Charis

McGowan

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Writer. Editor. Creative Consultant. 


Hi. My name is Charis McGowan, I'm a multi-media journalist and creative consultant based between Santiago de Chile and London. I work across editorial projects and brand campaigns with a focus on underground culture, rights and community across Europe and Latin America. I write for leading titles including The Guardian,  Al Jazeera, BBC, DAZED and NME and I have worked with brands and institutions including Adidas, New Balance, Hinge, The British Library, Barbican and more.


SELECTED WORK: JOURNALISM*


NME Cover : Akriila
LSTW: Issue 8
MixMag Cover: Nathy Peluso
MixMag Cover: Paula Tape
CLASH Cover: Cat Burns
Guardian Saturday Cover: Screen time
 Songlines Cover: Ibeyi

*check my Muckrack for full list of published work.



SELECTED WORK: COMMERCIAL*



Hinge Assemble (Editorial)
Stone Island: Seoul Sanctuaries (Editorial)
Adidas Original Insights Tour (Interviews & Research: CDMX) 
Akiba Autos x EDWIN  (Editorial )
New Balance x London Marathon: Runner’s Atlas (Editorial)
Casillero del Diablo x Mancheter United (Consultant & Production) 

*portfolio available on request

Silvana Estrada (Songlines, 2026)
Frequencies at Barbican (Trippin, 2026)
Women's World Cup Final (Trippin, 2026)
8M President Boric, Chile (Guardian, 2026)
Ana Tijoux (Trippin, 2025)
London Trans Protest (2025, Trippin)

SELECTED MEDIA  


The Guardian Podcast:
Are we in a new era of queer female pop? — Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

The Guardian News:
'A rapist in your path': Chilean protest song becomes feminist anthem

Al Jazeera: The Take 
Will a constroversial ‘quick trigger’ law keep Chile safe? (2023)