CV - Thomas Holgate
29 Pergerine Way
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 5AZ--A multi-skilled content producer and digital sub-editor with vast experience
in a high-paced national news outlet.
Employer: N
ews UK (2005 - 2015)
Positions held: D
igital Sports Production Editor, Video Producer, Comedy Editor,
Showbiz Reporter, TV Writer, Online Sub-Editor (News)
About the role:
- Wrote and edited copy for a range of channels across print and digital.
- Gained knowledge of current social media platforms and trends while
managing several content schedules.
- Cultivated exceptional written and communication skills.
- Sub-edited 1000s of stories across every department.
- Specialised in picture captions, headlines and subdecks.
- Demonstrated idea generation capacity through daily brainstorming
conferences.
- Worked to daily deadline pressure and produced large amounts of copy in
short periods of time under great pressure.
Employer: Leeds Trinity University Students’ Union (2004 - 2005)
Position held: S
tudent Union President
About the role:
- Worked with key stakeholders to create content for campus-wide
campaigns.
- Line managed Student Council team.
- Wrote copy for a range of marketing channels for a higher education
institution.
EDUCATION:
Masters Degree:
Health and Well-being (ongoing)
Undergraduate Degree:
Media Production (Ba Hons)
A Levels:
Media (A) Drama & Theatre studies (B) English Literature (C)
OTHER INFO:
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I am a multi-certified holistic therapist, teaching tai chi, meditation,
breathwork and operating as a workplace wellbeing consultant in the
realm of stress management.
I have worked professionally as a backing dancer for Fatboy Slim.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
An interview with comedian Mark Thomas for Chortle.co.uk:
https://www.chortle.co.uk/interviews/2015/01/23/21696/i_love_stand-up,_but_i_wan
t_to_do_something_different
A travel write-up for The Sun (now archived, so video not available in article):
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/golf/533269/crans-for-the-big-test/
