Daniel Sorabji Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

I support the photo manager in running this busy department and regularly take on full responsibility for the department's output. I brought experience from working on different desks around the world to London and designed workflow protocols, helping the desk through an expansion. I have meticulously planned and delivered coverage of major stories from royal births and weddings to elections and terror attacks to the Olympics and Wimbledon Championships. + identifying and carefully planning coverage of news, features, sport and entertainment + assigning and briefing photographers and editors + successfully identifying and developing new freelance photographers and editors+ sourcing opportunities and securing access to cover visually striking features+ strengthening the agency's visibility and brand recognition in the UK+ interdepartmental liaison to maximise coordination and impact of the agency's output+ negotiating access with organisations, government departments and the royal household+ representing the agency in liaison with outside organisations and agencies+ developing workflow and protocols for the photo desk+ delivering feedback on new software+ producing impact reports to measure coverage success+ working on location as a special envoy to deliver coverage on sporting events + monitoring the news wire in English, French and Spanish+ responding quickly and decisively to breaking news + sourcing and securing permission for user generated content (UGC) and handouts+ exercising editorial and artistic judgement in selecting photographs + precise editing of photographic content using adobe photoshop+ writing text to accurately describe events in a non-partisan way to a global audience+ fact-checking to correct and explain complex issues + producing high quality photography on coverage duties+ acting as 24hr on-call duty editor

London, England, United Kingdom

A secondment to a European Union-funded project to produce training packages in data journalism, digital verification and fact-checking. I interviewed international experts and conducted an extensive literature review to author a state of the art report on fact-checking as part of a key deliverable.

Hong Kong

Editing and delivering to a global client base all aspects of the agency's photographic output from the Asia-Pacific region. I deepened my editorial experience through work on the coverage of natural disasters and humanitarian crises like the 2011 tsunami in Japan and chapters in complex long-running stories like the 2010 Thai political protests, for example. I was involved in the agency's first efforts to produce short videos as a new product (webclips) and the use of social media as a source of user generated content (UGC). I took on a higher degree of individual responsibility and demonstrated versatility as a special envoy to cover a variety of major sporting events in the region. I successfully worked to bridge gaps in the news room between different services developing a strong problem solving focus. I developed my photographic eye from behind the camera producing high quality content as weekend cover for the Hong Kong staff photographer.+ working on location in small teams as a special envoy to deliver coverage on sporting events + monitoring the news wire in English and French+ reacting quickly and decisively to breaking news across the region+ sourcing and securing permission to use user generated content (UGC) on breaking news+ exercising editorial and artistic judgement in selecting photographs + precise editing of photographic content using adobe photoshop+ writing text to accurately describe events in a non-partisan way to a global audience+ fact-checking to correct and explain complex issues + liaison with other departments to maximise multimedia coordination and impact+ producing high quality photography on weekend coverage duties

Nicosia, Cyprus

Editing and delivering to a global client base all aspects of the agency's photographic output from the Middle East region. I developed sophisticated editorial judgement through my work on news stories involving contested narratives like the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, political violence in Lebanon and the insurgency in Iraq and an artistic eye on daily life and feature coverage.+ monitoring the news wire in English and French and reacting to breaking news + exercising editorial and artistic judgement in selecting photographs + precise editing of photographic content using adobe photoshop+ writing text to accurately describe events in a non-partisan way to a global audience+ fact-checking to correct and explain complex issues + liaison with other departments to maximise multi-media coordination and impact

Nicosia, Cyprus

The course was designed with a special emphasis on preparing students to provide interpreting services to the European Union following Cyprus's accession. I was responsible for researching, writing and performing speeches in English on a variety of subjects to provide the source material to facilitate each lesson and give feedback on performance. + developed strong public speaking skills+ delivered training to other speakers through workshops + designed course content with EU specialists + prepared and delivered entrance and final examination papers+ contributed to examination grading+ led classes in the final year of the course as necessary + delivered private tuition to students

Cyprus

I worked as a research fellow, as a consultant and on a voluntary basis on a number of archaeological projects in Cyprus working across a variety of time periods with a wide range of material. Projects contributed to:+ PROJECT: EARLY SITES ARCHAEOLOGICAL, CYPRUS Project AssistantFor over three years I was a member of a small team, under the direction of Dr. Albert J. Ammerman, documenting sites of “early” inhabitation on Cyprus. This project resulted in three publications to which I contributed and two conference papers which I authored and presented.+ FELLOWSHIP: GEOKRATIS Research FellowDuring this four-month fellowship at the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) I undertook research on the palaeoecology of Cyprus as part of a large multidisciplinary project funded by the Republic of Cyprus. My report was prepared and submitted 4 weeks ahead of schedule.+ PROJECT: INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP (IRG), CYPRUS Cultural Heritage SpecialistI was employed by IRG for a three-month period to undertake a research role for their Cyprus – SAVE (Supporting Activities that Value the Environment) project.+ PROJECT: EENC SURVEY, CYPRUS Project AssistantIn July and August 2005 I worked as a member of a two-month survey project directed jointly by the University of Cyprus and the University of Toronto.+ DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES, CYPRUS Excavation AssistantWorking on the mainly Hellenistic site of St. Georges Hill, Nicosia, this role encompassed all aspects of archaeological excavation, post excavation work and supervision of volunteer students and workers.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Archaeology And Prehistory, Distinction

My Masters thesis looked at the ways in which communities in Roman-Britain viewed their past through their engagement with the prehistoric.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology, 2:1

My dissertation investigated the relationship between the strength of religious beliefs and mental health.