Online CV

Education

GCSE
History A
English Language A
English Literature A
Science Double Award A
Mathematics A
Statistics A
Religious Studies A
German C

GNVQ
ICT Merit (B)

AS Level
Physics B

A Level
Media Studies A
English Language and Literature A
Business Studies B

University
Currently studying (Year 3) BA Broadcast Journalism
at Staffordshire University
Year Two Results – 1st
Year 3 predicted: 1st/2:1
Shorthand 80 Words-per-minute

NCTJ
Law 2 – Pass

Previous Employment

Bakers Oven (Sales Assistant)
August 06 – September 07

Alton Towers (Ride Host)
October 07 – November 09

Playworld (Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre) – Assistant
June 08 – Present

Heart Radio Ipswich (Freelance)
December 09 – Present

StaffsLive (Interactive Editor)
January 10 – Present

Work Experience

Wood Ley CP School – Classroom Assistant (2004)
East Anglian Daily Times (2006)
Evening Star – 1 week (2007)
BBC Radio Suffolk – 1 week (2007)
Heart Ipswich – 3 weeks (2009)
BBC Stoke & Staffordshire Website – 1 week (2010)

Media Related Activities

Presented radio show (The North/South Divide) on Student Radio Station, GK Radio (between January 2009 and May 2009). The show was one of the stations most successful.
A video report of mine about social networking website ‘Twitter’ has been used by Stoke’s local newspaper ‘The Sentinel’ on their official website.
Interactive editor of StaffsLive from January 2010 to May 2010

Skills

Have taken out similar experience at Radio Suffolk and Heart Ipswich.
I have presented a weekly news show on student radio (Staffordshire University)
Regular online, radio and TV experience as part of university course
Communication skills developed from previous jobs (Alton Towers customer service)
Team-working skills gained from previous experience from employment and Young Enterprise scheme.

Achievements

School Reporter of the Year 1998
Took part in public speaking contest 2000
Awarded the ‘Media Studies Prize’ at Stowmarket High School 2007

Interests

Media
Travel
Current Affairs
The internet
Swimming
Badminton
Theme parks
Computer Games
Reading