the quality of life of our burgeoning population of dogs and cats... More
Create a Stronger Digital Business Ecosystem by Partnering Up
Digital business ecosystems create value. When you connect customers, partners, applications, and all the respective technology such ecosystems can deliver significant growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction. More
How multi-scaled HPC-enabled genomics will help to save your life
Lenovo’s combination of HPC and system optimisation has resulted in a multipurpose bioinformatics platform that could help genomics detect and defuse healthcare time bombs. More
Environment, Health and Safety software tools key to ESG delivery
EHS software tools can help deliver the data ESG benchmarks need to enable businesses to meet their ever-challenging net-zero objectives. More
Stick or twist: when to modernise
the legacy system
The modernisation of legacy systems has proved one of IT’s more intractable challenges – not least because it’s an area where even minor tech change can have a major impact on revenue streams. More
Engineering a cyber defence: the new skills needed to fortify critical infrastructure
Operational Technology (OT) systems have lacked defensive measures designed and built into the technology at its core. The new practitioner discipline of Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) has been developed in response to that need. More