Lee Bell

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LEE BELL

AI CONTENT SPECIALIST: Up until November 2025, I was one of a very few UK-based content engineers working on Meta\'s GenAI team. Contracted since January 2024, I aided the development and fine-tuning of the company\'s generative AI content and Llama language model in terms of accuracy, tone, empathy and emotional intelligence.JOURNALIST: Write editorial content such as news, reviews, op-eds, analysis and features for a host of publications from digital-only specialist titles to national newspapers and magazines. Covering mostly technology - from technical B2B to glossy consumer products - as well as other disciplines, such as finance, business, health, travel and lifestyle.Regularly contribute to: The Sun, Metro, T3, Meteored, Tech Radar, Stuff, Tom\'s Guide, Men\'s Fitness.COPYWRITER: Work with brands and businesses to create all types of content from long-form blogs and whitepapers to advertorials, website copy and social ads. Recent clients include: Starling Bank, PensionBee, EventBrite, CNN, Capgemini, CNBC, Fujitsu, CM.com, Eraneos, Technogym, Walls.CONTENT CONSULTANT: Consult with agencies and brands to help with content and media strategy, how to target journalists, how to speak with the media, and how to get the best results from a campaign.Recent experience: Sky, LNER, Mischief PR, Lenovo, Academy PR, McCann-ABOUT:Over a decade of experience as a writer and editor, with specialist skills in news and feature storytelling for national and specialised technology publications as well as commercial content creation, copywriting and media consultancy for brands and agencies.Since 2012, I have been covering the buzzing technology industry, reporting on the latest innovations in consumer tech, such as apps, artificial intelligence, health tech, the Internet of Things and the smart home, internet security, semiconductors, startups, transport and telecoms.My writing experience has also seen me contribute to lifestyle editorial in publications such as GQ, Esquire, Men\'s Health, The Times, The Sun, The Mirror, Wired UK, MailOnline and The Metro, covering topics such as health and fitness, entertainment, science, space, and travel.I am regularly hired as a media consultant and copywriter for PR campaigns, with clients ranging from small-scale startups with a unique launch product to corporate technology giants looking to tell a new story from fresh global research. Sponsored by the Journalism Diversity Fund to complete an NCTJ diploma in print and digital journalism in 2010.