Biography
Rob Sharp (*1980) is a skilled, experienced and versatile freelance reporter, writer and editor with over a decade's experience working for international magazines, newspapers, broadcasters and brands.
He is a former arts correspondent and features writer for The Independent and arts and media correspondent of The Observer who continues to freelance for national newspapers and press consult for international brands. He is also developing a not-for-profit music website, MYMZK with journalism students at City University, London, and writes catalogue essays for galleries.
For a more detailed CV, and further information on articles and experience, see his LinkedIn profile here. Access his various blogs and Twitter feed by clicking on the buttons on the RHS. Please get in touch via rs@robsharp.com
Career
2012-present News and features journalist, copywriter, researcher and press consultant. Clients include The New York Times, The Guardian and Esquire UK.
2007-2012 Arts correspondent and features writer, The Independent and i, responsible for regularly supplying exclusive news content and fast turnaround features across all sections of the daily and Sunday newspapers.
2006-2007 Arts and media correspondent, The Observer, winning a national press award nomination for international and domestic news.
2002-present Freelance writer, editor, researcher and contributor for The Guardian, The Observer, The Times, The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Evening Standard, The New Statesman, Wallpaper*, Esquire, Time Out, Wonderland, Channel 4 Dispatches, The Art Newspaper, Demos, London Open House.
2003-2006 Award-winning news and features journalist for trade titles including The Architects' Journal and Property Week.
2002 Intern, Time Out New York, intern, The Village Voice, intern, XM Satellite Radio, Assistant editor, Time Out Dubai and Time Out Abu Dhabi.
Education
MPhil Architecture and the Moving Image, Cambridge University
MA Natural Sciences, Cambridge University
Awards/nominations
2011 Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
2008 Nominated 4Talent Award, Journalism (at The Independent)
2007 Nominated, Young Journalist of the Year, British Press Awards (at The Observer)
2005 Winner, Young Journalist of the Year, International Building Press (at The Architects' Journal)
2005 Nominated, PPA New Business Journalist of the Year (at The Architects' Journal)
2002 Winner, Cambridge Student Features Journalist of the Year (at university)
2002 Winner, Guardian Student Media Award (at university)
Selected articles
Cuba: the godmother of hip-hop (The New Statesman)
A fugitive living in Havana whom I tracked down and interviewed.
Cambodia water shortage (The Independent)
A press trip to Cambodia, organised by the Red Cross, where I sourced off-diary news.
The death of Richard Davis, Los Angeles (The Independent)
An interview with the inspiration for the movie In the Valley of Elah, written by Mark Boal.
The dark side of paradise, (British Virgin Islands (The Observer)
A quick turnaround for The Observer where I travelled to the Caribbean to report on an expat's murder.