A Manchester-based freelance creative, copywriter and NPD chef

I’m a freelance creative based in the Northwest of England with skills to offer in a number of areas. 

Owing to a diverse career, I’m able to add enormous value to the creative output of your business in a number of ways.

Copywriting and marketing

  • End-user focused, engaging work created specifically for YOUR audience
  • High quality written, visual and audio output created to get results
  • Efficient service - fast turnover / high volume
  • Customer retention strategy including segmentation, email automation, SEO and more
  • Bespoke copy for e-comms, B2C, B2B, blogs, email and social campaigns
  • Quality site copy - conversion and nurture content. 
  • Years of writing experience in food, health, fitness, culture, fashion, sustainability, music, management training, inspirational leadership and  more…
  • SEO and SEM:  Keyword research and implementation, internal link architecture and structuring, leading to search engine ranking improvements.
  • Adept at both self-generated and AI prompted (using Scalenut and other rapid scaling tools) blog writing. 
  • Site, Amazon and other sales listings
  • Competitive day rate

NPD, project management and other creative skills:

  • Creative consultancy: Campaign strategy, audience polling/segmenting, planning, research, etc)
  • NPD - New product development (low-cal, low-carb, HFSS) for the food industry  working with traditional and specialist ingredients, developing products sold in The Co-op, Holland and Barrett, Ocado as well as many other independent and/or online retailers.
  • Food/recipe creation and styling for photo/video shoots
  • Food and other product photography
  • Short form video content (TikTok, Reels, etc)
  • Music production (including sonic logos and imprints). 

Why choose me over countless other creative individuals and/or agencies?

As one client put it recently, ’compared to the agency we’ve been paying, you’ve undercut and over-delivered on volume and quality by a long way.’

I have big-name client experience to bring to small/start-up brands at prices they can afford. 

If your business is in food manufacture, I have specialist knowledge in both the production and marketing of new products, particularly HFSS-compliant, low-calorie, low-carb and free-from options.  

Michael Oates - Manchester NPD/Copywriter