Sean Klein, Sk Media Ltd / Vulcan Consulting Media And Communications Specialist Email & Phone Number

Brussels / Dublin / London

London / Brussels

Providing global media strategy solutions, training and advice with special focus on the EUServices include:- event moderation - event scripting - on-air coaching- news management- short-film production- translation (German/French -> English)Current Clients include:- DGs of the European Commission,e.g. AGRI, EAC, EMPL, ECHO, EISMEA, REA, SANTE, GROW, INTPA, JRC, JUST, HOME, REGIO- European External Action Service - European Investment Bank- NATO- various think-tanks and alliances- public & private sector - foundations

Brussels

Responsible for news coverage across the then 28 member states - and beyond including Turkey and other EU candidate countriesRole: - setting editorial standards- managing a large team of editorial, technical and administrative staff throughout Europe (75+)- controlling budgets- representing the BBC at the highest levels of government throughout Europe.Editorial & Deployment Lead for BBC news staff at the hub news bureau in Brussels, at BBC Bureaux in Paris, Berlin & Rome, and all BBC stringers in most European capitalsKey Achievements- managed the coverage of major stories in Europe, including key elections in France, Germany and Italy; the Euro crisis; the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of his successor- managed key personnel changes and the reconfiguring of various BBC European bureaux to deliver new technology and reduce costs- closely involved in the development of the BBC's policies on the use, by correspondents, of social media, including the use of Twitter as a news source

London, United Kingdom

Led team of reporters and producers to create a daily 1-hour news programme incorporating news from across Europe.All aspects of radio production and team management.I was the lead editorial manager

Brussels

News Producer working across Europe for news output on television, radio and online.Producer to the then BBC Europe Editor, Mark MARDELL, and deputy to Europe Bureaux Editor

London, United Kingdom

Editor on foreign news intake desk.Advising key BBC news programmes on international stories and commissioning bespoke material from correspondents and producers around the world. Monitoring scripts, advising on footage to use, advising on all aspects of the safety of teams in the field

London, United Kingdom

News producer for foreign news travelling around the world on breaking storiesRole included:- generating story ideas- setting recording schedules and booking interviewees- ensuring all logistical arrangements made in order to achieve the most efficient recording schedule- advising on scripting and editorial content- editing radio pieces for flagship BBC radio news programmes (e.g. Today Programme) and producing TV news pieces- taking full responsibility for story budgets and team safety

Cambridge / Norwich

News producer and reporter for BBC radio and television in Cambridge and Norwich. Included work on setting up a new BBC TV news service for the western half of East Anglia based in Cambridge

Essex

News reporter/producer for BBC Essex

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Translation/Interpreting across Europe for industry and commerce specialising in the media/advertising sector

Ba (Joint Hons) Modern Languages, French/German

Pg Dipl. - Translation & Interpreting, Modern Languages

PG Diploma, Interpreting and Translation (German/French) - All aspects of translation and conference interpreting

Pg Dipl. Broadcast Journalism, Radio/Television