! ! !Caitrina Cody ! 075 91034657 | [email protected] | 45D Kenton Road, London, E9 7AB | caitrinacody.com ! Profile Writing is my passion, and I’ve been lucky enough to be able to explore this passion across many fields.

Starting as a reporter in an Irish national newspaper, my career so far has taken me on an interesting trajectory, with experience in PR, feature writing and political campaigning, to where I find myself now – in the world of freelance writing and web editing.

I enjoy nothing more than using my strong writing and technical editing skills to write articles and revamp existing content from a user perspective to make it more engaging, interesting and accurate.

Other areas of expertise include SEO, CMS development, tracking data, designing and writing marketing campaigns and blogs and writing feature articles. ! Experience FREELANCE WRITER AND WEB-EDITOR; LONDON — JULY 2012–PRESENT I write and research feature articles, create and edit content and design online !marketing campaigns for a number of clients in London. Skills and responsibilities include CMS development and web-editing, creating and designing seasonal marketing campaigns, converting print materials into dynamic, user-friendly web content, ensuring that all web content meets best practice! accessibility standards and Search Engine Optimisation. !Current projects include: • Taste Magazine • ico Design • Benugo ! • Emoquo My -based client is Alison O’Byrne t/a Alhaus. For the last year, I have worked! as a freelance web editor for Alhaus on the following projects: • Discover Ireland • Fáilte Ireland ! • Assist Ireland ONLINE COORDINATOR, CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN; DUBLIN — 2011-2012 My skills and responsibilities in this role included media relations, copywriting, proofreading, web-editing and Google Analytics data analysis. Sourcing and !writing news stories related to the campaign was one of my daily tasks. ONLINE EDITOR, REACHOUT.COM; DUBLIN — 2010-2011 As online editor, I wrote and edited content for Reachout’s in-house political campaign “Get on Board for Mental Health”. I also handled PR, wrote press releases, blogs and managed social networking to gain supporters for the campaign.

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL; DUBLIN — 2010 As communications assistant, I wrote news articles, brochures and press releases to engage Amnesty International members with campaigns. Taking long, industry- oriented publications, I was tasked with re-writing these for use on the website.

NEWS JOURNALIST, ; DUBLIN — 2008-2009 My role in the news room involved writing and investigating news articles on a range of subjects including social affairs, crime and entertainment, conducting !interviews, fulfilling deadlines and sourcing original content. FEATURE WRITER, ; DUBLIN — 2007 As a feature writer, I wrote and researched feature articles and interviews on a range of subjects, including lifestyle, health, entertainment, celebrity news and social affairs. Attending weekly strategy meetings, I helped to formulate !seasonal content plans. EDITOR, UCD COLLEGE TRIBUNE; DUBLIN — 2007-2008 My responsibilities as editor included producing fortnightly issues of a 36-page newspaper, sourcing and editing all content, acquiring high-profile interviews and sourcing! advertising revenue. ! Education University College Dublin — BA (Honours) in English and Philosophy; 2007 ! Achievements • Awarded the Advanced TEFL Certificate of Merit in English Language Teaching in 2012.

• Shortlisted for 2008 Feature Writer of the Year and Journalist of the Year.

• Worked as an English teacher with the SERVE Volunteer Organisation in Thailand.

• Awarded the 2007 National Student Journalism Award in the Female Focus Feature Writer Category. ! References

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