Sam Meredith

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+ut of er! 3lat < Silver Street Bradford on Avon 1iltshire BA 7 J?

Journalistic Work Experience: 2011-2014: BA (Hons) Journalism at University of Portsmouth (NCTJ accredited) Journalistic Qualifications: Shorthand at ! "ords #er minute accredited $y the NCTJ% &'m currently "or(in) to"ards such NCTJ *ualifications as +ssential ,a"- +ssential PAS#orts Journalism and .isual Journalism% This "ill certify that & have a NCTJ di#loma a"ard and am currently a"aitin) results from the e/am $oard% GiveMeSport 0 January 2014: & "or(ed for t"o "ee(s for an online s#orts #u$lication in ,ondon #u$lishin) stories to a )lo$al audience% 1ritin) o#inion #ieces- latest ne"s items and multi0#a)e features each day across a variety of s#orts% Wiltshire i!es 0 December 2013: & "or(ed "ith the "ee(ly re)ional ne"s#a#er in 1iltshire sourcin) ne"s- intervie"in) and "ritin) stories% The editor )ave me the county to"n of Tro"$rid)e to cover for the time & s#ent there "ith multi#le stories $ein) #u$lished "ith one lead #u$lication in the ne"s#a#er% "ure#M $eput% &e's E(itor 2 October 2012 - Current: & have $een "or(in) "ith the student radio media outlet Pure3M for 4 years as the 3eatures +ditor and for my final year as the 5e#uty Ne"s +ditor% The 3eatures +ditor #osition has ena$led me to #roduce t"o features a "ee( to $e #u$lished online and )o out on air each "ee(% As 5e#uty Ne"s +ditor &'ve $een mana)in) an hourly ne"s $ulletin for university students as "ell as #resentin) a Ne"s sho" each "ee(% ") *reakin +ut #estival 0 June 2013 September 2013: This summer & "as in char)e of "ritin) #ress releases- coordinatin) artists- attractin) s#onsors and social net"or(in) for a ne" music festival in South 1ales% This is a dry festival to #romote a healthy lifestyle and su##ort anyone stru))lin) "ith addictions in South 1ales and $eyond% "orts!outh ,-out!%area: & have made contact "ith Haley Story "ho is the editor of a hy#er local ne"s "e$site #u$lishin) stories on re)ular $asis for Portsmouth residents% This has led to me #u$lishin) si/ stories online "ith one story receivin) national interest%

E!plo%!ent .istor%:

,u/ust 2010 0 Jul% 2011 June 2011 0 Septe!-er 2011 2harit% #un(raiser at & #un(raisin/ *ristol:

1or(in) for one of the U@'s leadin) tele#hone fundraisin) a)encies in securin) re)ular charita$le donations for a "ide ran)e of cam#ai)ns% This involved "or(in) hard to ins#ire- em#o"er and #ersuade #eo#le to )ive )enerously to a $rilliant cause that needs as much hel# as #ossi$le in testin) times% The maAority of my time here "as s#ent "or(in) as #art of the =/fam and British ;ed Cross teams%

Qualifications - St ,u/ustines 2atholic 2olle/e: A ,evel9 Physical +ducation BB' A ,evel9 +n)lish ,itearture and ,an)ua)e BB' A ,evel9 Psycholo)y BB' AS ,evel9 Mathematics BC' Soft'are3S%ste! Skills: A"arded Cifted and Talented status for all round Physical +ducation and Mathematics% Accom#lished use of &nformation Technolo)y havin) studied this su$Aect at CCS+ level% 3amiliar "ith Microsoft 1ord- +/cel- Access- Po"erPoint and Pu$lisher% )eferences: Ms Mary 1illiams School of Social- Historical and ,iteracy Sciences University of Portsmouth Burna$y ;oad Portsmouth P= DAS !4D<4 E>4 66 Mary%"illiams:#ort%ac%u( Ms +lin ;ees +lin ;ess Pu$lic ;elations Cardiff U@

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+ther 4nterests: & have a )reat interest in s#orts and have #layed foot$all re)ularly since the a)e of 8 and love to #lay as often as & can% This year & am re#resentin) the University as #art of the )olf team% =utside of term time socialiFin) "ith friends and (ee#in) u# to date "ith the latest cinema releases%