CV

June 2012 - September 2012
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
- Responsible for site's news output;
- Regular exclusives which were picked up by nationals;
- Interviewed MPs and other senior political figures;
- Managed team of ten (staff and interns);
- Key role in strategic direction of the company.


Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2010
- Interviewed Premier League football players and managers;
- Wide range of features and news stories;
- Updated and edited website.

Sep. 2008 – Jan. 2009
Freelance
- Sochi 2014 Olympic newsletter - editor
- International Olympic Committee - speech writer
- Youth charity YouthNet - features writer
- 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
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