Steve Cummins Email & Phone Number

Ireland

- Writing music features for the Sunday Times' Culture magazine - Meeting and interviewing well-known musicians- Researching and preparing ahead of interviews and producing content- Generating strong content ideas for pitching to Editors

- Produced documentary on musician Jeff Buckley as part of RTE Radio 1 Documentary on One strand- Carried out audio recordings in Ireland, New York and Wales- Researched all aspects of the documentary- Carried out all interviews- Edited using ProTools 12

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

- Writing music features for the Irish Times arts pages and its weekly arts supplement, The Ticket- Meeting and interviewing well-known musicians- Researching and preparing ahead of interviews and producing content- Generating strong content ideas for pitching to Editors

London, United Kingdom

Irish-based freelance writer and Former Ireland editor for NME since 2003. - Contribute live reviews from Ireland - Cover major Irish festivals including Electric Picnic - Contribute news articles to NME.com - Former Editor of NME Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

Head-hunted to lead NME's exciting Irish venture, I took up the role of Editor of the legendary brand's short-lived Irish edition.The challenging role involved sourcing a team of new hungry freelance writers and photographers and bringing them up to a standard expected of NME.I was also responsible for contributing reviews; sourcing news stories and highlighting acts relevant to our readership.The role involved sound editorial judgment, keeping up to date of current Irish music news, sourcing exclusive content and team and budget management.

Ireland

- Writing features for the Irish Examiner- Researching and preparing ahead of interviews and producing content- Generating strong content ideas for pitching to Editors

I have been freelancing on and off since 2004. I specialise in news features, web content and the arts. I mostly write on music, film, literature and theatre, although I have also written on sports, news, crime and a variety of other topics.My work continues to appear in publications across the world including NME, Irish Independent, RTE Online, Nylon magazine, State, Hot Press, Nylon Guys and the Sunday Independent, amongst others.I am also the Communications Director with First Fortnight, an arts-based initiative aimed at challenging mental health prejudice and discrimination.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

As Communications Manager I hold a key role among the team in ensuring we get as much press exposure as possible for our mental health arts festival challenging mental health stigma. The festival takes part every January and I have been very successful in the role with our media book growing bigger year-on-year.

County Dublin, Ireland

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Ireland

- Editing news and feature content on the Irish Daily Mail and the Irish Mail on Sunday - Ensuring content is accurate and does not contain factual errors, poor grammer or spelling mistakes- Working to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment- Keeping up to date on current news events

Ireland

- Provided digital consultancy to three UK-based companies- Successfully grew online traffic and social media engagement on a month-by-month basis- Consistently hit targets and monthly KPI's- Carried out extensive market research- Created weekly content for four distinct blogs- Put in place a content marketing strategy- Social Media Strategy involving scheduled posts- Off-site working to tight deadlines and weekly KPI's

Ireland

- Co-Founder, programmer, project manager and producer of iPad App- App is an interactive digital book called Legend of Fionn. - The story is interactive and contains animation and movable elements - Available to buy now from the App Store - http://legendoffionn.com/ My role involved:- Managing project pipe work flow- Team management- Coding in Lua language using the Corona SDK- Creating the story for the app- Debugging code and problem solving throughout the project- Finalising uploading of completed app to the Apple App Store

London, United Kingdom

Significantly boosted the Irish Post's online audience from 5,000 unique visitors a month to in excess of 250,000 unique visitors a month. This was achieved without a budget and using only existing resources within a 16-month time period.Trebled social followers on Twitter and Facebook.Instigated new website schedules and working routines in order to make the most of available resources.Boosted web figures whilst also editing, commissioning and managing the production of a 16-page print entertainment supplement every week.

Dublin, Ireland

- Reported on the busy Irish film and television industry for a trade website- This was a news-focussed role with an emphasis on breaking news and providing content relevant to those working within the industry. It did not overly involve the showbiz/ consumer side of the industry.- I was responsible for all editorial; breaking news stories daily; managing a junior journalist and setting out weekly and monthly editorial plans

Irish Daily Star

- Editing news and feature content on the Irish Daily Star- Ensuring content is accurate and does not contain factual errors, poor grammer or spelling mistakes- Working to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment- Keeping up to date on current news eventsAs part of the job I became skilled in using InCopy, InDesign and Photoshop.

Dublin, Ireland

* Worked across RTÉ’s digital platforms in a fast-paced and changing environment* Excellent editorial skills and news judgement* Reported on music, film, theatre and celebrity for Ireland's biggest website. * Established blogs, contributed music, film and theatre reviews, and interviewed a number of international celebrities. * Responsible for looking after RTE's early mobile content strategy and played a key role in producing content for mobile. This involved using Adobe software and editorial judgement to create packages of TV shows for mobile.

Dublin, Ireland

Music and film researcher for Dave Fanning's nightly entertainment show. The role involved excellent editorial judgment as I prepped Dave and his producers for major celebrity interviews. I also appeared as a guest on the show on a number of occasions to discuss various news-related topics in the music world.

Dublin, Ireland

Worked across RTÉ’s digital platforms in a fast-paced and changing environment that required excellent editorial skills, awareness of current news and events and good news judgement as well as a solid working knowledge of media law.

Dublin, Ireland

Working in a fast-paced environment, the role involved creating regular news content as well as offering editorial consultancy for Ireland's first regularly updated music news website.

Dublin, Ireland

Sub-edited news and features copy in a fast-paced, changing and pressurised environment on a busy daily newspaper. The role involved excellent editorial skills, awareness of current news events, excellent spelling and grammer, ability to work at speed and accurately, and a solid working knowledge of Irish media law.

Music reviewer; Reporter; Editorial; Interviewer; Feature Writer

Dublin, Ireland

Worked in a fast-paced and changing environment on one of Ireland's best student newspapers. The role required excellent editorial skills, awareness of current news and events and good news judgement as well as a solid working knowledge of media law.The role also covered every aspect of working on a print newspaper - from printing to distribution, to reporting, team management and selling advertising.

Ma, International Journalism

Modules included: - Production - Ethics, Rules and Standards - Global Journalism - Journalistic Storytelling - International News.

Postgraduate Diploma In Digital Marketing

Areas of study: Social Media Marketing, Search Marketing, General Stream, Mobile Marketing, Strategy and Planning Social Media Marketing.

Ma, Creative Digital Media

Developed an interactive book app for the iPad Learned skills in design, video editing, motion graphics, web design, HTML, CSS Modules.

Ba, English, History (Greek & Roman Civilisation)