About me
Enthusiastic, highly organised and personable Durham University graduate (French, 2:1, 2011). I have experience in communications, event management, marketing and fundraising in the charity sector.
I have recently completed a fast-track NCTJ accredited diploma in multimedia journalism, and I am looking for opportunities from mid-January 2016 onwards. I am interested in full-time and part-time roles in PR/press office, copywriting, social media and online journalism, particularly in the charity sector.
Work history
Freelance Journalist
Press Office Volunteer
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- Researching and writing press releases.
- Responding to enquiries from journalists.
- Assisting with daily press cuttings and media monitoring.
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Skills
- Copywriting
- Editing
- Journalism
- Online
- Blogging
- Human Interest
- Features
- News
- Web Content
- Media
- Social
- Indesign
- Sub-editing
- Proofreading and Copy Editing
Education
NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism
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An intensive 16-week course covering: news-gathering, news and feature writing, production journalism/sub-editing (InDesign), media law, court reporting, public affairs, shorthand, mobile journalism (including video), social media and SEO.
BA(Hons) Modern Languages French
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I studied French as my main subject, taking subsidiary modules in theology (Biblical Hebrew and Study of Religions) in first year, and ab initio Russian in second year.
In addition to French language, my main areas of study included: medieval French literature, Francophone literature, comparative literature, translation (and translation theory) and French politics.
I spent my third year abroad in France, working as an English language teaching assistant in Dinan (Brittany), and as a translator for a real estate network in Montpellier. I acquired a high level of fluency in spoken French and a greater understanding of French culture.
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