Kirstie Sutherland

Kirstie Sutherland

Freelance JournalistSolihull, United Kingdom
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Kirstie Sutherland

Kirstie Sutherland

Freelance JournalistSolihull, United Kingdom
About me
I’m a recently trained journalist looking for my first job in the industry. Interested in lifestyle, culture and celebrity culture, I have written features on mental health, grief and podcasts, as well as transcribed high profile celebrity interviews, conducted in-depth research and pitched in meetings during work experience at some of the most popular magazines in the UK.
Projects
  • When my grandad died I lost my best friend, but found my inner strength
    When my grandad died I lost my best friend, but found my inner strengthA personal pitch for HuffPost UK
  • The real cost of studying abroad
    The real cost of studying abroadCommissioned piece for the opinion section of the i-D website
Work history
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    Work ExperienceThe Sunday Times Magazine
     - London, United KingdomInternship
    Shadowed the features assistant for a fortnight, mainly assisting with research cuts, updating celebrity birthday and plays/musical openings on Excel databases. Also shadowed several editorial meetings and pitched ideas to Eleanor Mills.
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    Work ExperienceFabulous Magazine, News UK
     - London, United KingdomInternship
    Shadowed the features assistant for a fortnight on Fabulous magazine, mainly assisting in research on celebrity-led features and transcribing interviews. Also shadowed a celebrity cover shoot with Myleene Klass and worked with the lifestyle and beauty editors too.
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Skills
  • Article Research
  • Feature Writer
  • Feature Writing
  • Pitching
  • SEO
  • SEO Analysis
  • Wordpress SEO
  • Wordpress CMS
  • Teamworking
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Audition
  • Teeline Shorthand
Education
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    Master of Arts with DistinctionCardiff University
     - Cardiff, United Kingdom
    Studied MA Magazine Journalism, was set to graduate in 2020 with a distinction (delayed due to Covid-19). Trained in news and features writing, production and editing, media law, data journalism, and more. Helped to create an award-winning plastic-free magazine, Canvas & Glass. Also wrote a 10,000-word dissertation compiled of four separate feature articles on navigating grief in digital spaces.
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    2:1 Bachelor of Arts, BA (Hons) University of Birmingham
     - Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Studied BA English Literature and Hispanic Studies with a year abroad studying in Zaragoza, Northern Spain. Wrote a 6,000-word dissertation on post feminism in Bridget Jones’s Diary. Graduated with a 2:1 (Hons).
Awards
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    Best New Magazine BrandMagazine Academy Awards
    Won the BBC Worldwide Best New Magazine Brand Award at the Magazine Academy Awards 2019 with the rest of my team for a plastic-free magazine, set up as part of our MA in Magazine Journalism. Canvas & Glass was celebrated for being “zeitgeisty” and championing a developing issue that needs to be covered more in the mainstream.