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Employment History
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May 2004-Sept 2004: The Oxford Sound Company
Job Title: Temporary Technician/Wireperson
Job Description: Worked alongside professional wirepersons wiring radio/recording studios buildings and furniture. Worked using detailed specifications fabricating cables and wiring furniture for installation in radio and recording studios. Wiring included use of numerous tyoes of connectors, finding detailed information from records/equipment manuals, krone-ing and soldering.
June 1999-Sept 2003: Boswells Of Oxford Ltd
Job Title: Supervisor of Toy Dept. (previously Sales Advisor) (Part- and Full-time), then Supervisor of Gifts Dept. (temporary).
Job Description: As Sales Advisor had to help customers with purchases, work tills, organise restocking and stock control within stock rooms. Later promoted to Supervisor, where duties included the above, plus organising and supervising staff, and being directly answerable to department manager. Now work on a casual basis during academic holidays etc.
Additional Work Experience
October 2002- : Sin Radio
Southampton Institute, East Park Terrace, Southampton .
Job Title: Oct 2002-Oct 2003: Technical Manager
Oct 2003- : Station Manager
Job Description: Heavily involved in preparing the station for broadcast throughout 2003. Made decisions on equipment, designed studio, installed equipment. Now charged with developing station identity, professionalism and audience awareness.
June 1999-December 1999: Oxford Channel (Part-time, voluntary)
Job Title(s): Camera Operator, Floor manager and Runner
Job Description: Involved operating equipment in live TV Studio environment, managing a team of operators, and ensuring the smooth running of the station. Also did some driving of sound on live TV shows.
September 1998-June 1999: Oxygen 107.9fm (Part-time, voluntary)
Job Title: Producer/Editor
Job Description: Researching, producing and editing news packages for broadcast. Also produced live radio shows for other presenters. Co-presented a number of radio programmes.
Education
September 2003-May 2006: Southampton Solent University (formerly Southampton Institute of Higher Education)
BSc(Hons) Audio Technology. Grade received: 2:1.
September 2002-May 2003: Southampton Solent University (formerly Southampton Institute of Higher Education)
Foundation Technology. Grade received: Pass.
1994-2001: Wheatley Park School, Holton, Oxford
A levels: Media Studies - Grade B; Physics - Grade E; Economics - Grade E
GCSEs: 8 at Grade C or above (including Maths, English Literature, English Language, Science [Double Award], and Media Studies)
Training, Other Skills and Interests, and Personal Statement
Media training/skills: Radio production, PC networks, broadcast engineering, journalism and research.
Computer skills: PC/Mac, MS Office (Word, Excel etc), Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Director. HTML programming. Basic networking.
Retail training/skills: Merchandising, product knowledge, stock control, till operation, supervision and training.
I have a strong working knowledge of both PC and Apple Mac computers, and am proficient in HTML programming, and the use of most everyday software packages, including Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, and some specialist software.
I am proficient in design and layout using Adobe Photoshop (6 and 7), and have done a large amount of freelance design work using this package. I am currently improving my knowledge in this software, and teaching myself Macromedia Dreamweaver MX skills.
I have a strong knowledge of the English language, including spelling, punctuation and grammar. I have a good knowledge of mathematics.
I enjoy playing sports on a regular basis. I also enjoy going to live events and clubbing with my friends.
During my ‘gap year’, as well as working within a retail environment, I used my spare time to run my own business, Oxford PA and Production, offering sound and lighting equipment and personnel hire for live bands and DJs. Additionally, I worked as part of Touchdown, and later Revolution, as a club promoter – something that I am still heavily active in. I also regularly enjoy DJing in clubs across the country.
Since I have joined Southampton Institute I have become involved in the campus radio station, Sin Radio, to the point where I was made Technical Manager, and more recently Station Manager. This involves assessing the needs of the station broadcasting on AM, and implementing changes and improvements needed, utilising a team of people under my control.
During 2003, as a freelancer, I was involved in a number of high-profile events: I was part of the set-up team and Stage Manager at the Southampton Institute Students’ Union Summer Ball; I helped make decisions, and supply equipment and décor for Wildchild at Heaven, a high-budget club night; and I was a senior organiser and Production Manager for Little Park, an outdoor festival in Oxfordshire in August which raised money for a dyslexia charity, the TOM Fund.
I have a full UK Driving licence, which I have held for over four years.
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