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CV.

2015-16     Multimedia Journalism MA          Glasgow Caledonian University                         

                  NCTJ AND BJTC accredited 

2011-15 English Literature MA, 2.1            Glasgow University     

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Work 

 

Ski+board, Deputy Editor and content writer, June 2016-Present 

*Edit, write and produce Ski+board magazine. 

*Collaborate with Editor, Art Director, contributors, advertisers and printers.  

*Commission content for both print and online issues.  

*Create and update magazine flatplan using Indesign. 

*Manage overall budget for the magazine. 

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Two Birds, Co-founder and Editor, January 2016-Present 

*Built website using Squarespace 

*Write content for the main site 

*Write and produce weekly podcast show 

*Produce video content for Youtube channel 

*Built strong social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram 

*Currently researching a potential print edition 

 

DRESSR, Freelance Contributor, June 2016 

*Wrote copy for online about celebrity/fashion/culture. 

*Identified social media trends and highlighted these in fun and interesting way. 

*Worked on building social media position (Pinterest and twitter) 

 

Media Assistant, EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy, May 2016 

*Filmed matches to be published on Scottish Hockey website. 

*Produced and edited together interviews with players and managers to be used on the Scottish Hockey website.  

 

STV, Shadowing Digital Desk, January 2016  

*Worked on the digital desk for several days, gaining experience in sourcing stories online and uploading to the STV site using CMS.  

*Shadowed news and sports reporters on stories, gaining further knowledge on creating multimedia packages and working in real journalistic environments.  

 

.Press Association, Content Writer, December 2015 

*Wrote articles which were published at national news websites such as The Guardian, The Herald, The Evening Times, STV, The Mirror etc.  

* Attended photo calls, sourced photographs and created multimedia content. 

 

Intern, Metro Radio Newsdesk, Bauer Media Summer 2014          

* Generated ideas for national, local stories and features, following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources. 

* Researched and edited IVs and VPs using Team News software.  

* Wrote scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports. 
* Created webpages, keeping stories up to date. 
* In October 2014 I also spent time at Radio Clyde, performing similar tasks.  

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Internship, Think Publishing August 2013    

* Followed briefs, researched and wrote a range of articles for magazines which circulate nationally including children's magazine Splash, The National Trust of Scotland's Magazine and the First Western Train's magazine. 

* Organized social media as a tool for the promotion of magazines, including the running of the National Trust of Scotland’s Twitter and Facebook.

 

 University  

  

Producer, presenter December 2014-October 2015    

* Co-produced and co-presented an hourly music show once a week. 

* Managed social media coverage. 

 

 

Features Editor, G-You Magazine     May 2013-May 2015     

* Wrote and edited articles for both the online and print edition. I also managed and supported contributors to the section.  

* Wrote a range of articles for other sections  e.g. culture and columns. 
* Introduced and produced new online content “G-You Interviews”. I conducted interviews with guests to the union including Edith Bowman and went on to train others to do the same. 

  

Interviewer and Team Member, The Times University Survey     December 2014-February 2015     

* Conducted structured interviews with final year university students to a tight deadline. 

* Worked creatively in order to recruit students for interviews, using connections with societies and a strong social media drive in order to recruit interviewees. 

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