Sam Mortimore

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Digital Learning Specialist at Westcoast @ Westcoast Limited
berks, west berkshire, united kingdom
Sam Mortimore's Location
Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom
About Sam Mortimore

I am a passionate creator currently working as a Learning and Development Training Instructor for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, creating digital learning packages. I have developed a strong skillset, utilising my university training in creative software, such as the Adobe Suite, as well as completing my Award in Education and Training. The creative skills I have developed throughout my career enable me to contribute to a variety of teams, as it allows me to think outside the of the box, whether that is a physical piece of creative work or coming up with different ideas to meet a variety of needs. I have a keen eye for detail, approaching my work in a methodical way.

Sam Mortimore's Current Company Details
Westcoast Limited

Westcoast Limited

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Digital Learning Specialist at Westcoast
berks, west berkshire, united kingdom
Website:
westcoast.co.uk
Employees:
562
Sam Mortimore Work Experience Details
  • Westcoast Limited
    Digital Learning Specialist
    Westcoast Limited May 2023 - Present
    Theale, England, United Kingdom
  • Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service
    Learning And Development Training Instructor/Digital Content Creator
    Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service Dec 2020 - Present
    Reading, England, United Kingdom
    (Digital Content Creator part-time December 2020 - April 2022 / Learning and Development Training Instructor full-time secondment April 2022 - Present)Working with stakeholders to plan, develop and review a variety of digital learning packages to assist with operational and organisational learning.- Working with Subject Matter Experts (SME), to storyboard and create e-learning that reflects current operational and/or organisational needs.- Creating courses using a range of e-learning products (articulate Rise and Storyline, H5P)- Supporting a team of content creators with graphic design and video editing, while becoming the service's Articulate Storyline trainer.- Reviewing the courses from the other content creators.- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to establish organisational priorities.- Contributing to the development of the services' guidance on developing effective e-learning packages, including accessible learning to comply with WCAG 2.1.- Developing several 3D environment pieces to allow firefighters to train to real life risk.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service
    Community Safety Advisor
    Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service Jan 2020 - Apr 2022
    Reading, England, United Kingdom
    Following the recruitment of the Prevention Manager I returned to my role as Community Safety Advisor.- Engaging with local partners in front line care to promote the delivery of our prevention agenda- Analysing fire data to identify trends which can be used in future prevention work.- Working with partners at multi-agency meetings to reduce deliberate fires as well as tackle other issues within the community.- Promoting fire awareness training to front line staff involved in the care of vulnerable people to generate referrals into the Safe and Well programme.- Working with fire crews and technicians to answer any queries resulting from the Safe and Well programme.- Facilitating events for the local community to engage with the fire service, either at a station or at a partner event.- Assisting stations with their prevention delivery to schools, specifically year 5 and 7.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service
    Prevention Lead
    Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service Mar 2019 - Jan 2020
    Reading, England, United Kingdom
    Following a management departure, I was given the opportunity to step up and cover the Prevention Functional Lead role while a restructure took place within the department.- Responsible for managing the delivery of all prevention activity within the Reading and West Berkshire Local Authority areas.- Working with the policy manager to evaluate our existing policies and procedures and make improvements where necessary.- Developing training packages to get new starters up to speed quickly and efficiently, while covering all of the appropriate policies and procedures. - Working with our partners in local government, emergency services and other agencies at a strategic level to actively promote our prevention agenda in line with our corporate measures.- Represent the service at a strategic level in local authority meetings to ensure that the fire service can influence the direction of new plans and policies. - Working with our partners to tackle multi-agency issues, such as deliberate fires, as well as other issues affecting the community.- Engaging with local communities to deliver targeted prevention campaigns.- Assessing current performance against the service’s corporate targets and address any areas in need of improvement. - Creating tools in Excel to assist with the monitoring of performance so that each station can look at their own performance to date and take the appropriate action.- Managing team members by organising monthly 1 to 1's, annual personal development reviews and regular team meetings to discuss performance.- Recruited 5 new team members by creating job adverts, shortlisting applications and interviewing candidates.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
    Community Safety Advisor
    Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
    Reading, United Kingdom
