Experience

Media Borne

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  - Create original SEO-optimised content for Media Borne's website and social media; including blogs, case studies, video content and web pages. - Create content marketing strategies for clients and in-house. - Contribute to business development meetings, sales pitches and investment decks. - Double-up as an in-house photographer, regularly completing shoots for clients. - Create original SEO-optimised content for Media Borne's website and social media; including blogs, case studies, video content and web pages. - Create content marketing strategies for clients and in-house. - Contribute to business development meetings, sales pitches and investment decks. - Double-up as an in-house photographer, regularly completing shoots for clients.



RIDE Music

• Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Founder / Editor-In-Chief

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  • Run my own online music platform, focusing on hip-hop & rap in the UK and globally. • Regularly create my own features, videos, reviews, interviews, graphics, photographs and podcasts. • 24k subscribers and 3 million views on YouTube. (Aug 2022) • Run my own online music platform, focusing on hip-hop & rap in the UK and globally. • Regularly create my own features, videos, reviews, interviews, graphics, photographs and podcasts. • 24k subscribers and 3 million views on YouTube. (Aug 2022)



Allies Group Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Executive

  • Jul 2021 - Mar 2023

  - Wrote original editorial and edited regional online and print titles such as NE1 Magazine, Sunderland Vibe, Luxe Magazine and more. - Wrote copy and developed online marketing campaigns for various regional and national clients. - Did both in-house photography for Allies Group and editorial photography to go alongside original articles. - Part of the team awarded the North East Marketing Awards ‘Campaign Of The Year 2021 (Under 50K)’. - Wrote original editorial and edited regional online and print titles such as NE1 Magazine, Sunderland Vibe, Luxe Magazine and more. - Wrote copy and developed online marketing campaigns for various regional and national clients. - Did both in-house photography for Allies Group and editorial photography to go alongside original articles. - Part of the team awarded the North East Marketing Awards ‘Campaign Of The Year 2021 (Under 50K)’.



GiveToLocal

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media & Communications Executive

  • Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Contributed weekly articles for the company website, including interviews and features. • Ran the company social media accounts, maintaining the company's people focused outlook and engagement with users. • Created national media campaigns that saw the GTL brand getting nationwide coverage in both print and online outlets. • Contributed weekly articles for the company website, including interviews and features. • Ran the company social media accounts, maintaining the company's people focused outlook and engagement with users. • Created national media campaigns that saw the GTL brand getting nationwide coverage in both print and online outlets.



SSD Concerts

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Creator / Social Media Marketing

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Ran and created content for multiple corporate social media accounts. • Contributed to the creation and implementation of marketing plans for the region's biggest gigs and festivals. •Updated and maintained company websites. • Ran our in-house media platform (Gigs North East), including writing and sub-editing articles, features, interviews, and acting as press and artist liaison at festivals. • Ran and created content for multiple corporate social media accounts. • Contributed to the creation and implementation of marketing plans for the region's biggest gigs and festivals. •Updated and maintained company websites. • Ran our in-house media platform (Gigs North East), including writing and sub-editing articles, features, interviews, and acting as press and artist liaison at festivals.



Gigs North East, NE Volume, The Crack, NARC., Hard Rock Hell.

• Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Contributing Writer

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2020

  •Regularly contributed written copy, including reviews, previews and interviews, for print and online, to North East music publications: Gigs North East, NE Volume, The Crack, NARC. and Hard Rock Hell. •Gained a wealth of experience interviewing top level musicians of various genres. •Regularly challenged to write articles about music and entertainment outside of my comfort zone. •Regularly contributed written copy, including reviews, previews and interviews, for print and online, to North East music publications: Gigs North East, NE Volume, The Crack, NARC. and Hard Rock Hell. •Gained a wealth of experience interviewing top level musicians of various genres. •Regularly challenged to write articles about music and entertainment outside of my comfort zone.



Gateshead FC/BT Sport

• Gateshead

• Camera Operator

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

  •Filmed and edited 3 seasons of football highlight packages for BT Sport’s National League Highlight Show. •Interviewed players and managers for national TV and GFC YouTube. •Contributed to GFC’s programme with opinion features and match reports. •Filmed and edited 3 seasons of football highlight packages for BT Sport’s National League Highlight Show. •Interviewed players and managers for national TV and GFC YouTube. •Contributed to GFC’s programme with opinion features and match reports.



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Course Rep

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

  Course Representative across my three years at university, responsible for representing interests and problems of students to staff in meetings.

• Sports Media Intern

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018

  • Promoted to media intern following a year of volunteering.• Covered a range of university and national league sports, providing match reports and interviews for the university sport website and local newspapers.• Part of the 2018 ‘intern team of the year’ at Northumbria University.

• Sports Media Voulnteer

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017

  • Developed an understanding of sports writing and essential journalistic skills such as interviewing, note taking, working to deadlines and following a house style.• Furthered knowledge of social media through conducting live reports on games to 5000+ followers on the official university Twitter account.