Tim Jones is an NCTJ qualified journalist and former regional newspaper editor with more than 18 years of experience in media at local, regional and national level. As a Group Editor for Newsquest he was editor of 18 leading newspaper brands and digital platforms including The Watford Observer, The Bucks Free Press, Waltham Forest Guardian and Hendon and Finchley Times. Over the years he has worked for titles including Metro, the Northampton Chronicle and Echo and Stratford upon Avon Herald, and along the way has trained dozens of journalists, many of whom have gone on to work on national titles and in broadcast media.
He has an excellent understanding of digital media, analytics and social media having led the digital transformation of several newsrooms.
He has a wealth of experience in writing copy and headlines and can readily adapt to any style or required voice - all written in Plain English. Having edited hundreds of newspaper front pages, he has the keenest of eyes for spotting grammatical and spelling mistakes, as well as an excellent understanding of media law.
As a journalist he tends to specialise in human interest, community-focused stories whether hard news or lighter features and uses documentary-style video, audio and photography to further bring stories to life.
More recently he has used his media experience in a PR capacity, providing reactive crisis communications for a major local authority, as well as enhancing its proactive comms with press releases and statements, social media content and video.
The transformation of Sutton Central Library is well underway and there's plenty to look forward to including the all-new children's library. Watch this video to see behind the scenes and find out more about some of the great new facilities available when the library reopens in spring.