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Professional Summary

A First-Class Honours BA Journalism graduate and digital native, who can deliver editorial content for websites, magazines and social media. I'm reliable for producing ideas, innovative layouts and visual content. I’m a seasoned writer specialising in lifestyle with fashion cupboard experience from interning with Cosmopolitan. I thrive participating in teamwork and enjoy completing solo projects with demonstrated multimedia skills in online and print copywriting. A motivated self-starter and skilled creative thinker with excellent attention to detail for research and administration. Experience of working for a magazine’s fashion cupboard, organising call-ins and returns.

Skills

Feature Writing     News Writing     Blogging     Social Media     SEO  CMS Analytics    Mobile Journalism    Media Law    Magazine Production    Adobe InDesign    Press Releases    Adobe Premiere Pro    Captioned Videos    SOTs    OOVs    Broadcast Presenting    News Reader     Location Filming    Web Content Writing    Shorthand    Ethics and Regulation     Fashion Styling  Shoot Preparation    Fashion Cupboard Organisation

Work Experience

April 2021 - Present 

Community Radio Presenter - AUK RADIO

  • In radio, 'drive' the desk during live programmes, operating the equipment for recording and playback, using computers to cue up music and jingles

  • Selecting appropriate music for the programme, the audience, the station and/or weekly themes

  • Plan and presenting shows from a memorised script, autocue or improvise

  • Keep the programme running to schedule, responding positively and quickly to problems or changes and improvising where necessary

  • Researching and sourcing potential contributors and interviewees.

  • Interviewing guests in the studio, by telephone or on location

  • Research topics and background information for items to be featured on the programme

  • Contributing to, and making use of, an archive of audio resources which can be re-used

  • Responding to audience feedback, referring to other departments as necessary

  • Producing and making use of user-generated content from social media

  • Checking that copyrights are cleared and understanding media law

October 2020 - Present 

Freelance Features Editor - Zion Zane

  • Generating ideas for features with writing staff. Selecting feature articles for each issue

  • Editing and re-writing articles, some of which may be rejected or returned to the writer for revision

  • Assist the Editor-in-Chief and other editors with admin such as contacting PR’s and attending editorial shoots. 

  • Assisting staff to meet deadlines by aiding transcriptions & sourcing interviewees 

  • Proofreading pages before going to press. Overseeing the layout, appearance and content of feature articles

  • Produce legally sound copy and adhering to our house style Understanding and complying with media law and industry ethical guidelines

September 2020 - Present

Editor of Entertainment - The New Equilibrium

  • Attending meetings with editors to discuss campaigns, themes, artwork, layout and articles

  • Commissioning articles from contributors and in-house writers

  • Planning magazine publication content following the theme

  • Pitching exclusive story and interview ideas

  • Selecting pitches for both online and our digital magazine

  • Research and identify stories for current news and our publication theme

  • Produce thought-provoking articles on trending topics and personal anecdotes

  • Discussing with contributors and in-house writers to plan entertainment articles

  • Reading, writing and researching features and articles

  • Subediting and proofreading copy to ensure it is ready to be published

  • Raising the profile of the magazine across social media

February - March 2020

Editorial Intern - The Bailgate Independent

  • Produce features and news articles for the newspaper and magazine

  • Identify, research and pitch stories

  • Conduct interviews for upcoming and current events.

  • Sourcing and writing news stories for the magazine and newspaper

  • Keeping up to date on local business, current affairs, events and community

  • Researching and writing features including profile and human interest

  • Supporting the editor with editorial planning

25th November – 29th November 2019

Editorial Intern - i-Newspaper

  • Sourcing and writing news stories for the magazine and newspaper

  • Keeping up to date on current affairs, trends and breaking news

  • Supporting the Opinion Editorial team with planning and editing

  • Identify, research and pitch stories

  • Proofing and editing articles to be published online and in print

  • Sub-editing articles from guest writers to make it clearer and concise

  • Sourcing the quote of the day for the print issue

19th August – 13th September 2019

Fashion Cupboard Assistant - Cosmopolitan 

  • Reporting to the Fashion team and maintaining the day to day running of the fashion cupboard

  • Supporting the team with outfitting editorial stories, stock checking and creating merchandised listings

  • Liaising with PR agencies and answering queries and press releases via email and telephone.

  • Processing dockets for high volumes of sample call-ins and returns and booking couriers for collection/returns.

  • Liaising with the post room to ensure samples are received and returned on time

  • Training new cupboard interns to take over my role

  • Assisting the Fashion Director on photoshoots, in-studio and on location

  • Writing credits for all shoots to help the team seamless upload details on the web and print magazine

Education

2017-2020

BA (Hons) Journalism (NCTJ + BJTC Accredited) University of Lincoln

Key Modules -

  • Specialist Journalism: Feature writing and reporting through authority, expertise and newspaper and magazine house styles. Examining formats across a wide range of publications and analysing target readerships, both general and specialist. 

  • Magazine Production: Creating a magazine brand with a business plan to produce a print publication, digital and social media. 

  • Multimedia Journalism: An advanced level of editorial and production skill development working across Radio, TV, Online and Print Production, producing weekly news, features and online news to reflect the increasingly multiplatform journalism environment. Graded: 

  • Journalists On Screen: Critically evaluating how journalists and journalism are represented across film genres. Identifying and interrogate stereotypes, narratives, and realism issues. Produce bi-weekly film reviews.

  • Dissertation: "A Storm in a Royal Teacup: A content analysis of whether the British media used the new racism frame in their coverage of Meghan Markle" - A 9,200 word independent research and analysis study. Graded: 76 (First Class/4.0)

Interests

I have a strong interest in fashion, lifestyle and entertainment. I have an expansive repertoire for film and music with a developing passion for design, style and fashion. I also enjoy reading books and magazines, learning about cultures, history, environment and policies. I have a blog where I post news and features for leisure – www.thelittlejournogirl.wordpress.com.

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