CV

OBJECTIVE

  • To break into a competitive industry and prove myself as a reliable, hardworking and unique journalist.

PUBLISHED BY

The Independent, Daily Mail, London Evening Standard, Sunday People, Hull Daily Mail, Harrow Observer, Uxbridge Gazette, Hackney Gazette, Journalism.co.uk and The Sport Review

EDUCATION

City University (2010 – present day)

  • MA in Newspaper Journalism (including shorthand, media and government law and)

University of Durham (2007 – 2010)

  • 2.1 BA (HONS) English Literature

Twyford C of E High School (2000 – 2007)

  • A Levels – English(A), Maths(A),History(A), Critical Thinking(C)
  • GCSEs – English(A), Maths(A), Science(A*A*), History(A*), Geography(A*), Business Studies(A*), IT(A*A*), RE(A)

Relevant Experience

Part time Daily Mail Sport Desk Assistant (2010 – present day)

  • Invited back for paid shifts after completing three weeks of work experience
  • Duties include helping research articles, producing page furniture, writing and subbing copy

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Independent (Two weeks April 2011)
Hull Daily Mail (Two weeks January 2011)
Harrow Observer and Uxbridge Gazette (Two weeks December 2010)
Daily Mail (4 weeks total July 2010 and 2008)
London Evening Standard (One week July 2010)
The Guardian (One week July 2009)
The Sun (One week July 2006)
Trinity Mirror Group (One week July 2004)

  • On local placements produced page leads and features for the respective news desks
  • At the London Evening Standard took on the duties of a news desk editorial assistant and spotted several stories that became page leads and got three bylines in my week’s work experience
  • Helped research articles, write and sub copy for the sports and online desks of The Guardian, The Sun, Daily Mail and The Independent
  • At the Sunday People spent time on all major desks and produced an A-Z guide of where to take children during the summer holidays.

Student Journalism

Sports Editor at Palatinate (Durham University’s official student newspaper) February 2009 – June 2010 (Previously Deputy Sport Editor, September 2008 – February 2009)

  • Created The Locker Room (A 16 page sports supplement)
  • Notable interviews with sport figures – including Gabby Logan, Will Smith, Malcom Clarke, Chris Turner, Graeme Fowler, Andy Walsh, Erik Samuelson and Rob Vickers
  • Managed a team of writers and photographers, edited and laid up the section, wrote headlines and captions, trained new staff and liaised with key sporting figures in the university

KEY SKILLS

  • Excellent writing, communication, research, editing and reporting skills
  • Good knowledge of Apple Macintosh and .DTP packages including Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
  • Conformable with online social media, including twitter, blogging and facebook
  • Passed Teeline shorthand at 100wpm
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Founder and editor of Sport Asia (www.sportasiaonline.com) – 2010
  • Named as one of Durham University’s top 25 graduates to watch – 2010
  • Twyford C of E Writers Award – 2006-2007
  • Young Sports Writer of the Year – 2006 (Competition run by the National Diversity Forum)
  • C.S.L.A (Community Sports Leadership Award ) 2006
  • F.A. Football Coaching Level One Award – 2005
  • Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award – 2004

Employment History

    Sportsweb Recruitment (August 2006 – present day)

  • Sports Assistant coaching five-to-15-year-olds in football and tennis, experience of evening and weekend management of sports centres and handling of money

REFERENCES

  • Available on request