Caroline Mortimer BA (Hons)

carolinemortimer.co.uk 07724889224 caroline.j.mortimer@gmail.com Key Skills_____________________________________________________________ News reporting, including reporting from political party conferences Investigative reporting, which secured a front page exclusive in The Observer Social media and interactive journalism, across my work Web management, including HTML coding, live blogs and WordPress sites Shorthand, through my studies at City University London Education___________________________________________________________________ September 2013-July 2014 CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON MA IN NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM September 2009-July 2012 UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 2:1 HISTORY BA (HONS) Work Experience_____________________________________________________________ September 2013 - present THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES (IPAD SUB-EDITOR) Building the tablet edition on both papers; writing headlines, editing and re-sizing pictures, subbing copy June 2012 - present THE INDEPENDENT (REPORTER/CONTRIBUTOR) Writing and researching articles for print and online Also writing political commentery for the website August 2012 - present WANNABE HACKS (DIGITAL PROJECTS DEVELOPER) Initially a co-editor writing a weekly blog and promoting the site with social media Promoted in September 2013 to develop interactive content January 2014 AMPP3D/ MIRROR ONLINE (DATA REPORTING INTERN) Using data to write engaging articles to inform the public about political issues in an interesting way December 2013 PRESS ASSOCIATION (VIDEO NEWS DESK INTERN)

Reporting and interviewing using professional video cameras

January 2013 Sept 2013 YORKSHIRE POST (FREELANCE FEATURE WRITER) Writing pieces on national political issues like the bedroom tax and making them relevant for a Yorkshire audience TVT PRODUCTIONS (RESEARCHER) Used my language skills to find case studies in France and Italy about Dambusters final raids in World War II THE OBSERVER (NEWS INTERN) Front page scoop on Tory donor George Robinson taking advantage of the same tax avoidance scheme as Jimmy Carr DODS AND DE HAVILLAND (POLITICAL CONFERENCE REPORTER) Attended the political party conferences reporting on fringe events in 2012 for Dods and the Liberal Democrat conference in 2013 for De Havilland REGIONAL NEWS WORK EXPERIENCE York Press, Birmingham Mail, Edinburgh Evening News, Leeds Guide, Adfero News Agency REDBRICK STUDENT NEWSPAPER (CHIEF REPORTER) Award winning reporter who covered the Birmingham riots on the ground and carried out major investigations

April 2013 - May 2013

June - July 2012

September 2012 - Sept 2013

January 2011-January 2013

October 2010 - August 2011