About me
First Class Honours Journalism Graduate from the University of Portsmouth. With a creative and detail orientated flare for work, I am a positive individual seeking full-time employment in journalism.
Current position: Junior Editor at Russell Publishing, working alongside the Sub-Editors of Global Railway Review and International Airport Review.
Projects
- Feature SeriesDuring my final year at the University of Portsmouth, I worked extremely hard on a special investigation / feature series that delved deep into minority communities in the UK who are ‘hidden in plain sight’. Not only did I have the most remarkable time interviewing people from all walks of life, I managed to bag a strong first for the project overall! This sparked the idea of potentially pitching the articles to suitable magazines or publications. If anyone has any advice or guidance on ‘how to
- Magazine Pages - Editing or Feature WritingFashion spreads I created on Adobe Indesign for a university module in my final year, acting as dummy pages for my own magazine brand name 'UNIQ'. This magazine would be aimed at students with an interest in fashion on a budget. Quite frankly, this module was one of my favourites and I thoroughly enjoyed learning new skills within Adobe Indesign and revisiting Adobe Photoshop, feature writing and interviewing skills. Over the moon to have received a first, as this module has inspired me to searc
Work history
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Marketing ResearcherJax PR
- Grays, United KingdomInternship
A week long internship practicing future client research and briefs as well as award organisations that the company itself could apply to to build face within the industry.
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Social Media AssistantWeb Workouts
- London, United KingdomPart Time
Remote work - collaborating alongside the fitness fanatic owner to build the companies online presence (Instagram) during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Feature Writing
- Blog Writing
- Public Relations
- News Reporting
- Magazine Design
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Portsmouth
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
First Class BA (Hons) Journalism Graduate. I have had an incredible time discovering new places, talents, making remarkable friends and more importantly finding my feet within the journalism world. I have skills in feature writing, Adobe Creative software, public relations and ‘newsbeat’ style of interviewing. My proudest achievement, by far, is my final year investigation; an article based project focusing on minority communities ‘hidden in plain sight’ within the UK such as, the D/deaf, sex workers and Black communities.
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A LevelsBelfairs Academy
- Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Achieved A-C A levels including: Photography (A) English Literature (B) Art & Design (C) and Extended Project Qualification (B)
Awards
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Shorthand 60 wpmNational Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)