Phil Hilton

Editorial Consultant

I offer a range of editorial and creative services including copywriting, content strategy, public relations and ghostwriting.

I also offer advice on managing creatives, content workflows and brand definition and can run energising brainstorm and discovery sessions.

My background is magazine invention and editing. I was part of the launch team that created Stylist magazine and remained on the board of the company for 12 years as editorial director – during my time the team expanded from seven to over 150 and the company was sold in 2015.

Testimonials

“Phil is both a great wordsmith and an ideas man. He’s able to get his head into any project at speed, no matter how demanding. Highly recommended.”

David Frossman-Miller 
Director of Global Media, W Communications

“I’ve worked with Phil Hilton for over two decades. He is a one man ideas machine. I’ve never known anyone with such a versatile and innovative turn of mind. He absorbs complex briefs at high speed and is able to craft creative strategies and content which hit the mark every time.”

Mike Soutar
Portfolio director, investor, advisor and interviewer on The Apprentice

“Ideas flow out of Phil, he has an incredibly ability to ideate and find new ways to think about or present content, whilst also having a unique skill of encouraging ideas out of the teams he works with. He is a master wordsmith, both as a writer and an editor, with a lightness of touch, a strong tone and an understanding of the power words can create. I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with – and learned from – Phil, and know my own work has always been better for his involvement.”

Lisa Smosarski
Editorial director The Stylist Group

“Phil brings exceptional energy and a keen understanding of client needs. He consistently delivers impressive creative work, even under pressure. A real asset.”

Eva Simpson
Founder and director, ESPR

“Phil is full of brilliant ideas and great fun to work with – knowledgeable, insightful and creative. Highly recommended”

Peter Mountstevens
Director and creative lead, Taylor Herring