Laura Lambert

 

Ground Floor, 24 Dymock Street, London SW6 3HA

07795 226944     laura_lambert@rocketmail.com      @lauralambert8

 

Education

City University London 2014-2015                        MA Newspaper Journalism

University of Bristol 2011-2014                             BSc Geography 2.1 honours

Heathfield School, Ascot 2003-2010                     A Level Geography (A), Mathematics (A), Religious                                                                                  Studies (A*), AS Level in English (A)

Full, clean UK driver’s licence and UK passport

 

Employment

Feb 2015-May 2015         Content editor, The Telegraph

Ran Manchester United transfer deadline day live blog; 120,000 readers both days. Ensured varied content by using graphics, photos, videos and text. Engaged with correspondents and public via social media and email.

 

Dec 2014-May 2015         Sub-editor, Sunday Times

Digital sub-editor on sports desk, formatting print edition for tablet and website. Write new page furniture. ensure accuracy of styles and copy, update copy and headlines. Transfer print results page to digital formats. Use Escenic, InDesign, Photoshop, Methode and Mario software.

 

Jan 2014-Feb 2015          Assistant editor, Frontier Sports

Assistant editor of daily blog, summarising all Olympic sports news; 1,000 daily views. Mentored by former BBC journalist Ollie Williams. Extensive use of Wordpress.

 

Sept 2013-Mar 2014        Sports reporter and racing correspondent, Swindon Advertiser

Wrote weekly feature on local sports club. Was soon made racing correspondent, for which I interviewed AP McCoy, Nicky Henderson and Alan King and provided comprehensive coverage of the Cheltenham Festival.

 

Work experience

Jan 2015                         Editorial intern, Racing Post

Wrote news stories, features, called trainers for comments, researched past 10 years of Cheltenham Festival winners for long-term project

 

July, Dec 2014               Online sports desk, The Times

Intern on Online Sports desk; wrote on a wide range of sports, including the Premier League live runner; managed Twitter account; built and placed articles; 23 bylines in three weeks

 

2010-2014 Sunset and Vine, Horse and Hound, Planet Netball, Ones to Watch website, British Ski and Snowboard, Epigram student newspaper and Burst radio.

 

Achievements and hobbies

Gold and bronze Duke of Edinburgh award, LAMDA acting gold medal (distinction), and CSIA level two ski instructor qualification.

 

Skiing, show jumping, lacrosse, tennis

 

Skills

100wpm shorthand

Photoshop, InDesign, Methode, Escenic, Wordpress, Tweetdeck, Apester, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, iMovie

 

References

Tom Felle                                                                      Ollie Williams

City University, London                                                  Frontier Sports

020 7040 3551                                                               001 867 688 0105

tom.felle.1@city.ac.uk                                                    ollie.williams@gmail.com