heather woodhouse media cv
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Heather Woodhouse 21 Brook Crescent, Wollescote, Stourbridge, West Midlands / Mobile: 07770 925301 / Telephone: 01384 918176 /
[email protected] / Online portfolio: heatherwoodhousemedia.tumblr.com
Objective As an active and keen media worker, I believe that it is important to broaden my skill set in a variety of ways to ensure future success. Working within industry and with people of expertise will allow for me to learn and be active within the company to assist both the companies goals and my own personal achievements to improve my media skills. Finishing first year at University with a high 2:1 has led me to gain con-fidence in my knowledge of a subject I already loved.
Professional Media Achievements
PR/Social Media ▪ At my current place of work, I noticed that nobody had the role of updating our social
media sites and many of them had not been touched for months. I emailed my boss and set up a proposal which involved running the social media within our company and my offer was accepted. My role is to now run the social media for Made.
Radio Presenting within University ▪ I have experience within the radio field, holding a two hour morning slot on the Univer-
sities radio station Scratch Radio. Basic and fundamental knowledge of Myriad radio software.
Production days (Year 1) - At University we are required to act as Media profession-als within a working environment.
▪ The Public Relations production day tasks included, designing a magazine, organising and hosting a news conference, interviewing and composing a press pack relevant to the conference.
▪ Radio production day involved an assessed live radio show and the composition of a 5 minute radio documentary combined both literary and media skills for audience enter-tainment value.
▪ Journalism in Practice production days allowed for real life scenario of a news room, having to write stories of good quality for speedy deadlines and hunting for stories with the ability to cut and refine bad press.
Production days (Year 2) - ▪ Creating and designing a PR campaign for a client. Includes the ability to make a
creative PR campaign along with knowing logistics and following a budget which also needs to be detailed within the proposal.
▪ Radio production involves creating a live report with no editing and being a pro-ducer on a radio show and plan a radio show switching the roles of producer, pre-senter, technical operator, and programmer.
Ability to work on Adobe Suites including: ▪ Photoshop ▪ Illustrator ▪ InnDesign
Skills and Attributes
▪ Hard working ▪ Reliable ▪ Ability to work well under pressure ▪ Sociable
▪ Confident communicator ▪ Courteous ▪ Willingness to learn ▪ Good Initiative
Work History Freelancer / Social Media
Made Media Ltd. The Mint Drive, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Feb 2015 - present
Waitress Pizza Express, Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
July 2013 – Feb 2015
Retail Assistant Barnados, Stourbridge High Street, West Midlands
Feb 2012 – June 2013
Learning Assistant Little Lambs Preschool Centre, Bethel Chapel, Lye, Stourbridge,
West Midlands
Two weeks placement Easter 2011
Laundry Assistant Flatter Laundry Solutions, Wollescote, Stourbridge, West
Midlands
Dec 2009 – May 2010
Education Birmingham City University,
King Edward VI Col-lege.
Pedmore Technolo-gy College and Community School
Media and Communication (BA Hons) Undergraduate Student
(A Levels) Communication and Culture – A English Literature – B Graphic Design –C
7 GSCE’S including 1 A* and 4 A Grades including English and Math-ematics.
BTEC - 2 Distinctions and 1 Distinc-tion*.
Sep 14 - currently attending
Sep 2012 – June 2014
Sep 2007 – June 2012
References Dr Peter Wilby Degree Leader - Public Relations Programme Director - CIPR Advanced Certificate and Diploma The Birmingham School of Media City Centre Campus Birmingham City University Birmingham B4 7XG
Email: [email protected]
Kirsty Walker HR Manager Made Media Ltd 97 Icknield Street Birmingham B18 6RU
Email: [email protected]
Non media specific Curriculum Vitae is also available if required.
