Chris Evans

Chris Evans is a copywriter, social media manager and content strategist.

At ContractHireAndLeasing.com he is responsible for managing a team of motoring journalists, freelance writers and video producers and driving the content and social media strategy.

Having graduated with a degree in English Literature, he spent five years as a finance journalist for Datamonitor and later Belgium-based Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing, where he specialised in reporting breaking news on worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

As senior editor, he used to manage the editorial team and write a regular monthly column providing expert commentary on the M&A market for Insider.

Chris then spread his creative wings to become a copywriter where he produced engaging speeches, PR, prospectuses, news, features and all manner of online and offline copy for a range of clients - from the University of Manchester and the Northwest Regional Development Agency to Savills and KPMG.

As head of digital content at Ten Alps, he was responsible for helping the company transition from print to online publishing.

He’s an advocate of plain, clear and concise English and campaigns against the jargon and empty phrases that litter the world’s screens and publications.