Jack Quann Email & Phone Number

Greater Dublin

Multimedia Journalist at RTÉ News & Current Affairs

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

An extension of my role at Newstalk 106-108fm, I am a digital news journalist across the Bauer Media Audio Ireland group of stations.This incorporates sourcing, breaking and updating news for Newstalk, Today FM, 98FM and Spin 1038.Based in Bauer's News Centre of Excellence in Dublin city.

County Dublin, Ireland

A digital news reporter at this national Irish station. Have interviewed many national and international newsmakers; including past and present Prime Ministers, celebrities and officials.I break stories for the newsroom and have editorial responsibilities for the award-winning website.I also break and compose stories across our multimedia platforms - Mobile, Twitter and Facebook.I write scripts and edit audio, as well as compiling on-air packages.I have covered news stories as diverse as:•The death of Irish students in the Berkeley balcony collapse•Ireland's historic referendum on marriage equality•The Anglo Irish Bank verdicts•The search for missing flight MH370•The death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher•The sit-in by Thomas Cook employees•Dublin's Gay Pride Parade•The election of US President Barack Obama•Arthur Guinness DayI have an in-depth and daily understanding of newsroom operations and systems - such as Burli and Adobe Photoshop.Responsibilities:• Break news hourly• Compose website posts with audio, images and video• Source and update information as stories break• Work to tight deadlines• In-depth and daily understanding of operations and systems• Have covered several general election and national budget campaignsAchievements:• Up-to-the-minute, accurate coverage of breaking news stories• Mass growth on newstalk.com of more than 1.5 million unique users per month• Training several new and existing staff to maximise digital output• Working across show teams to give all round coverage• Extensive editorial duties on website and social media platforms• Bringing Newstalk to the forefront of breaking news in Ireland

Ireland correspondent for this Spanish-based English language magazine.I covered and analyzed Irish stories on a monthly basis for this publication which has wide circulation around the Costa del Sol.

News Reporter/Chief News Reporter/Bilbao CorrespondentCovered Irish, student and international news stories - as well as some feature piecesResponsibilities:• Covered Irish and international news stories• Wrote several feature pieces• Promoted to roles as Chief News Reporter and Bilbao CorrespondentAchievements:• Sourced and followed up stories of national and international interest• Sourced stories abroad that would appeal to an Irish audience

Diploma, Social Media, Distinction (88%)

This course examined social media platforms in-depth and looked at the knowledge and skills to design, create, produce and publish social.

Film Editing, Cinematography And Film/Video Production

An intensive course examing several aspects of video editing - including file extraction, audio syncing and FX usage

Certificate, Film Production

An introductory course to all aspects of film production - including camera, lighting and editing. It also involved shooting and editing.

Diploma, Finance, General, 83%

A two month examination of finance and ratio analysis - this included looking at & explaining the financial state of companies &.

Digital Marketing Executive Programme, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

This intensive course gave an all-round view of essential mobile and digital marketing disciplines. It covered topics ranging.

Ma In Journalism (Maj), Journalism, Newspaper Editing, Radio, Tv, Broadcasting

International Ba, Spanish, Politics

Erasmus, History Of Latin America, French, Spanish Literature, Politics Of The Eu

Leaving Certificate

Activities and Societies: 2003:Awarded ‘Woods Award’ for Celtic Studies, 2002:Elected Auditor of the Debating Society, 2001:Represented.