Journalist and Website Editor - London, UK
Accredited writer with NCTJ qualifications and a background in new media, non-fiction books and motoring magazines.
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CV
Employment History
(Feb 2003 to Apr 2007)
Journalist and Website Editor
News and feature writing for motor trade magazine Automotive Insight. Copywriting,
editing, image sourcing, content management and development work for rmif.co.uk
(Apr 2001 to Jan 2002)
Online Editor
Editing and coding text (in HTML and XML) for business-to-business information site wmrc.com
(Aug 1999 to Mar 2001)
Editorial Assistant
John Blake PublishingProofreading, researching, sleeve-note writing and admin. for the popular book publisher
(Aug 1998 to Apr 1999)
Assistant Press Officer
The National Crime SquadFielding media enquiries, drafting press releases and admin. for the police organisation
Education
(Sep 2002 to Sep 2006)
National Council for the Training of Journalists
Including: News and Feature Writing, Subbing, and Production and Design elements at The Journalism Centre, Harlow, distance learning for the Public Affairs and Law exams, and a Pitman Training course in Teeline shorthand (80 wpm)
(Sep 1994 to Jul 1997)
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
BA in Geography and Politics Including: Politics of the Mass Media, Modern
Political Ideologies, UK Government, and Human
and Political Geography at Queen Mary and
Westfield College, University of London
(Sep 1992 to Jun 1994)
The Sixth Form
4 A Level passes Government and Politics, Geography, History and
General Studies at The Sixth Form, Colchester
(Sep 1983 to Jun 1992)
Boys’ High School,
8 GCSE passes at C or above Including: English Literature, English Language
and Maths at The Boys’ High School, Colchester
Recent Achievements
„X Launched freelance writing company FEATUREBANK LTD in 2007, see featurebank.co.uk
„X Increased visits to rmif.co.uk from 12,500 a month to 41,500 a month in a single year
„X Exclusive interview with Alan Duncan MP at the 2006 British International Motor Show
Categories & Skills
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Acrobat (Adobe)
- Adobe
- Advertising & PR (Specialism)
- Animals (Specialism)
- Annual Reports
- Arts & Culture (Specialism)
- Automotive & Transport (Specialism)
- Books
- Business & City (Writing)
- Business & Finance (Specialism)
- Business to Business (Journalism - Magazines)
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- Celebrity (Specialism)
- Commissioning (Editing)
- Computing (Specialism)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- Current Affairs (Specialism)
- CVs (Writing)
- Electronics (Writing)
- Entertainment (Specialism)
- Environment (Specialism)
- Equestrian (Specialism)
- Film & Broadcasting (Specialism)
- Finance (Specialism)
- Food & Food Manufacturing (Specialism)
- Government (Specialism)
- Home Affairs (Writing)
- Home Interest (Specialism)
- Hospitality & Tourism (Specialism)
- International (Writing)
- International (Specialism)
- IT & Internet (Writing)
- IT & Internet (Specialism)
- Magazine Editing (Editing)
- Magazines (Journalism)
- Magazines
- Manufacturing (Specialism)
- Marine (Specialism)
- Marketing Copy (Writing)
- Media & Publishing (Specialism)
- Men’s Lifestyle (Specialism)
- Motorbike (Specialism)
- Music (Specialism)
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Newspaper Editing (Editing)
- Newspapers (Journalism)
- Newspapers
- Paint Shop Pro
- Photography (Specialism)
- Photoshop (Adobe)
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- QuarkXPress
- Retail (Specialism)
- Science & Technology (Specialism)
- Social Care (Specialism)
- Sociology (Specialism)
- Song (Writing)
- Specialism
- Specialist (Specialism)
- Speeches (Writing)
- Sport (Specialism)
- Sub-editing (Editing)
- Technical
- Television (Specialism)
- Travel (Specialism)
- Utilities (Specialism)
- Web Content (Writing)
- Website Editing (Editing)
- Wedding (Specialism)
- White Papers/Reports (Writing)

