Miles Vrahimis

Miles Vrahimis

Freelance Copywriter

Education

Miles Vrahimis graduated in 2003 with a BA in English Literature.

Now he is the guy with the words: big words, small words, and all the words in between. He has been creating, producing, and writing catalogues and direct mail for more than four years, as well as creating websites and e-mail content. He works on a freelance basis, generally as a subcontractor for advertising agencies, video production companies, estate agents, and web agencies.

Career Path

After Miles graduated in 2003, he started working for a number of companies in a freelance capacity (as a proofreader mostly) until he eventually worked his way up into the realms of copywriting and decided to become self-employed. The advice that lead him on this path came from a former English teacher who once told him: “Do what you do best, that way you can only get the best results” Of course, Miles’ fascination with words and the power they exercise have contributed to making his work interesting and enjoyable.

He is involved in a variety of categories in both consumer and business to business ventures, including concept development, copywriting, content editing, proofreading, and production management. Daily routines typically involve designing and writing direct response advertising, headlines, taglines, press releases, sales letters, newsletters, postcards, print and Web copy.

Why English and Creative Writing?

“As an English student, the transferable skills that I had acquired during my educational career have been absolutely indispensable. I can honestly say that having an English degree was one of the most rewarding and beneficial things to have happened to me - not least because it has converged into every job I've ever undertaken… The study of English encompasses much more than the mechanics of grammar, punctuation and spelling - it is about communication. Nowadays in particular, where the global economy has taken a more pointed and direct shift towards the services industry, communication is the key issue and as such English as a subject will continue to be an economic fact of life.”