Experience

Baylis Community Media CIC

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Jul 2018 - Present

• Deputy Editor

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

• Digital Editor

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2017

  -Responsible for managing online content for the Maidenhead Advertiser, Slough Express, Windsor Express, Twyford Advertiser and Burnham Advertiser websites.-Managing social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest.-Overseeing and editing news stories submitted by reporters and developing web-only content.-Developing multimedia and interactive features including polls, videos and podcasts.-Managing a network of bloggers and monitoring user generated content for use on the websites.-Using Google Analytics to assess website performance and improve stories.-Live blogging and overseeing breaking news stories. Show less

• Business Monthly editor

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2016

  Responsible for sourcing content for and filling monthly local business supplement, including writing stories, distributing articles to reporters, managing contacts, working to templates and liaising with regular columnists.

• Web reporter

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Managing web content for the Maidenhead Advertiser, Slough and Windsor Express, focusing mostly on the Express series. Responsible for managing social media accounts, working with content management systems, tailoring stories for the web, developing features and polls exclusively for the internet. I also film and produce video content and produce for a weekly sports podcast.

• Maidenhead reporter - Maidenhead Advertiser

  • Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

  Reporting for main Maidenhead news section, developing hard news stories, feature writing, attending council meetings, court, inquests and public events.

• Cookham and Maidenhead reporter - Maidenhead Advertiser

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

  Sourcing and developing stories from patch (Cookham), writing and finding content for general news section (Maidenhead), interviewing and managing contacts, attending court, inquests and public events.



Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Newspaper Journalism student

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

  NCTJ-accredited newspaper journalism training, including news writing and gathering, sub editing, public administration, shorthand and law. NCTJ-accredited newspaper journalism training, including news writing and gathering, sub editing, public administration, shorthand and law.



Media Wales

• Cardiff, United Kingdom

• Work Experience

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2012



New Statesman

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2011

  Articles published on newstatesman.com, research, content management, sub-editing, media and business article aggregation Articles published on newstatesman.com, research, content management, sub-editing, media and business article aggregation



BBC News

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Newsgathering and Television Output work experience

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2010

  Shadowed presenters, reporters and editing teams, used ENPS and Quantel, assisted in planning and the writing of scripts Shadowed presenters, reporters and editing teams, used ENPS and Quantel, assisted in planning and the writing of scripts



Media Wales

• Cardiff

• Work Experience

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2010

  Page lead and features for South Wales Echo, additional reporting, vox pops, shadowing court reporters, nibs Page lead and features for South Wales Echo, additional reporting, vox pops, shadowing court reporters, nibs



Bournemouth Daily Echo

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • Sep 2010 - Oct 2010

  Page leads, features and nibs, additional reporting on front-page lead, shadowed reporters at trials, inquests and accident scenes, vox pops Page leads, features and nibs, additional reporting on front-page lead, shadowed reporters at trials, inquests and accident scenes, vox pops