My writing

kbbreview – Deputy Editor  

April 2018 – Present

After just 10 months in my reporters role, I decided I needed a new challenge so I moved jobs to kbbreview. My role includes a lot of juggling across a variety of jobs throughout the day.

Write a variety of content for both print and digital including, analysis of the industry, company profiles, trends and news

Working closely with the editor and the team to develop continuing success of the brand

Orchestrate the digital growth of the brand on social media platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram and analyse the statistics

Develop the social media strategy of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards

Produce the bi-weekly newsletter, from generating the content to working with the sales department for ads to building the final newsletter

Manage the daily running of the kbbreview.com website and discover what is working with Google Analytics reports

Interview the global and UK leaders of the kitchen and bathroom industry

Be an ambassador for the brand at events and trades shows

 

Builders’ Merchants News – Reporter

November 2017 – April 2018

Due to changes within the BMN team, I was moved on to work to just work for BMN. I was doing the same job I was doing when I worked for both publications but took on more responsibilities like:

• Reporting and writing for both online and print, including research and interviewing key industry figures
• Organising magazine supplements and working with organisations to create content for them
• Commissioning content with people in the industry or marketing agencies to provide articles
• Producing the weekly newsletter and using HTML coding
• Sub-editing and proofreading 
• Creating pages using InDesign and Photoshop
• Managing all four social media accounts and online marketing for the BMN Awards

Marketing for the BMN Awards

• Creating a social media strategy to raise the profile of the Awards and encourage engagement from followers.

Heating Ventilation and Plumbing and Builders’ Merchants News
– Reporter

June 2017- November 2017

When I started at Hemming, I was working for two of its Building Services publications HVP and BMN. During this time I was able to multitask and manage my time between the two publications. My main role during this time was mostly reporting, which included:

• Reporting and writing for both online and print
• Producing the weekly newsletter and using HTML coding
• Research and conducting interviews with key industry contacts
• Sub-editing and proofreading
• Layouts and design
  • Creating pages using InDesign and Photoshop
• Work closely with all magazine departments
• Provide administrative advice and support to the Editor.

Internships

Shortlist.com
August 2016 (2 weeks)
I was working for the online team of Shortlist Magazine and developed my skills at writing articles for a consumer title when producing content for immediate release online.

Northern and Shell
August 2016 (2 weeks)
Working with the Sunday supplements for the Sunday Express and Sunday Star. I mainly worked for S magazine but also did tasks from Big TV and Hot TV.

Rapid News Communications
May 2014 – June 2014 (5 weeks)
I did a five-week placement at Rapid News and I was working for five of their business-to-business magazines. The content I was writing about was challenging. However, this was an exciting opportunity to write about the content I was not familiar with.