Our talent

We recruit only the brightest sparks at Crimson!

Our talented bunch is brimming with original ideas, creativity, energy and enthusiasm. Sharing Crimson’s passion for publishing, they are committed to providing products that help people and make the world a better place.

Meet the Crimsonites!

We asked our Crimsonites to share an interesting fact about their lives, and here’s what they said:

Our wordsmith journalists

Gareth "I graduated from Oxford and was born on the same day as Beyoncé Knowles"

Georgina-Kate "Grazia described me as ‘London’s answer to Carrie Bradshaw'"

Ian "I interviewed General Kalashnikov – creator of the world’s most lethal killing machine!"

Steph"I have taken pole-dancing lessons (purely for fitness!). It's a great way to stay in shape!"

Our best sellers

Nathan "I am fully trained to fly light aircrafts and small jets"

Lee "I have Shine On You Crazy Diamond tattoed on my left bum cheek!"

Raj "I set up my own business in the US"

Chris "I can run 100m in 13 seconds!"

Kevin "I have driven the entire length of every motorway in the UK"

Amy "When I was four years old I used to tell funny stories and my mum's friend asked if I was on medication!"

Gary "I've had the privilege of playing football with George Best and snooker with the legendary Steve Davis"

Simon "I'm mad on Soul and Jazz music, and I managed a band who played at Ronnie Scotts!"

Our three (ok 6 actually) marketeers

Anthea "Lived in 2 countries away from home and realised I can do anything I put my mind to"

Clare "I won the 800m race on sports day, beating the fastest person in the school"

Gemma "I was national karate champion back in 1996"

Grace "I used to play hockey for England"

Jonny "My comedy songs have been viewed over 25,000 times on YouTube"

Lucy "I filled the Royal Albert Hall"

Our production house

Jo "I broke a Formula 1 car!"

Dawn "I lived and worked in South East Asia for seven months"

Robin "I played guitar in an indie band and released a single in 2007"

Amy "I can complete Screwball Scramble in 12 seconds"

Dan Beard "I love cubes, there I said it."

Our eagle-eyed editors

Kevin "I have an obsession with palindromic numbers"

Holly "I wrote the Jane Austen Pocket Bible which I completed while working full time"

Beth "I have a phobia of going to the cinema but, I have sky dived at 13,000 feet!"

Lucy "My dissertation is featured in the University of Southampton’s library"

The big boss

David "I had a brief conversation in Russian with Roman Abramovitch when we met at a Chelsea v Watford football match."

The purse strings (a.k.a finance)

Sophie "My hair is naturally this curly and blonde!"

Trudi "I won a gold medal at the New Zealand National Rowing Championship in the 4s and 8s"

Allison "I ran to the front of the stage when Robbie Williams came on at the Take That concert"

Sally "Sean Connery told me I was a pain in the arse!”