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Beth Jenkins Media

Independent editorial and creative project centred on writing, cultural criticism and visual communication, where I publish essays and shorter works on women, ambition, the body, media, AI and self-measurement.

The project combines long-form writing, research, editorial design and cross-platform visual communication. I also develop creative concepts and visual systems for related independent and student work.

Current areas of interest include digital culture, identity, contemporary technology, health, aesthetics and the ways media systems shape everyday life.

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Essays

Recent writing

Beth Jenkins Media · Substack · 13 October 2026

Soft Ambition

Women’s ambition is legible when it’s decorated. This is what the decoration costs.

“Women’s ambition is often legible only when it’s adorned with a certain softness. The question we must ask is: what does that decoration cost?”
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Women's Business Journal

Discipline Does Not Define Who You Are

Lessons learned from two years of strength training.

“Discipline isn’t a niche personality type you either possess or lack. It’s a practice, shaped around what you repeatedly choose.”
Cover design: The look of thinking, on dark academia, podcast intellectualism and the unpaid work of appearing clever, in pink and black collage.
The look of thinkingCover design. On dark academia, podcast intellectualism and the unpaid work of appearing clever.

Contact

Internships, freelance work and collaborations

I'm interested in internships, freelance work and collaborations across editorial, cultural research, creative strategy, branding and digital media.