• Music Week Awards 2026 PR Campaign of the Year Finalist for Jacob Alon

• Lead and assist on various campaigns across the Chalk roster.

• Roster includes: Sam Fender, Mitski, Laura Marling, PJ Harvey, Dove Ellis, Jacob Alon, The Last Dinner Party, Wunderhorse, TTSSFU & more.

• Responsible for supporting WMA's UK publicity team whilst also managing artist PR campaigns and collaborating with other areas of the global agency such as social, design & development and brand partnerships.

Working within promotions for a frontline major label meant I was at the forefront of a busy team that brought visible results on some of the biggest artists at Sony Music. I was responsible for key admin tasks across all facets of the RCA promotions team, as well as being artist facing on promo days and utilising my previous experiences in press to lead on selected press campaigns and write press releases and bios.

Artists worked with included: Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, P!nk, Travis Scott, METTE, Bring Me The Horizon & more.

Tasks included:

• Collating press and online cuttings, for the publicity team.

• Assisting in the co-ordination of press, TV and radio junkets. 

• Servicing videos to TV Broadcasters and ensuring suitable edits are made. 

• Be accountable for producing & maintaining the weekly TV reports and TV diary.

• Distributing music, images and e-cards to bookers, producers and journalists. 

• Accountable for all general admin including purchase orders, invoices, bikes, ordering stationery and stock control.

• Booking travel for artists when required.

After undertaking internships with NME (2019) and Clash (2020) and later becoming a New Venues Editor with The Skinny Magazine (2020), I have since built an extensive portfolio as a freelance music & arts journalist, and gained strong relationships within the music press sphere in the process.

• Publications worked with: Clash, NME, The Line of Best Fit, Wonderland, Man About Town, Notion, The Skinny Magazine & more.

• Artists interviewed: Puma Blue, Emma-Jean Thackray, Bricknasty, English Teacher, Madra Salach, Ride, shame, Gretel, tendai & more.

• Portfolio: https://www.jamiewilde.com/

• As a current Music Contributor, I write monthly live music reviews and album reviews for the magazine's music section, as well as occasional profiles.

• As former New Venues Editor, I contributed quarterly feature article round-ups of new arts & cultural venues throughout my hometown, Dundee. 

Having a strong network of industry contacts, being able to think creatively and keeping up to date with new trends allowed me to achieve a number of significant goals from the PR campaigns I led on at independnent PR agency, Wondrous Place. These included achieving national music press coverage in the form of news, reviews, features and Spotify editorial playlist selections across several artist campaigns.

Artists worked with included: Lizzie Reid, Wyldest, Jemima Coulter, Sprout, Ruby Gill, Rachel Sermanni, SOFT LAD & more.

I joined the DC Thomson team in Aberdeen as a full time print features writer during a pivotal digital transformation period for the company. This meant I had to adapt to new ways of working in a newsroom environment from the offset, by bringing fresh ideas to print and online platforms on a daily basis, allowing me to express my creativity and enthusiasm for journalism and feature writing in the process.

This week-long remote internship took place in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Clash's Co-founder/Editor, Robin Murray, oversaw my work during the internship and he continues to be a valuable mentor to me today. As well as building a host of new contacts, this experience allowed me to build on my writing, interviewing and networking skills significantly.

This opportunity arose after I contacted the NME music team regarding work experience opportunities as part of my undergraduate studies at Perth UHI. 

• Attracted thousands of readers nationwide by having two of my own original features commissioned online.

• Acquired new editing and feature writing skills, voiced opinions in team briefings, consistently met deadlines and received high praise from staff writers.

OUTCAST. is a Dundee based music and arts zine which promotes an inclusive platform for creatives who embrace the alternative. The aim of OUTCAST. is to provide a fresh, welcoming platform for the different types of creatives that contribute to all corners of the music and arts scene within Scotland and beyond. 

I spent several months writing my Masters dissertation on gender inequalities in the music industries and felt compelled to help make the creative industries a fairer and more inclusive place for all involved. As such, I hope that OUTCAST. can help to combat the prejudices of the creative industries by creating a new space, platform and voice for creatives who embrace their alternative selves to the full.

• Masters in Science of Arts - Music Industries - University of Glasgow

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Popular Music - University of Highlands & Islands