Jasper Pickering
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Jasper Pickering

Video Producer/JournalistLondon, United Kingdom
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Jasper Pickering

Video Producer/JournalistLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Jasper Pickering is a Journalist, Video Editor and Digital Content Producer based in London. His interest in journalism began when he started writing articles in his spare time while studying Marketing at Bournemouth University. After completing his undergraduate degree in 2016 he went to City, University of London to study a Master's degree in Interactive Journalism. Jasper received his Master's with Merit in 2017 and since then he has worked for some of the biggest news organisations in the country, including the Daily Mirror, Evening Standard, Business Insider, Metro and Vogue. His work has covered everything from cryptocurrency economics to Love Island.
Projects
  • This Is My Joystick!
    This Is My Joystick!As well as playing and reviewing games, my role at TIMJ also involves writing features and op-ed articles about recent events in the gaming industry and gaming culture. The turnover of new content allows me to write quickly and respond to emerging news and games as they happen.
  • Nerve Online Entertainment
    Nerve Online EntertainmentMy role at Nerve Media covers all forms of entertainment journalism including; film, television, music, video games and events. I am involved with writing articles including features, opinion-editorials, reviews and group discussions as well as encouraging new writing staff to contribute their own pieces. The writers for Nerve Media are all students at Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth and we maintain the view that student journalism should be made for students, by students.
Work history
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    Online Entertainment EditorBournemouth University
    Bournemouth, United KingdomInternship
    My role at Nerve Media covers all forms of entertainment journalism including; film, television, music, video games and events. I am involved with writing articles including features, opinion-editorials, reviews and group discussions as well as encouraging new writing staff to contribute their own pieces. The writers for Nerve Media are all students at Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth and we maintain the view that student journalism should be made for students, by students.
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    Video JournalistDaily Mirror
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    • Generate multimedia stories for the Mirror Online website • Verifying user generated content, shooting video for original stories and editing video packages in a breaking news environment • Writing and pitching stories suitable for the Daily Mirror’s audience across multiple verticals
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Skills
  • Marketing PR
  • PR
  • After Effects
  • Excel
  • Photoshop
  • Powerpoint
  • Word
  • Copywriting
  • Videography and Editing
  • Editing Proofreading
  • Premier Pro
  • Journalism Copywriting Skills
  • Social Media Content Management
  • CMS Experience
  • Media Law
  • Data Analytics
  • Photography
  • Adobe Illustrator
Education
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    Master of ArtsCity University London
     - London, United Kingdom
    The journalistic skills of writing, reporting, newsgathering, interviewing and feature writing, plus law and ethics. Modules focused on social media and audience development, data journalism and coding for journalists. Multimedia work is geared to online publication.
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    Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bournemouth University
     - Bournemouth, United Kingdom
    Comprehensive understanding of marketing communications, consumer behaviour, branding, customer relationships and digital communications. Dissertation - Journalism under fire: An analysis of news organisations’ use of user generated content with particular reference to reporting on conflict.