Sarah began her career working in communications agencies where she managed campaigns across a range of sectors. Clients included the Scottish Government, Arts & Business Scotland, The Edinburgh Dungeon, and Transplant Sport. She later moved to being a freelance PR consultant focused on charity and culture sectors, and her campaign work was recognised at industry awards including the Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards. In 2019, she moved into the arts, taking up the post of Media Officer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and later joined Stellar Quines Theatre Company where she became Head of Audiences and Communications. She is currently Communications Manager at Disability Arts Online.

Sarah is also a freelance director and dramaturg. In 2019 she began a masters in Playwriting and Dramaturgy, graduating with distinction. Recognising a lack of inclusivity in theatre making, her dissertation research explored creative access practices and opportunities for their use in the wider Scottish theatre sector. Since graduating, she has worked with organisations including Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Playwrights’ Studio Scotland and Framework Theatre. In 2022 she set up Play Full Theatre with a collective of theatre makers to offer opportunities for emerging artists in Scotland to connect and create work collaboratively.