I'm Hayley Donigan, a freelance brand strategist and copywriter.

Serious about the craft. Joyful with the process.

Hayley walking on a sidewalk in London under a tree with autumn-coloured leaves.

How I got here

My story began when I stopped commuting.

That was the dedicated time I used to read every day. Without it, I fell into the seductive world of bite-sized content.

When I started feeling distracted and creatively depleted, I knew I had to do something.

So I started rereading my favourite classics, one by one.

Absorbing every long-winded word, poetic phrase, and slow-burning storyline.

Then, I joined book clubs. Made pen pals. Attended craft circles.

And began to understand that I’m not the only one sick of this overstimulating, overoptimised digital landscape.

Many of my peers were fed up, too. They wanted more depth, more originality, and more reasons to care.

That was my lightbulb moment, and now this conviction shapes my work:

If you give people the opportunity to connect, they’ll accept the invitation into your world.

Putting this to work

I started my career as a copywriter for a global travel company and spent over a decade working in digital and content marketing.

I’ve learned to look beyond the words — to what matters to the audiences I’m trying to reach — and give them a reason to care.

My job is to find what makes your business worth getting to know, then help you put it into words.

Hayley sitting at an outdoor cafe table in Paris.

Work with me

I work with businesses that see relationships as worthy of investment. And I bring that same care to our relationship, too.

If you value a thoughtful approach, a little creative play, and the satisfaction of getting the words just right, we’ll likely get along well.