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Birmingham, GB

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Lead content creative managing two line reports and supervising wider digital communications officers as part of the digital communications team.Responsible for content strategy across brand channels from weekly content curation to longer-term thematic communications. This involves the management of our content calendar and input into our Communications.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Creating content for our brand channels across digital from social media to website.Supporting communications colleagues with digital advice and support.Acting as digital communications lead for the Strategy, Economy and Net Zero directorate. This involves content creation, consultation and social media management.Managing website projects including the.

Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Oversaw content strategy and creation across the council’s social channels.This included content planning to maximise engagement including devising a new tone.After being given engagement KPIs, I worked on a content plan, including achieving a monthly reach of 1m across social channels.My role included creating a new tone and marketing strategy for the.

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

I edited expressandstar.com and shropshirestar.com viewed more than 16m times a month.My role encompassed managing content optimised for SEO, producing short videos and interactive features and curating, editing and promoting content across our social media platforms.I was responsible for managing homepages, brand identity and key communications via.

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

I was seconded to help launch the new subbing hub at MNA Media. I edited stories across the Express & Star, Shropshire Star and other sister publications. This included editing copy, pictures and headline writing and use of InDesign.

Dudley, United Kingdom

Deputy Chief Reporter for the Express & Star with responsibility for managing the reporting team covering Dudley, Wyre Forest and Sandwell.Developed human resources skills in leading a team.I worked shifts on the newsdesk as national news editor.Developed my own stories, worked on exclusives, breaking news on call and features for our newspapers and.

Dudley, United Kingdom

Achieved the four sections of the NCTJ NCE to gain the full national certificate.Duties in this role included delivering news stories and features for the newspaper printed six days a week.Provided news coverage immediately online and managed the office when the chief reporter was absent.I also worked shifts on the newsdesk and business desk.

Promoted to work in the Dudley and Wyre Forest district office of the Express & Star.Worked on diary jobs, breaking news and feature writing while completing my NCE Senior Journalist qualifications and passed 100wpm shorthand.

Built contacts in the Dudley area including politicians and community leaders and worked as a patch reporter.

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Gained my NCTJ preliminary qualifications in media law, public affairs and logbook.Carried out placements including at The Severn radio station and Wolverhampton Chronicle.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies

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