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| Overview: | Online Editor/Journalist in Promotions and Marketing. My experience includes a BA Journalism degree, employment in online, print and broadcast journalism in a wide variation of industries and roles. | |
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| I offer over 4 years experience and qualifications as a successful professional Journalist and Press/Communications executive. I currently work as the Online Editor/Journalist in Promotions and Marketing for an international collection of online casinos based in Canary Wharf. I work on campaigns for an international audience upwards of 250,000 clients, run websites, compile press releases, internal communications, newsletters and write all general web copy. Extended duties include everything from Managing RSS feeds, Daily page updates, Email/spam deliverability, HTML, sub-editing, creating web, print script (TV and/or radio) copy, Articles, feature-writing, colour, interviews, reporting and profiling Marketing/ Campaign copywriting, Creative original content creation, Affiliate work, Press releases, Marketing proposals, Promotional newsletters, Client correspondence, and much more! I offer all of these skills in a freelance capacity. I work with all sorts of software daily and have an excellent understanding of MS Office, Emailvision, Dreamweaver, Quark, Finalcut Pro and others detailed below. My experience includes a BA Journalism degree, employment in online, print and broadcast journalism in a wide variation of industries, marketing and feature copywriting, working on and off camera and radio broadcast roles. I have excellent administrative and research skills and experience too. I work as a music TV presenter, journalist and researcher covering major label artists, and write for national music magazines, lifestyle and fashion resources and more. I also work freelance as a copywriter for an entry-level recruitment site. Within these contacts and projects, I have worked on benefit events and raising awareness of worthy causes too. I enjoy a good variation in the projects I undertake, and have always found that freelance work is a great way to ensure this day to day. In 2007 I received group nominations at The Reuters Student Journalism Of The Year Awards, and the Press Gazette Magazine Awards also. Both nominations stem from undergraduate editorial project work within the securities and third sector industries. |
Employment History
(Oct 2007 to Oct 2008)
Journalist/ Web Editor
Canary Wharf, LondonCurrently the Journalist / Web Content Editor in Promotions and Marketing for an international online gaming company based in London.
I work on campaigns for an international audience upwards of 250,000 clients, run websites, compile press releases, internal communications, newsletters and write all general web copy. Extended duties include everything from
Managing RSS feeds,
Daily page updates,
Email/spam deliverability,
HTML,
sub-editing, creating web, print script (TV and/or radio) copy,
Articles, feature-writing, colour, interviews, reporting and profiling
Marketing/ Campaign copywriting,
Creative original content creation,
Affiliate work,
Press releases,
Marketing proposals,
Promotional newsletters,
Client correspondence, and much more!
(May 2006 to Sep 2008)
TV Presenter/ Writer/ Researcher
Soho, LondonTV Presenter for music and events channel Rockworld TV. Also co-presenter for a new music-based programme called Hammered in association with Metal Hammer Magazine.
Freelance Researcher for upcoming events, music tours and programme content for Rockworld TV. Duties range from tour traffic databases to script writing and editing.
Professional Qualifications
| BA Hons Journalism Studies Reuters and Press Gazette Magazine Awards nominations HTML and E-Campaign Software/Marketing industry training |
Education
(Sep 2004 to Jul 2007)
University Of Sheffield
BA Hons Journalism Studies
• Teeline shorthand 80 words per minute shorthand
• Law, local and central government political reporting training (based on NCTJ syllabus)
• Fluent understanding of QuarkXPress, Adobe Audition, Fast/Liquid Purple, Cool Edit, Final Cut Pro and Dream weaver (online)
• Sub-editing and headline writing including paid part-time work experience in music titles.
• Documentary making involving camera work, camera operation, editing footage, script writing and all aspects of production.
• Court and council reporting. Local and National legal training.
• Features, including backgrounders and colour. Received a National Student Journalism Awards nomination at Reuters and The Press Gazette Magazine Awards.
• Magazine writing and production. Both online and print from print runs and production to creating copy/layout.
FREELANCE AND BEYOND
| • Nominated for Student Team of the Year at the 2007 Press Gazette National Student Journalism Awards at Reuters. • Various professional courses including email deliverability, copywriting, marketing principles, search engine visibility, web management, artist liason/management and more. Please see main page. • Editor, designer and writer for my own webblogs showcasing different portfolios of work including music reviews and feature writing, court reporting, and articles on different subjects from the prison system and financial public affairs to social interest pieces. • I have worked as a freelance contributor to Sheffieldbase, Rock Sound and The Derbyshire Times providing music reviews and features. • I worked in promotions as work experience staff for The Leadmill in Sheffield. It is one of the premier band-breaking Indie music venues in the country. I took on tasks from Press work – press releases, reviews, band biographies and venue news, to PA tasks and department marketing – advertising copy, distribution and box office work, to hands on flyering, helping out at events and shadowing booker’s, plugger’s and promotions staff. • Writing, running and editing my fanzine NUKEsheffield. Providing the copy and editorial skills and working with a Fine Arts student, photographer and illustrator to produce a local music and culture ‘zine. This is done in conjunction with NUKE Club Nights and Sheffield Club NME where I DJ’ed and worked in promotion and marketing prior to securing full-time employment here in London. • I have interviewed countless musicians on subjects from musicianship and technical excellence to comedy views on socio-political trends. I have used this valuable experience to develop vital interviewing skills. |
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Letter Writing
- Microsoft
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- QuarkXPress
- Word (Microsoft)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Charity/Not for Profit (Marketing)
- Copywriting
- Editing
- External Communications
- Internal Communications
- Promotions
- Retention Marketing (Marketing)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Academic (Writing)
- Acting (Broadcasting)
- Animals (Specialism)
- Arts & Culture (Specialism)
- Audio/Video Editing (Broadcasting)
- Business & City (Writing)
- Business & Finance (Specialism)
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Business (Magazines)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- Celebrity (Specialism)
- Commissioning (Journalism)
- Consumer (Magazines)
- Contract/Customer (Magazines)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- Country Pursuits (Specialism)
- Creative Writing (Writing)
- Current Affairs (Specialism)
- Digital Media Creation (Broadcasting)
- Entertainment (Specialism)
- Environment (Specialism)
- Fashion & Beauty (Specialism)
- Film & Broadcasting (Specialism)
- Final Cut Pro 5 (Broadcasting)
- Food & Food Manufacturing (Specialism)
- Home Affairs (Writing)
- Hospitality & Tourism (Specialism)
- International (Writing)
- International (Specialism)
- IT & Internet (Writing)
- IT & Internet (Specialism)
- Magazine Editing (Editing)
- Magazines (Journalism)
- Magazines
- Management (Journalism)
- Marketing Copy (Writing)
- Media & Publishing (Specialism)
- Men’s Lifestyle (Specialism)
- Music (Broadcasting)
- Music (Specialism)
- Music Video (Broadcasting)
- News (Broadcasting)
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Newspaper Editing (Editing)
- Newspaper Supplement (Magazines)
- Newspapers
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Production Journalism (Journalism)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- QuarkXPress
- Retail (Specialism)
- Screenwriting (Broadcasting)
- Specialism
- Sub-editing (Editing)
- Sub-editing (Journalism)
- TV (Broadcasting)
- Voice Overs - Female (Broadcasting)
- Web Content (Writing)
- Web Sites
- Website Editing (Editing)
- Women’s General (Specialism)
- Women’s Glossy (Specialism)
- Women’s Weekly (Specialism)
