Alumni
The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics has a strong alumni network.
English Employability Challenge
Each year the School joins forces with former students and Newcastle University’s Careers Service to offer all second year undergraduates the opportunity to take time out from studying and experience real-life business situations.
- Jo Darby - Founder, Voice in the Room
- Teresa Graham – Independent Reviewer, HM Treasury
- Mark Redhead – Producer, Hattrick Productions
- Alasdair Sherit - Director, BBC Scotland
- Rebecca Montgomery-Cederhielm - Senior Creative Producer, The Kitchen Creative Production for Advertising
- Jane Nolan – former CEO of Shark Group, Lecturer at School of Arts and Cultures
- Sam Parker - Digital Editor, Esquire Magazine
- Suzy Prince - Writer, Editor and Lecturer, Personal Website
- Paul Rodgers - Former Head of Station for BBC 6Music
- Mark Hampshire - Joint Director, Mini Moderns
- Jake Conrad - co-founder, Roots and Wings
- Hilary Florek - Director, HFPR
- Chris Jones - Vice Chair, Teneo
- Shantelle Million-Lawson - Process Improve Specialist, HC-One
- Jake Conrad - co-founder, Roots and Wings
- Hilary Florek - Director, HFPR
- Chris Jones - Vice Chair, Teneo
- Mark Murray – co-founder, Northern Upstart Productions
- Fen Frances Felton-Pitt
- Caroline Wintersgill – Publisher and Publishing Consultant
- Nick Salisbury – Board Member, Home Group
- Milo Skene - Managing Director, 18-07 Careers
- Patrick Melville - Founder, Melville Marketing Solutions
- Eve Berwin - Inclusion Project Manager, Girlguiding
- Chris Mitra-Hall - Director, Burlington Wellesley Search
- Chris Beevers - Head of Technical, Jackson Hogg Recruitment
Alumni interviews
During the English Challenge 2020, our Student Leaders interviewed alumnae Fen Frances Felton-Pitt and Hilary Florek. Read more about their exciting roles and career journeys on the SELLL Careers Blog. Many of our alumni also keep in touch on LinkedIn and NCL Spark.
Find out more about the benefits of studying English at Newcastle and the career paths of our graduates in the below series of video interviews with our former students. Watch more interviews with students, alumni and staff on the School's YouTube channel.
