Keith Watterson Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Limerick, Ireland

Limerick | Dublin | London

Cork

• Served as senior news reporter on this award-winning weekly newspaper in Cork city, with responsibility for generating news stories,
• Devised and wrote the content for specific sections of the publication, including business, arts & entertainment, sport.
• Liaised with a diverse range of community, political, business, sporting, arts and other civic figures in order to generate stories, as well as co-ordinate photographic and other submissions to enhance the presentation.
• Edited submissions from non-professional contributors, ensuring the work met management's stringent professional standards.
• As Deputy Editor, also fulfilled a range of management duties in the Editor's absence.

Limerick City

• Produced a monthly 64-page business magazine for the Mid-West region
• Was solely responsible for editorial and presentation of publication, including layout and preparation of pages
• Utilised a range of software packages, including Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat, to prepare pages of magazine for print
• Liaised with sales staff to prioritise client-led commercial advertorial
• Liaised directly with clients in order to devise and hone the editorial content of commercial promotional features

Limerick City

• Headed a team of journalists to produce a free weekly newspaper for Limerick
• Devised and prioritised news stories
• Co-ordinated specific assignments and tasks for news reporters, graphic designers and photographers on a daily and weekly basis
• Liaised with a wide-ranging stable of freelance contributors in areas as diverse as fashion and sport
• Liaised with sales manager and sales team in order to ensure commercial yield of the publication was maximized
• Devised and co-ordinated sales features to help maximize commercial yield for the publication

Limerick City & County

• Served as acting county news editor for a period of two years
• As acting county news editor, co-ordinated a busy news department, liaising with reporters, photographers and sub-editors; liaising and collaborating with the editor to prioritise the ‘flagship’ lead stories, and.
• Served in a variety of roles on the editorial team for all titles in the Limerick Leader stable, including county news reporter for West Limerick; city reporter; and sub-editor

Bray, County Wicklow

• Reported in the urban area of Bray and environs in North County Wicklow, and throughout the county during holiday cover assignments
• Assisted the editor in planning the newspaper’s news stories and news and commercial features
• Assisted with the training of junior team members

Coleraine, Co Derry, And Ballymoney, Co Antrim

• Based in Coleraine and Ballymoney, covered courts and councils, general news, and political stories in the run-up to and immediate fall-out from the Good Friday Agreement
• Gained insight into writing for distinct rural and urban readerships

Defence Forces Headquarters, Parkgate, Dublin 8

• Generated ideas and copy for the monthly publication
• Used sub-editing skills to refine unprofessionally written material
• Advised and assisted with the magazine’s transition from a hard copy to an electronic DTP-based publishing cycle

Ma, Journalism

Fetac Level 6, Train The Trainer

Ba, English & Media Studies