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I am an organised and enthusiastic professional with lots of energy and imagination, always keen to acquire new skills. I relish working in a team, but I am also happy to work independently.
I get great satisfaction from helping people, whether by giving advice or hands-on assistance. I am an excellent timekeeper and comfortable working to deadlines.
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Language
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience
Independent Website Editor at RSPB Sandwell Valley, Birmingham
April 1, 2025 - PresentVoluntary work editing the RSPB Sandwell Swans website using WordPress. Responsibilities include adding new articles and event updates, photographing wildlife and landscapes to keep content current, adding useful links to promote the group and wildlife interests to younger, urban audiences.
Business Support Officer at Walsall Council, Walsall
April 1, 2025 - August 5, 2025Worked in the Holiday Activities & Food Programme team supporting Children's Services. Duties included managing provider policies, handling compliments and complaints, supporting the telephone helpdesk for parents booking children onto holiday camps, creating social media posts, and filming & editing videos demonstrating programme impact using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Junior Content Producer Apprentice at Walsall Council, Walsall
January 1, 2024 - August 5, 2025Two-year apprenticeship in Communications, Marketing & Brand team. Tasks included photographic and filming assignments for council events, creating articles for internal websites, researching for content, preparing corporate-style videos using Premiere Pro and Canva, managing team agendas, and working four weeks in the Print & Design department learning print production processes.
Media & Communications Assistant at Walsall Council, Walsall
March 1, 2022 - August 5, 2025Part of the Media & Communications team creating internal Weekly Bulletin, photographic assignments, managing phone calls, media monitoring and administrative duties using Excel and Word.
Work Placement at Sandwell Council / Sandwell Homes, Wednesbury
November 1, 2016 - August 5, 2025Three-month administrative placement with tasks including photocopying, filing, post delivery, telephone handling, and computer tasks.
Work Experience – Press Office at Sandwell Council, Oldbury
August 31, 2016 - August 5, 2025One-month work experience shadowing staff in the Press Office, undertaking graphic design and photographic tasks including posters, screensavers, and photographing councillor visits.
Voluntary Worker at Great Barr Library, Birmingham
July 31, 2016 - August 5, 2025Part-time voluntary work returning, shelving, and finding books, packaging items for delivery, photocopying, flyer distribution, poster design, and attending public enquiries.
Work Experience at The Think Tank Science Museum, Birmingham
April 14, 2016 - August 5, 2025Two weeks working with Visitor Services Team helping with gallery maintenance, welcoming visitors and school groups, providing customer service support.
Work Experience at Jobcentre Plus, Oldbury
March 15, 2016 - August 5, 2025Six-week placement performing administrative tasks such as photocopying, filing, and designing newsletters, flyers, and posters advertising jobs and apprenticeships using Microsoft Word.
Work Experience at Revolver Records, Wolverhampton
January 31, 2016 - August 5, 2025Three-month placement involving downloading CDs to iTunes, photographing albums for social media, and researching artists for new releases and projects.
Work Experience at Jaguar Land Rover, Coventry - Creative Print & Marketing Solutions Department
October 1, 2015 - August 5, 2025Two weeks in Graphic Design Department working on magazine articles, bulletins, posters, website pages, creating infographics, photographing events, and editing images suitable for internal and external use.
Professional Singer & Musician at Self-employed
May 1, 2011 - PresentSemi-professional singing and instrumental performances at retirement villages, weddings, parties, dances, and public events, including voluntary performances for charity fundraising.
Independent Website Editor at RSPB Sandwell Valley
April 1, 2025 - PresentVoluntary work editing the RSPB Sandwell Swans website using WordPress. The work includes adding new articles and updates on events, adding website links, photographing wildlife and current landscapes, and trying to promote the group and generate interest to a younger audience.
Business Support Officer at Walsall Council – Holiday Activities & Food Programme
January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025Managed provider policies, supported the telephone helpdesk assisting booking children onto activities, created and posted social media content, and filmed interviews with HAF providers, editing footage into a final video using Premiere Pro.
Junior Content Producer Apprentice at Walsall Council – Communications, Marketing & Brand team
March 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024Photographic/filming assignments including Mayoral events, council elections and stock images; edited corporate-styled videos using Premiere Pro & Canva; typed up articles for the internal site; conducted online research for content; worked with Print & Design team on posters and other printed materials.
