PR freelancer Vikki Rimmer has won the Xchangeteam Freelancer of the Year Award.

Rimmer won the award for her work on Ed Stafford and his attempt to be the first person to walk the length of the Amazon. Stafford undertook the bid in order to raise awareness about climate change.

The awards ceremony took place last night at the Design Council in Covent Garden.

Eleven finalists had been shortlisted in the editorial category, the highest number since the awards began in 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Judge Suzanne Peck said she chose Vikki specifically “for her innovative and tenacious approach to securing publicity and funding for her client”.

In a statement to Journalism.co.uk, Deenita Pattni, head of editorial recruitment said: "We have not only had the highest number of finalists in the editorial category but the quality of the work has been of an extremely commendable standard [...] Our awards were created to highlight such talent."

The following freelancers also won the top prize in each of their categories: Karina Dahl Wheeler (Advertising & Design); Emma Treadwell (Editorial); Victor Mo (Events); Anthony Sharot (Marketing) and Mark Fassbender (Digital Excellence).

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