Experience

The Wall Street Journal
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Video journalist, social news

  • Dec 2022 - Present


Reuters

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporter/Producer

  • May 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Create ready-to-publish packages by researching stories, editing video, writing broadcast scripts and recording voice-overs.• Report on a variety of topics from spot-news, business, climate and deeper analysis.• Liaise with global newsgathering desks to source the best video, images and text to use in packages.

• Digital video producer

  • Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Create ready-to-publish multimedia stories for online and social platforms. • Write concise scripts and use graphics, captions and music to enhance story-telling.• Ensure videos are monetisable.• Produce longer form reports and features on various topics, including climate change.

• Video Producer - Global News

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Edit and script video packages, including cutting from live signals, to extremely tight deadlines.• Fact-check and research stories.• Responsible for identifying key angles in the top stories of the day.• Produce up to 10 stories a day for broadcast and digital clients.• Produce wraps, timelines and highlight reels of events. My end of year round up of good news events from 2020 was used by over 150 global channels.• Identify ‘viral’ moments to move as short digitally friendly stand-alone packages. • Deputise for sub editor and output editor, including assigning stories and making editorial decisions on coverage.• Train new staff. • Had a variety of articles published on topics including innovation and conservation.

• Video Producer - Global News

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

• Video Producer - Central & Eastern Europe Feed (CEEF)

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Led an initiative to overhaul the feed’s content by focusing on human angles and digitally friendly stories. Monitoring showed that usage increased and stories often landed in the Daily Top 100 most used by clients.• Newsgathering, commissioning and pitching stories from a region of 17 countries.• Responsible for running output of the feed, both for spot-news and planning for large events and features.• Managing a team of around 20 stringers and photographers, including training them how to produce content for digital clients.• Worked with text and photographers to plan multimedia coverage.• Built relationships with external agencies.• Filming stories and interviewing a variety of people, including prominent politicians.• Worked alongside camera operators in the field.• Sourced, verified and cleared user generated content.


BBC World Service
• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Newsdesk Intern - Newshour

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

Channel 5 News
• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Newsdesk Intern

  • May 2018 - May 2018


Newsflare.com

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Newsdesk Researcher

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Sourced, verified and cleared UGC content using a range of social media platforms. • Video I cleared was used by media organisations including The Telegraph and The Daily Mail. • Sourced, verified and cleared UGC content using a range of social media platforms. • Video I cleared was used by media organisations including The Telegraph and The Daily Mail.

• Newsdesk Researcher

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Sourced, verified and cleared UGC content using a range of social media platforms. • Video I cleared was used by media organisations including The Telegraph and The Daily Mail. • Sourced, verified and cleared UGC content using a range of social media platforms. • Video I cleared was used by media organisations including The Telegraph and The Daily Mail.