GEORGINA SULLIVAN 07972 389681 [email protected] PERSONAL PROFILE: I am passionate about radio. My education and other interests have been tailored by this passion and I have been extremely pro-active in gaining experience in journalism, BBC News and local and national commercial, hospital and university radio. I have gained a wide and invaluable range of radio production, journalism, communication and general skills from these experiences and I am extremely eager to use and improve these further in an industry environment. My ultimate goal is to produce outstanding radio documentaries and radio shows. WORK EXPERIENCE: § Jack FM Oxford Station Assistant September 2013 Achievements -Shadowing the breakfast producer -Produce Voxpops for use in the news -Edit station imaging -Researched and produce content for station imaging § Absolute Radio Station Assistant June-July 2013 Achievements -Checking presenters have said live advertisement -Receptionist dealing face to face with artists, reads daily interviewees, pluggers, contractors and telephone calls -Using RCS Selector daily to add or delete songs to -Recorded Voxpops for broadcast ensure PRS payments are correct -Researched interviewees for producers -General running duties such as delivering packages to -Assisted producing content for Geoff Lloyd’s London based agencies and production companies Hometime Show. § Student Radio Association North West and North Wales Regional Officer July 2013- Current Achievements -Organise training days for member stations -Support member stations with advice and throughout the academic year communication with the organisation -Organise industry visits to member stations § Quidem Media (Touch FM, Banbury Sound, Rugby FM and Oak FM) Station Assistant May-June 2013 Achievements -Researched and conducted interviews -Produced features for breakfast shows on Banbury -Edited interviews for on air broadcast across seven Sound and Rugby FM stations -Assisted in news reporting and gathering interviews -Produced community reads advertising local events § Key 103 Assistant Broadcast Journalist May 2013 Achievements -Recorded and edited voxpops for broadcast -Conducted interviews for local and national stories- -Recorded and edited interviews with Manchester including questioning Nick Clegg United fans on the day of Sir Alex Ferguson’s -Practised and gained knowledge on news writing and retirement interviewing skills § BBC News School Report (BBC North) Production Assistant March 2013 Achievements -Assisted in the organisation of the project (contacted -Assisted children with scripts to produce audio schools, produced risk assessments, created packages permission forms) -Recorded and edited audio packages -Transcribed interviews for online reports -Assisted children when creating radio sport bulletins -Wrote reports to be published on the BBC School -Wrote cue scripts for audio and video packages Report website § The Cat Radio (University of Chester’s Student Radio Station) Station Manager & Producer & Presenter 2011-Current Achievements -Organise a week of Fresher’s outside broadcasts, -Researched, recorded and edited high quality studio shows and events interviews (with The Cavern Club, O2 Academy -Introduce the station to new students and recruit Liverpool and Loughborough University’s Sleep members Research Centre) -Produced and presented four radio shows within -Produced speech based news features university modules and in my leisure time -Promoted the station and shows via social -Produced high quality content to achieve ‘First’ networking grades -Supported development of social interaction with station members § Horton Hospital Radio Producer/Presenter/Promoter 2008, 2010-2011 Achievements -Assisted fellow presenter on an weekly evening music -Assisted in promotion of the station at town events show and outside broadcasts -Produced and presented a weekly breakfast music show EMPLOYMENT § Absolute Radio Freelance Station Assistant/Receptionist July 2013- Current -Greet, assist and direct guests, workers, visitors and -Compile press cuttings about Absolute Radio, top the general public news stories and media competitors -Answer all incoming calls and handle caller’s inquiries -Conduct playlist research -Book transport and couriers for staff -Manage work experience -Assist staff with general and media specific jobs -Prepare content for shows across all Absolute Radio’s digital stations § University of Chester, Careers Department Events assistant Dec 2012-Feb 2013 - Assisted in organising the annual Inside the Creative -Liaised with event organisers and media industry Industries event speakers - Promoted the event via social networking, resulting - Gained office skills in more students than previous years signing up § The Deddington Arms Hotel, Oxfordshire Hotels Waitress/Barmaid March 2012- Current -Independently serving breakfast to 25+ hotel -Engaging with the public to ensure they have the best residents possible dining experience -Working as part of a team on busy dinner shifts -Having the responsibility to run the pub/restaurant independently during off peak hours § Debenhams Sales Advisor August 2010- August 2013 -Working as part of a team and independently to give -Providing a personal shopper experience good customer service -Ensuring the store is presentable EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS University of Chester 2011+ BA(Hons) Radio Production with Journalism Stratford Upon Avon College 2009-2011 BTEC National Diploma in Media Production- Triple Distinctions The Warriner Secondary School 2004-2009 12 GCSE’s grade A-C .