@Soyouwanttobeajournalist - Founder

September 2020 - present

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• Created an Instagram account to help young people break into media careers.

• In under five months, the account has reached over 2,000 followers organically.

• Consistently achieving high levels of engagement and reach, and being up on those metrics as well as followers week on week.

• Scripting, filming, editing and posting content at least once a day every weekday.

• Content includes tips, resources, how-to videos, job opportunities, memes, and interviews with professionals in the industry.

• This page has led me to opportunities in speaking on panels for Journo Resources, Women in Media, and the Student Publication Association; I've appeared on podcasts such as ViewsOurOwn; and I was recruited to be part of the Student Publication Association mentoring scheme, and the iLikeNetworking Ambassador scheme.

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Channel 5 - Video content editor / social media

February 2019 - present

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• Creating clips from Channel 5 shows for social media using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

• Planning and heading social campaigns.

• Heading the day-to-day running of our Instagram pages, as well as assisting with the running of our Facebook and Twitter pages.

• Conceptualising and heading the creation of original content for social media.

• Interviewing talent.

• Conceptualising social strategies to maximise engagement and reach, as well as grow our pages.

• Coming up with new ways to promote our shows outside of clipping (one of my posts was the crisp pyramid tier meme).

• Filming behind the scenes footage from our TV shows.

• Pitching, filming, and editing promotional content featuring talent.

• Interviewing talent.

• Scripting, presenting and producing online short-form content.

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Mind's Eye Design - Presenter

January - April 2018

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• Presenting scripted videos once a week for their YouTube channel, and hosting life webcasts.

• Filming the videos myself - setting up a green screen, studio lights, a microphone, camera, and teleprompter.

 

CapitalFM Online - Freelance content editor

December 2018

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• Pitching and writing at least 3 stories daily, using Google Trends and analytics to influence my choices.

• Creating asset images for each piece.

• Writing headlines for the website, social media, and meta data.

• Photo sourcing (Getty, PA, Rex, and more).

 

Global's picture desk

November - December 2018

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• Auditing pictures used across various Global brands.

• Identifying the photos which could have copyright issues associated with them.

• Filtering through articles to identify problematic images.

• Ensuring copyright has been obtained for every image.

• Ensuring all images have the rights correctly attributed.

• Sourcing photos and videos for various Global brands.

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Global's PopBuzz/ We The Unicorns - Content editor

September - October 2018

 

• Pitching and writing at least 3 stories daily, using Google Trends and analytics to influence my choices.

• Posting on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram daily, and creating and scheduling bespoke content for each platform.

• Proofing and subbing articles.

• Interviewing talent.

• Pitching evergreen news articles.

• Writing stories, quizzes, features and more, and creating asset images for each piece.

• Writing headlines for the website, social media, and meta data.

• Scheduling and publishing posts and using my SEO knowledge to ensure they'll get a wide reach.

• Planning and pitching native advertising articles for clients such as Little Mix, Vimto and Burger King.

• Photo sourcing (Getty, PA, Rex, and more).

• Sourcing content for social channels: memes, videos, viral content.

• Tracking traffic using Parse.ly and observing trends on Google.

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AltCorner - Journalist/ head of interviews

​May 2016 - present

 

• Reviewing albums and gigs.

• Planning strategies to help our audience grow.

• Pitching and writing features.

• Interviewing musicians.

• Liaising with PR contacts to ensure we get notified of any news.

• Organising interviews for myself and other writers.

• Sharing stories on social media

• Managing a team of journalists remotely.

 

Virtually Informed - Company director/ content creator

​June 2016 - September 2018

 

• Building a strong reputation for the brand by building industry contacts.

• Assisting on developing the website.

• ​Searching RSS feeds for stories. 

• Uploading stories to the CMS daily.

• Writing and conceptualising newsletter features.

• Designing newsletter layouts.

• Organising company events.

• Representing the brand at events and conferences.

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Frequency 21 - Journalist

​March - September 2016

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• Reviewing gigs and albums.

• Sending out stories on social media.

• Interviewing artists.

 

Vinelake - Journalist

​December 2015 - May 2016

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• I started out as an intern and was promoted to full time.

• I researched and wrote about IoT use in businesses.

• Pitching features.

 

SC Magazine - Journalist

​August 2014 - January 2015

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• ​I started SC Magazine as an intern, and was promoted to a full-time staff member.

• Pitching stories and writing content relevant to our audience.

• Uploading to the CMS.

• Sending stories out to social media.

• Interviewing industry-recognised people.

 

Kerrang! Magazine - Intern

​October 2014

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• Writing reviews.

• Compiling the 'Readers Chart'.

• Pitching features and story ideas.​

• Attending board meetings.

• Compiling playlists.