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Greater London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Senior Press Officer, Economic Desk - leading our work on economics, the environment, air quality, housing, skills and major sports events.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

- Promoting the work of the Mayor of London to local, national and international audiences- Managing visits and media opportunities involving the Mayor and his deputies- Briefing the Mayor and his deputies before media appearances- Working with policy teams to deliver high profile projects including the Mayor's Rough Sleeping Campaign, the Ultra Low.

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Leading a team of broadcast journalists on the UK's most watched morning news programme.- Working with programme editor to set the news agenda.- Fast, accurate scripting under tight deadline pressure.- Editorial, technical and personnel management in a gallery/control room setting.- Ensuring legal compliance of stories.- Production and management of.

Salford

- Management of BBC Breakfast's social media content across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.- Responsible for doubling Breakfast's following on Facebook and Twitter.- Creating a high profile and sustainable social media strategy for the programme- Working with on screen talent and management to embrace social media and the opportunities it offers to all.

Mediacity, Salford

- Day producer: setting up stories, organising outside broadcasts, booking guests, writing briefs, designing graphic sequences, forward planning- Night producer: managing developing stories overnight, writing cues and reporter scripts, overseeing delivery of graphics, music and reporter packages, video editing

BBC

Producer, reporter, news reader - throughout my time on BBC London I fulfilled all these roles across every show on the station.

Westminster Academy

English teacher at Westminster Academy as part of the Teach First programme (one of the country's top graduate recruiters). Through my work at the academy I have learnt a staggering amount about education, young people, team work, myself, bureaucracy and countless other things. All of which I hope to be able to bring to my next challenge.

Freelance broadcast journalist for BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Radio Kent, BBC London 94.9 & BBC Sussex & Surrey.Also extensive work with BBC English Regions on large scale live events.Reporting, bulletin reading, forward planning and production.

Ipswich, Suffolk

Freelance broadcast journalism in the commercial sector. Providing news bulletins to six commercial stations: North Norfolk Radio, Norwich 99.9, The Beach (all Norfolk), Town 102 (Suffolk), Dream100 (North Essex) and Kestrel FM (Hampshire)