MEDIA PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

Senior Producer, CBeebies Radio July 2008 – July 2009
•Led and managed a team of producers.
•Executive produced in-house and independent productions.

Assistant Producer, BBC World Service March 2008 – July 2008
•Researched and produced human interest stories for the daily live magazine programme, Outlook.
•Commissioned and edited features from reporters overseas.

Assistant Producer, BBC Children’s Radio July 2005 – March 2008
•Studio produced The Big Toe Radio Show (BBC Radio 7), Go4it (BBC Radio 4), Big Toe Books (BBC Radio 7) and Little Toe (BBC Radio 7).
•Produced the website and the Big Toe Clippings podcast.
•Developed and piloted new CBeebies Radio formats.

Assistant Producer, BBC Voices project Sept 2004 – Aug 2005
•Produced a groundbreaking study of linguistic diversity consisting of hundreds of audio recordings.
•Successfully pitched programme ideas to BBC network radio.
•Wrote online features which were widely reviewed and debated in the UK press.

Researcher, The World Tonight, BBC News Oct 2003 – Jan 2004
•Identified and researched stories and contributors.
•Edited and mixed incoming reports.

Broadcast Assistant, BBC Radio 7 Sept 2002 – Sept 2004
•Prepared for the launch of the new digital network.
•Produced on-air trails.
•Worked on the Sony award-winning Poetry Pod.

EDUCATION

2002 MA Radio (Distinction), Goldsmiths College, University of London;
2001 BA German and Linguistics (2:1), St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge;
2001 Diploma Dutch (Credit), St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge.