CV

Ben Fisher


Home address:                    Term time address:                                Contact:​
1 Halletts Way,Portishead     138B Holdenhurst Rd,                            Phone: 07837279589
Bristol,BS20 6BT                   90 Dorchester House
                                            Bournemouth, BH8 8AS                        E-mail: benfisher94@hotmail.com

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Profile:​
I am a confident, self-motivated individual with a passion for writing, producing and enjoying media. Am creative, familiar to meeting deadlines and happy working in a team or independently. I have first-class communicational skills and a clear desire to succeed in everything I do.



Education:
Bournemouth University, BA Hons: Multi-Media Journalism
NCTJ and BCTJ accredited course including units in: Shorthand, Media Law, Politics, TV/Radio
Competent usage of InDesign,Photoshop,Burli,iMovie,Garageband,Internet,Word-processing


Gordano School, A Levels: English Language,A Media Studies,B Geography,B German, C


12 GCSES from A*-C, including both German and Spanish



Work Experience:


Pebblezine Oct 2012-present – as a member of the music team I have gained a wider insight into reaching a niche audience through my work and working to deadlines


AFC Bournemouth Media Department Sept 2012-present- through interviewing players, making video features, writing match reports and running live-blogs, I have boosted skills across all media


Nerve Magazine Sept 2012- present – writing features and reviews for the student magazine has given me wider scope and a knowledge of how to reach a student readership


Bournemouth Rock Sept 2012-present – forced me to work to a stringent deadline, whilst improved my interviewing technique for features. Also working in a small team on the sports-desk has improved communication skills, partaking in editorial meetings etc.


Skysports.com, Sept 2011-present – presented my work to an online readership


Bristol Evening Post,Jul 2011 – conducted interviews with sporting professionals, worked in a team, to a deadline - also improved knowledge of lay-out and design by working with sub-editors


Heart Radio July 2011 – travelled to interview, review and then edit work professionally
Gordano Living Magazine Oct 2010-present – hold a regular feature, also gained communicational skills by persuading large companies such as McDonalds to advertise


Marks and Spencer, July 2009 – set professional standards of service and part of a team ethic

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Employment



Waitrose Supermarkets, Portishead, August 2010-September 2012


Supermarket assistant on a part-time basis working on Fresh Foods. I was responsible for handling cash sums, ensuring quality customer-service, running the section, ensuring that tasks are done to the correct standard at a busy store. I was also the PartnerVoice representative on behalf of part-time staff, a role which saw me liaise with management and staff across the business.



Additional Information: Full UK Driving Licence



Interests and Hobbies: I enjoy playing football within University, for an intramural side, maintaining my online sports blog, travelling and karaoke.



References available