London Area, United Kingdom
A senior management-level professional who has been working at the forefront of video news creation for the last decade, creating products for online and social media and negotiating access for digital media at major news and sporting events. With a background in national broadcast news for the BBC and Sky, and the Press Association news agency, I am a specialist in online video products. I am used to leading production teams to create and deliver content for both B2B and B2C markets, working to tight deadlines for both online and traditional broadcast markets. An experienced project manager with good technical skills and knowledge, I manage staff and budgets effectively to create compelling products that drive audiences in online and broadcast markets. Specialties: developing and running news programming, negotiating access for video coverage at news and sports events, commissioning short-form factual video content, developing online video strategies, running a national video newsgathering operation, managing customer relationships, managing a team, working to the pressure constant deadlines
I run four different degree courses, all focusing on Digital Media and its role in Journalism, PR, Advertising and content creation, overseeing approximately 300 students. I am responsible for maintaining teaching standards, keeping the course up to date and relevant and also focusing on student employment outcomes. I also teach online and broadcast news modules on Westminster’s MA Multimedia Journalism course. Making use of my wide experience and contacts in the UK news sector, I give the students a theoretical framework for successful storytelling in video, as well as practical insights into how to work effectively in the newsroom and on location.
I teach practical broadcast and online journalism skills, calling on my extensive knowledge of broadcast and digital media, and experience of designing and running staff retraining programmes to prepare them for careers in modern journalism.I combine a practical and theoretical approach to communicate the insights I have gained from working in top UK newsrooms to help prepare the students for their careers as journalists in TV and radio and well as online and social media.
I was responsible for the News and Current Affairs programmes on London's local TV station, London Live. I ran a team that delivers 38 hours of entertaining and informative TV each week to a growing audience. I am an innovator who uses the latest technology and workflows to create high quality news programming as efficiently as possible to offer a genuinely multi-platform, dynamic service for the capital.