Personal Profile:
Qualified journalist with exceptional admin background fresh ideas and a creative flair for problem solving
I am a qualified journalist. Confident and self motivated with great organisational and time management skills. I have three years experience working in magazine media, Sales and marketing, and building my own freelance photography business. I am highly creative, learn very quickly, and work well as part of a team. I am also able to take initiative and work independently. I am an enthusiastic team member
And Passionate about fulfilling goals.
Key Skills
I have excellent communication skills both negotiating and networking. I work well with people at all levels. I have great understanding of such programs as Microsoft outlook, word, quark express and other desktop publishing applications.
Ability to meet deadlines and targets and to follow procedures
Career History
Hope Road international Publishing House, 2013
freelance editorial position, my role included maintaining the minutes, blogging on the site, reviewing a series of unpublished manuscripts and networking at key events for the company. Our soul focus was to make an impact an a publishing house and ensure culturally the books that were produced would translate commercially, and I would produce articles for the publishing house and write reviews. I also pitched ideas at key editorial meetings, and created a list of potential marketing campaigns that would ensure we could be social benefactors in business, and be esteemed within the literary sector.
Communications team NHS
Workforce and governance
2010
Worked as part of the communications team producing ideas for PR and marketing campaigns, setting up a database, helping design and reworking the trusts original intranet. Working on the radio station, and supporting the team during meetings and events with politicians and board directorates. I Also worked towards the design and production of a blog for a board director. I introduced effective ideas for their upcoming diversity campaign
Reporter New Nation 2008
Responsible for outsourcing potential articles, organising interviews, and research; generated fresh ideas for articles and stories
Editorial assistant G3 Magazine
2009
Editorial assistant responsible for providing articles and new ideas for beauty, health and fitness. Also helped with research and marketing.
Editorial assistant BFM, (Black Filmmaker Magazine)
2009
Editorial assistant and freelance reporter provided articles for the magazine and interviewed film directors, producers, scriptwriters and actors for bi- monthly articles. handled emails and queries from freelance journalists, and possible sponsors. kept track of mail and attended film premiers for the team including other PR, press related and marketing events. I was a successful member of the marketing team, and key researcher. Organised meetings and produced fresh ideas for the magazine. Had to meet deadlines, and achieve goals and targets.
UK Inferno (uel radio station)University of East London
radio journalist
2009, Helped behind the scenes, Writing promotional articles for musicians and to increase the popularity of the radio station. Handed out fliers and information about the radio station and interviews.
2007 Company magazine, (work experience)
Reporter/admin role researching articles,
Dealing with the post, look for ideas online, and assist members of the features sector.
2008 Orc international,
Telephone interviewer jobs required negotiating skills, being able to have good rapport, and being a confident speaker, hitting targets.
2008 IFF,
I Worked on the telephones, required excellent sales and marketing skills, and the ability to talk and work with different types of people, meeting goals and deadlines.
2007 Temca ltd
Marketing role had to do face to face sales and marketing, worked as part of the team promoting food products, and dealing with customers
Education/ Qualifications
University of East London Combined Hons degree in journalism and sociology
2008
Barking College
BTEC In media production: Merit
St Angela’s Ursuline School,
GCSE’S,
1997-2002
English: A
English lit: A
Drama:A
Maths:C
Science:C/C
French: D
I.T:C
R.E:B
Hobbies/Interests
Photography and writing (articles, poetry, my novel). I enjoy Sports such as basketball, Long distance running, and creative writing and reading. I have a passion for cooking world foods and love movies.
My ambition is to write a bestseller that has an impact on the world and someday run the marathon.
Greatest achie
