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Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Editing video across the Manchester Evening News website and social media platforms and contributing to video growth and performance on social media platforms.

Deputy editor of the central video hub for Reach PLC regionals.This entails helping to lead the central video team and social video team as part of the Reach PLC network of national titles and regional live brands.Duties include video production of timely, accurate and engaging video for national and regional sites, and overseeing production of videos in the social video hub for our network of regional sites. In this role, I focus on analytics and the news agenda to ensure that the content provided and put out by our team is the most effective and appropriate.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

This role was part of a central video team as part of the Reach PLC live brands network of regional sites - working with regional and national titles across the UK and in Ireland. Duties in this role included:- Producing news and what's on video content for Reach PLC regional brands, on a request basis and proactively.- Undertake censoring and blurring editing tasks to make videos legally safe for use. - Train journalists of all levels in video production techniques and how to use video-related tools for work.- Undertake management duties of our team when necessary.- Using analytics and data skills to identify areas for improvement and targeting of resource.- Live production of major news events at speed for titles to use video content in their stories- Produce explainer videos, reaction videos, and informational videos to add to our journalistic coverage of news events- Write and produce articles for the regional network team around key video moments- Support brands with their own video production and video gathering efforts, as an ongoing basis or for specific major news events- Live stream and broadcast events to social media for brands.- Liaising with video suppliers, TV and video production companies, and individuals to ensure correct usage of material within agreement guidelines.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Produce and edit video for the Manchester Evening News social channels and web platforms, and film and edit original video to support work and to stand alone as a piece of content. Use social media tools to identify optimal posting times, and produce content that can be monetised using various social and website means. Assist with video production around the newsroom and at the scene of stories. Identify opportunities for video, and source content from third parties.

London, United Kingdom

Editorial training and technical work to help launch new websites for national titles owned by Reach PLC, including leading the training team on occasion. I worked in conjunction with the wider project team, and in close cooperation with the project manager.

Manchester, United Kingdom

With a focus on mobile use across evenings and weekends, I edit and produce content for the Manchester Evening News and M.E.N. Media weekly newspaper websites, ensure all related content is appropriate, assist with live news operations and ensure all related social media accounts are maintained to a high standard.

Various

Plan and deliver training on Escenic web CMS platform. Assist with dual-running of news websites during the training and crossover period. Provide support at desk as and when required to the newsroom of various news brands. Assist with content as required by each centre.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Produce site and social videos for the M.E.N. news, sport, what's on and business teams. Adhere to house style. Identify opportunities for video. Storyboard ideas and see them through to completion. Film content using mobile technology.

Bangor, Gwynedd

Produce exciting and compelling video for Peep nightclub to the brief of the managers in the club, edit and upload to a YouTube channel.

Llandudno, North Wales

Work with Tudno FM, a community radio station in Llandudno, North Wales, is varied. I have worked as a Broadcast Journalist, news gathering and reading. I have also presented a daytime community show based around talking to members of the community, and hosting debates on local matters. I have also presented cover for the breakfast show, and weekend programming, including sunday breakfast and the chart show, and covered for the news editor.

Llandudno Junction

Writing features and production work for Daily Post Wales.

Llandudno

Role includes taking photographs of patrons at nightclubs, selling products and producing on site for customer to take home. Regularly exceeds sales targets. Also, training new members of staff. Developed skills in customer service and photography.

Staffordshire

Responsible for all news content on StaffsLive website. This included scheduling and commissioning content, and ensuring the right balance of articles published, in discussion with senior editors of the website.

In May 2009, I have completed a 2 week work placement with BBC Radio 5Live, working primarily with the drive programme, but also with Simon Mayo, Victoria Derbyshire, and Breakfast. During the time there, I worked shadowing and doing the role of a Broadcast Journalist, booking guests and researching stories for the programme. On the drive programme, I made the story of the day podcast twice (the best story of the programme on drive), and working with Simon Mayo's team I was forward planning a look at MP's in their constituencies, as the expenses scandal unfolded. With BBC Blast, I filed a report for BBC Radio 5Live, working with reporters in London, Manchester and North Wales. I recorded a package on location, following police around, and presented it on the Stephen Nolan show. This involved a full understanding of the BBC editorial guidelines.

Gather news stories from various sources, produce and present bulletins and interview contributors. Also, assist on air presenters with various content and off air tasks.

Master'S Degree, Interactive Journalism, Ma (With Merit)

Specialised in Interactive Journalism, learning mapping and data skills.

Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Politics, Media, Production, Ba (Hons) First Class