    Working with internal and external stakeholders to create, implement and manage engaging preventative campaigns focusing on known areas of risk.- Engaging with local partners in front line care to promote the delivery of our prevention agenda- Analysing fire data to identify trends which can be used in future prevention work.- Working with partners at multi-agency meetings to reduce deliberate fires as well as tackle other issues within the community.- Promoting fire awareness training to front line staff involved in the care of vulnerable people to generate referrals into the Safe and Well programme.- Working with fire crews and technicians to answer any queries resulting from the Safe and Well programme.- Facilitating events for the local community to engage with the fire service, either at a station or at a partner event.- Assisting stations with their prevention delivery to schools, specifically year 5 and 7.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
    Communications Officer
    Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
    Reading, United Kingdom
    I was asked to return to the Communications team in September 2016, working on a project to update the organisations branding of both internal and external documents and other media. - Creating press releases for monthly prevention campaigns and events.- Assisting with the creation of engaging social media content, including upcoming events, recruitment, national campaigns and general safety messaging.- Assisting in the production of an internal monthly news magazine "The Shout".- Manageing content on the intranet and internet sites, using both raw HTML code and Word Press environments to keep content relevant and up to date.- Conducting a review of the organisation's documents, media and graphics, culminating in the production of a new, streamlined design for all branding.- Creating templates based on the new branding guidelines in order to establish a wide ranging collection of documents and posters for the organisation to use, as well as vehicle liveries and signage.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
    Data Analyst
    Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
    Reading, United Kingdom
    I returned from my secondment in April 2016 to my original role, managing the data from our Safe and Well Programme.- Worked with the data from our home visit project to help maintain and improve the service for fire crews, external agencies and members of the public.- Assisting with the creation of new Safe and Well checks by working with fire crews to target vulnerable clients who meet the criteria, as well as receiving referrals from external agencies. - Communicating with clients to solve any potential issues with the service, including faulty alarms, additional safety equipment such as fire proof bedding as well as setting up a revisit to property.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
    Communications Officer
    Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
    Reading
    I was seconded to the Communications Team, working with senior leadership to communicate a range of service messaging, both internally to staff and externally to our partners and members of the public. - Creating press releases for monthly prevention campaigns and events.- Assisting with the creation of engaging social media content, including upcoming events, recruitment, national campaigns and general safety messaging.- Assisting in the production of an internal monthly news magazine "The Shout".- Managing content on the intranet and internet sites, using both raw HTML code and Word Press environments to keep content relevant and up to date.- Conducting a review of the organisation's documents, media and graphics, culminating in the production of a new, streamlined design for all branding.- Creating templates based on the new branding guidelines in order to establish a wide ranging collection of documents and posters for the organisation to use, as well as vehicle liveries and signage.
  • Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
    Data Analyst
    Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service Aug 2015 - Oct 2015
    Reading, United Kingdom
    Working within the Prevention team to manage the data from our Safe and Well Programme. - Working with the data from our home visit project to help maintain and improve the service for fire crews, external agencies and members of the public.- Assisting with the creation of new Safe and Well checks by working with fire crews to target vulnerable clients who meet the criteria, as well as receiving referrals from external agencies. - Communicating with clients to solve any potential issues with the service, including faulty alarms, additional safety equipment such as fire proof bedding as well as setting up a revisit to property.
  • Audiomotion Studios
    Runner/Motion Capture Technician
    Audiomotion Studios Sep 2015 - Jul 2016
    Oxford, United Kingdom
    Ad-hoc work on a variety of motion capture shoots, ranging from technology shows, TV, games and film.- Assisting with the running of the motion capture system, recording takes and ensuring the data was of the highest quality.- Assisting with the data cleaning process, removing anomalies and improving the flow of the sequence. I also assisted with editing the reference videos, which were provided to the clients to assist with take selection.- Assisting with the creation of props and other set pieces to allow actors to accurately perform certain motions.
  • Octa Games
    3D Artist
    Octa Games 2013 - 2014
    Placement year working with a group of people trying to set up a small indie company

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Sam Mortimore works for Westcoast Limited

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Sam Mortimore's current role is Digital Learning Specialist at Westcoast.

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Sam Mortimore attended Digital Learning Institute, Staffordshire University, Bournemouth University.

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Sam Mortimore's colleagues are Kabir Parmar, Westcoast Dell, James Moore, Billy Robinson, Chris Smalley-Ward, Andrew Simpson, Ferdinand Lott.

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