I am an aspiring journalist looking for full time work after graduating from the University of Portsmouth with a first class with honours Journalism with Media Studies degree and achieving the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.
Alongside my studies, I have also undertaken a number of voluntary roles and extra-curricular activities to boost and improve my experience; all of which have been outlined on my profile.
Although, being a sports or film journalist is my main career aspiration, I am also open to work in digital marketing and public relations.
As an avid football fan and massive cinephile, being involved in sports or film in some way is my main career aspiration.
Attached to this section is a link to my personal blog.
Projects
- Published Article - Portsmouth army veteran revealed as artist behind Southsea messages of hopeA link to the online version of my first published article. The article was about a homeless army veteran who had been leaving positive stone messages along the Portsmouth seafront to spread joy and hope during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Work history
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Junior Article WriterTennishead
United KingdomPart Time
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Personal BlogNext Goal Wins Blog
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, United KingdomFreelance
Regular contributor to my personal blog site. Content created and covered includes in-depth football match reports, other sports related articles, and film reviews.
The blog was created for the purpose of gaining experience and to act as a portfolio for my work. A link to the blog can be found in the 'about me' section of this page.
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Skills
- Writing
- Journalism
- Blogging
- Sports Journalism
- Film Journalism
- Online Journalism
Education
Journalism with Media Studies (BA)University of Portsmouth
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Degree Classification: First Class with Honours
Relevant Units:
- NCTJ Accreditation - Achieved the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism alongside my studies.
- Sports Journalism: Provided a good amount of opportunities for developing sports journalism methods and content techniques, such as pre-match and post-match press conferences, match reports, etc.
- Reporting: Gave good understanding and production practice of more general types of journalistic content
- Feature Writing: Developed understanding and production practice of more specific types of journalistic content, such as reviews, opinion pieces, etc.
- Shorthand: Achieved 60 words per minute Teeline Shorthand (NCTJ Exam)
- Media Law/Court Reporting: Provided a deep knowledge of the range of laws that journalists need to consider when producing content, including copyright, contempt of court, and defamation, etc.
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GCSE and A LevelsSt Gregory's Catholic School
- Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
3 A Levels at passing grade:
- Information Technology (ICT) - Merit (B)
- Media Studies - D
- English Language - D
10 GCSEs A-C:
- 7 B grades and 3 C grades
Awards
Journalism with Media Studies DegreeUniversity of Portsmouth
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NCTJ Diploma in JournalismNational Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)