Media & Communications Assistant at Walsall Council Media & Communications team
April 1, 2017 - March 1, 2022Created internal weekly bulletin (Word/Mailchimp), photography assignments, media monitoring and admin (Excel & Word).
Work Placement at Sandwell Council Wednesbury Local / Sandwell Homes
September 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016Administrative tasks including photocopying, filing documents and papers, delivering post, and other computer-based tasks.
Work Placement at Sandwell Council Press Office
August 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016Shadowed staff; undertook graphic design and photographic projects using Adobe Suite; created the ‘Sandwell Councillors 2016-2018’ poster, computer screen savers, a plan for the new kiosk area, and photographing the councillors visiting Sandwell Park Farm and the Manor House.
Volunteer at Great Barr Library
May 1, 2016 - July 1, 2016Part-time voluntary work which included returning, shelving and finding books, packaging reserved books and other items for delivery to other libraries, photocopying, handing out flyers, designing posters, public enquiries and other similar tasks.
Work Placement at The Think Tank Science Museum
April 1, 2016 - April 15, 20162-week placement working with and shadowing the Visitor Services Team. Tasks included patrolling and helping maintain the museum’s galleries. I also welcomed visitors and school groups at the main entrance and provided help to direct people to exhibitions to make the visitors’ experiences as enjoyable as possible.
Work Placement at Jobcentre Plus, Oldbury
February 1, 2016 - March 1, 20166-week work placement doing tasks mainly given by the Line Manager, as well as other members of staff. Tasks included administrative work such as photocopying and filing documents. Other jobs included designing newsletters, flyers and posters (advertising jobs and apprenticeships) using Microsoft Word.
Work Placement at Revolver Records
November 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016Downloading the company's CDs onto their iTunes account using their equipment such as a CD burner, plus photographing their CD and Vinyl albums for their social media accounts. Also, I researched former artists to contact about re-releasing and even creating new music and albums again with the label.
Work Placement at Jaguar Land Rover CPMS
September 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015I edited and added work (images, photographs & icons) and added typed information for magazine articles, bulletins, posters, website pages, as well as creating infographics. The programmes I used included Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Word. I was also tasked with photographing the Jaguar Land Rover Supplier Conference at the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon. Some of these photographs were then edited using Photoshop and used for Jaguar Land Rover’s internal and external websites and presentation material.
Singer at Self-employed
May 1, 2011 - PresentProfessional singer performing at retirement villages, weddings & anniversaries, birthday parties, and public events (including libraries and museums).
Independent Website Editor (Volunteer) at RSPB Sandwell Swans
April 1, 2025 - PresentVoluntary work editing the RSPB Sandwell Swans website using WordPress. Added new articles and event updates, included website links, photographed wildlife and landscapes, and promoted the group to engage a younger audience.
Junior Content Producer Apprentice at Walsall Council – Communications, Marketing & Brand
March 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024Photographic/filming assignments including Mayoral events and stock imagery for council platforms; wrote internal articles; researched online for content; created corporate-style videos using Premiere Pro and Canva; four weeks with Print & Design.
Media & Communications Assistant at Walsall Council Media & Communications
April 1, 2017 - March 1, 2022Created internal weekly bulletin (Word/Mailchimp); photographic assignments; media monitoring; administration (Excel/Word).
Voluntary Work at Great Barr Library, Birmingham
May 1, 2016 - July 1, 2016Assisted with shelving and returning books, packaging reserved items, photocopying, designing posters, public enquiries.
Work Placement at Jaguar Land Rover – CPMS Department
September 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015Graphic design tasks; edited and added work for magazine articles, bulletins, posters and website content; photographed Supplier Conference; used Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator; created infographics.
Education
GCSE at Dartmouth Secondary School
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009BTEC National & Higher National Diploma – Photography at Sandwell College
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013BA (Hons) Degree – Photography at Wolverhampton University
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015BA (Hons) Photography at University of Wolverhampton
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015BTEC ND & HND – Photography at Sandwell College
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013GCSEs at Dartmouth Secondary School
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009BA (Hons) Degree – Photography at Wolverhampton University
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015BTEC ND & HND – Photography at Sandwell College
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013GCSEs at Dartmouth Secondary School
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009Qualifications
Run Leader
January 11, 2030 - December 11, 2025Industry Experience
Government, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Professional Services
Please see URL to my webpage containing my past Walsall Council projects:
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