Stirling Area Editor
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Jul 2024 - Present
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The Courier
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Stirling Area Editor
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alex Watson is listed as Stirling Area Editor at The Courier, a company with 4 employees, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Alex Watson.
Alex Watson previously worked as Head of Comment and columnist for The Press & Journal at Dc Thomson Media and Digital Content Editor at JPIMedia at Jpimedia. Alex Watson holds Master'S Degree, Journalism from Edinburgh Napier University.
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About Alex Watson
Journalist and editor who drinks too much coffee.By day, currently, I’m Stirling Editor for The Courier. By night, I co-present, co-produce and edit independent podcast All The Way Theroux, journeying through Louis Theroux's back catalogue of documentaries.
Listed skills include Blogging, Journalism, Radio, Film, and 18 others.
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Head Of Comment And Columnist For The Press & Journal
Dc Thomson Media
- Responsible for all opinion content published online and in print for award-winning Scottish daily regional news brands, The Press & Journal and Evening Express
Digital Content Editor At Jpimedia
- Helped to form and lead JPIMedia's digital centralised content team
- Commissioned, edited and created online written content for a wide range of JPIMedia titles, including The Scotsman, Yorkshire Post and Edinburgh Evening News
- Curated a varied content plan, and reacted to topical news stories
- Independently managed a small team of digital journalists spread across the UK
- Collated statistics and reviewed the success of all content created in order to improve future performance
Oct 2016 - Mar 2021
Social Media Coordinator
- Managed the day-to-day running of Lost Map Records' Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts
- Curated an overall social media strategy
- Produced monthly social media reviews to measure success
- Filmed and edited video of Lost Map events for social media
Oct 2016 - Aug 2019
Freelance Journalist
Freelance Journalist
- While working as a freelance journalist, I had work published online at WOW247, and both online and in print at The Scotsman and iNews
- Researched and produced culture and lifestyle articles and videos as WOW247's Edinburgh City Editor
- Later moved on to covering several cities in a similar capacity for The Scotsman and iNews
- Was primarily responsible for WOW247 Edinburgh and iNews cities’ social media output during this time
Jan 2015 - Oct 2016
Production Coordinator
- Chosen from a group of around 30 to head-up and organise an internal IKEA UK film in the role of Production Co-Ordinator
- Interviewed candidates from a longlist and selected the rest of the crew for this project
- Worked hands-on with the resulting production team of eight, doing everything from organising travel to interviewing and assisting with film direction
- Went on to plan and project manage three other short film projects for various parts of IKEA UK
Dec 2014 - Sep 2015
Digital Media Intern
Wow247
- Three month full time internship with arts and entertainment website WOW247 (part of Johnston Press) creating online content
- Researched and wrote regular culture news pieces, features, city guides and carried out interviews
- Also filmed and edited a series of short documentaries
Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
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Alex Watson education
Master'S Degree, Journalism
Master Of Arts (Ma), English And Film Studies, 2:1
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What company does Alex Watson work for?
Alex Watson works for The Courier.
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Alex Watson is listed as Stirling Area Editor at The Courier.
Where is Alex Watson based?
Alex Watson is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom while working with The Courier.
What companies has Alex Watson worked for?
Alex Watson has worked for The Courier, Dc Thomson Media, Jpimedia, Lost Map Records Ltd, and Freelance Journalist.
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Alex Watson holds Master'S Degree, Journalism from Edinburgh Napier University.
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Alex Watson is listed with skills including Blogging, Journalism, Radio, Film, Music, Tv News Production, News Writing, and Feature Articles.
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