About me
Hey! I'm Ciaran. I'm a journalist and multimedia content specialist with a wide range of experience across broadcast, digital, B2B, tech, and print platforms.
There's a lot more to me than that. (I like cross country cycling, I'm a pretty good cook, and passionate gamer.) But long story short... if you need anything content-led, I can probably do it. Let's talk!
Projects
- Radical Art Review #7: SOLITUDEThis was the culmination of three years of hustling at radicalartreview.org. I oversaw all aspects of delivering our first print issue. We began by applying for grant funding, then set up open calls for content, before getting stuck into the nitty-gritty of designing a bespoke print layout. I worked directly on proofing and sizing the layout using Adobe InDesign as well as editing features, interviews, and compiling the structure of the magazine before sending it to the printers and setting up
- Feature: Sigur Rós Survives - Issue 10, 2020, The Reykjavík GrapevineI managed to fulfil a lifelong dream by interviewing one of my favourite bands, Sigur Rós, for the cover story at The Reykjavík Grapevine, Iceland's largest culture magazine and newspaper. It was pretty nerve-wracking sitting down with a band I first encountered back in 2008... a band not exactly known for being forthcoming interviewees. We discussed Norse mythology, the apocalypse, and the uncertain fate of the band after losing two members.
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Projects credited in
- London Tech WeekEurope’s largest tech festival, London Tech Week, combines networking, social, learning and business opportunities to create an insightful and ambitious event for industry professionals, businesses and individuals to delve into the ever-evolving world of tech. OBJECTIVES: - Create a brand to support the festival’s repositioning of appealing to both businesses and tech-loving members of the public. - Create awareness and recognition, and to become as well-known as London Fashion Week. SOLUTION
Work history
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UK media consultantAfrica GreenTec
Frankfurt, GermanyFreelance
Ad-hoc press consultant for one of Europe’s largest social enterprises delivering renewable energy in Africa.
Journalist / ProducerColorintech
London, United KingdomFreelance
Journalist and video editor covering diversity and inclusion in the technology sector. Includes contributions to Business Insider, interviews, video editing, and blog writing.
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Skills
- Media Law
- Video Production
- Copywriting Editorial
- News Reporting
- Editing Avid
- Sub-editing
- Digital Content
- Feature Writing
- Ebooks
- Webinar
Education
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News Reporting NCTJNational Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)
- London, United Kingdom
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BA Hons English with Sociology and Study AbroadUniversity of Exeter
- Exeter, United Kingdom
1:1 (First class)
Dissertation title: 'Spectres of the Singularity in film and electronic media' (awarded a first)
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