Errol Murray Email & Phone Number

Leeds, United Kingdom

Community Group of the Year - Compassionate City Awards 2018Leeds Dads is a voluntary charitable organisation that supports dads to engage with their pre school children.As founder and charity manager I am involved with public relations and promotional activities, accounting and financial management, volunteer training and co-ordination, policy, governance, strategy, fundraising and administration.ActivitiesSince 2001 Leeds Dads has brought together a diverse community… Show more Community Group of the Year - Compassionate City Awards 2018Leeds Dads is a voluntary charitable organisation that supports dads to engage with their pre school children.As founder and charity manager I am involved with public relations and promotional activities, accounting and financial management, volunteer training and co-ordination, policy, governance, strategy, fundraising and administration.ActivitiesSince 2001 Leeds Dads has brought together a diverse community of fathers for social interaction and support. We host playgroups for dads and kids, organise social events, and signpost towards expert parenting support. Leeds Dads is unique in our key aim of supporting fathers to actively engage with their children, and build lasting relationships. AimsPromote the wellbeing of children in Leeds Support fathers to actively engage and build strong, lasting bonds with their childrenContact: leedsdads@gmail.com facebook.com/leedsdads twitter.com/leedsdads leedsdads.org Show less

London, United Kingdom

Social Media Trainer at the BBC Academy.

Various

Making magic on screen

Teaching multi-media journalism to MA International Journalism students.

Hendon, North London

I teach camera and edit skills to the students, to give them the ability to integrate AV media and web technology.The aim is to provide students with an awareness of how technologies shape the way we communicate, and practical expertise in the use of specific technologies. The result will be for them to design a fully working mobile app for iOS and Android operating systems, that will reflect a location/event within London.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Training the next generation of film makers

Mediacity, Manchester, United Kingdom

Support/coach TV production staff to use HD cameras, lighting and sound equipment.Assess new equipment for ‘Self-Op’ reporters and producers. I also run regular camera skills sessions for BBC staff.

National

Trained BBC staff to use Social Media such as Facebook and Twitter to generate original journalism. Supported and coached staff internationally using Video Journalism to develop compelling storytelling. Co-ordinated a series of week-long Training Roadshows across England, training hundreds of staff in online, VJ and Social Media skills.

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Supported staff at BBC Look North Yorks to film and edit TV reports using small lightweight cameras. In 18 months I raised the quality of VJ output and doubled the number of video journalists.

West Midlands

Local TV was an innovative pilot service embracing the latest multimedia technology to create and distribute local news and information. My role was to provide 10 minutes of original material for Digital TV and Broadband news bulletins on a daily basis. This involved shooting and editing complete news packages on-the-day, as well as sourcing and setting up stories, working to very tight deadlines.

Produced news reports for the main 18.30 regional news programme using material I had shot and edited.

Radio producer based in BBC London’s Community Affairs Unit, which focused on issues affecting London’s Black communities. .Won the Commission for Racial Equality’s Race in The Media Award for best Radio News Programme (The Eddie Nestor Show) for bringing new voices to radio.Organised BBC London’s coverage of the Notting Hill Carnival, which won the CRE’s Race InThe Media Award for best Radio Entertainment Programme, for making the event accessible to a mainstream audience.

After a year of reporting I became News Editor at this local London black radio station.Broke national stories on gun crime in South London, and the political activities of the far right.

Post Grad Cert. In Journalism, Journalism, Merit

Education record