Metro - Olympic reporter
Reported on all aspects of the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the newspaper, website and tablet edition.
Nov. 2011 - May 2012
Freelance
While travelling around South America, I wrote regular feature blogs and had a news article published in the Independent. I also was interviewed on Argentinean radio about environmental issues.
Jan. 2010 – Oct. 2011
PoliticsHome - News editor
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Responsible for site's news output;
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Regular exclusives which were picked up by nationals;
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Interviewed MPs and other senior political figures;
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Managed team of ten (staff and interns);
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Key role in strategic direction of the company.
Jan.
2009 - Jan. 2010
BBC Match of the Day Magazine - Writer
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Interviewed Premier League football players and managers;
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Wide range of features and news stories;
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Updated and edited website.
Sep.
2008 – Jan. 2009
Freelance
- Sochi 2014 Olympic newsletter - editor
- Sochi 2014 Olympic newsletter - editor
- International Olympic Committee - speech writer
- Youth charity YouthNet - features writer
- International Transport Federation - researcher
- International Transport Federation - researcher
Oct. 2005 – Aug. 2008
Sportcal.com – News reporter
- Regular exclusives
and breaking news stories;
- Frequent interviews
with senior political and sporting figures;
- Travel to South
Korea, Guatemala, Austria and China to visit cities bidding for or hosting the
Olympic Games;
- Co-launched branch
in Switzerland where I was responsible for local editorial agenda;
- Designed and laid
out quarterly publication.
Jan. 2005 – June
2005 - Costa
Rican Humanitarian Foundation – Senior co-ordinator
July 2004 – Oct.
2004 - Institute
for Public Policy Research –
Research assistant
July 2002 – Aug. 2003
- Daycare
Trust - Research assistant
OTHER
PUBLICATIONS
Jan. 2009: Nextleft.org – political conference
blogging for the Fabian Society
Sep. 2005: Young People Now magazine – several news articles and features
Mar. 2005: Tico Times - several articles for Costa Rica's national English-language newspaper
Sep. 2005: Young People Now magazine – several news articles and features
Mar. 2005: Tico Times - several articles for Costa Rica's national English-language newspaper
Nov. 2004: FourFourTwo
magazine – internship
Sep. 2002: European
University Football League – live reporter
2000 – 2004: Impact (University of Bath newspaper) – regular contributions
MEDIA TRAINING
June – Sep. 2005
PMA Training Centre – Post-graduate diploma in
magazine journalism
Sep. 2002 – June 2003
London College of Printing – Introduction
to journalism
EDUCATION
2000 - 2004
University of Bath
BSc Sociology - First
class honours
