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ESHE NELSON +44 (0) 777 153 4623 [email protected] www.eshenelson.com EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS City University London 2011-2013 BA (Hons) Journalism University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Spring Semester 2012 School of Journalism and Mass Communication London College of Fashion 2009-2011 BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism (incomplete) St Joseph’s Convent School, Reading 2004-2009 A Levels: English Literature (A), History (B), French (B) AS Level: Spanish (B) OCN Print Journalism 2009 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Hostess at The Waterway March - December 2011, August 2012 - Present Supporting the management and floor staff, managing reservations and delivering high levels of customer service Sales Assistant/Acting Supervisor at Aubin & Wills September 2009 - December 2010, Selfridges Managing a small team, managerial admin, liaising with Head Office and Selfridges’ management. Tutor and Compère at Explore Learning Ltd March 2008 - July 2009 Tutoring Maths and English to 5-14 year olds, offering encouragement and monitoring progress and behaviour. Managing the Front Desk and a team of tutors. WORK EXPERIENCE Work Experience Placement at The Times September 2012 Foreign News, Property and Money Desks. Editorial Intern at The Daily Caller, Washington, DC June - July 2012 Original reporting for an online political publication. Staff Writer at The Daily Tar Heel, North Carolina February - April 2012 Writing for the State and National Desk on politics. Research Intern at The Week November 2011 Research, fact-checking and copy editing articles. Editor at Less Common More Sense October 2009 - September 2011 Expanding UAL’s award-winning student magazine into a multi-media platform. Previously Fashion Editor. News Intern at Independent on Sunday September 2011 Researching stories on the news desk, conducting interviews and writing copy to support stories. News Intern at City AM August 2011 Writing financial-based stories. Editorial Intern at ShortList March - April 2011 Writing copy, sourcing interviews, pitching stories and assisting the picture desk. Monthly Columnist for the Reading Evening Post April 2006 - July 2009 Writing about issues affecting young people in Reading and nationally. Plus a one week newsroom placement. REFERENCES AND WORK SAMPLES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TECHNICAL SKILLS _Adobe InDesign _Adobe Photoshop _Final Cut Pro and Filming _Adobe Audition and Burli _WordPress and Basic Dreamweaver _Mac and PC proficiency _Multimedia Journalism _Media Law and Ethics _Arabic - Beginners (expected) _Spanish - Intermediate (expected)

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EshE NElsoN+44 (0) 777 153 4623

[email protected]

Education and QualificationsCity University london 2011-2013BA (hons) Journalism

University of North Carolina at Chapel hill spring semester 2012school of Journalism and Mass Communication

london College of Fashion 2009-2011BA (hons) Fashion Journalism (incomplete)

st Joseph’s Convent school, Reading 2004-2009A levels: English literature (A), history (B), French (B) As level: spanish (B)

oCN Print Journalism 2009

EmploymEnt historyhostess at The WaterwayMarch - December 2011, August 2012 - PresentSupporting the management and floor staff, managing reservations and delivering high levels of customer service

sales Assistant/Acting supervisor at Aubin & Willsseptember 2009 - December 2010, selfridgesManaging a small team, managerial admin, liaising with Head Office and Selfridges’ management.

Tutor and Compère at Explore learning ltdMarch 2008 - July 2009Tutoring Maths and English to 5-14 year olds, offering encouragement and monitoring progress and behaviour. Managing the Front Desk and a team of tutors.

work ExpEriEncEWork Experience Placement at The Timesseptember 2012Foreign News, Property and Money Desks.

Editorial Intern at The Daily Caller, Washington, DCJune - July 2012original reporting for an online political publication.

staff Writer at The Daily Tar heel, North CarolinaFebruary - April 2012Writing for the state and National Desk on politics.

Research Intern at The WeekNovember 2011Research, fact-checking and copy editing articles.

Editor at less Common More senseoctober 2009 - september 2011 Expanding UAl’s award-winning student magazine into a multi-media platform. Previously Fashion Editor.

News Intern at Independent on sundayseptember 2011Researching stories on the news desk, conducting interviews and writing copy to support stories.

News Intern at City AMAugust 2011Writing financial-based stories.

Editorial Intern at shortlist March - April 2011Writing copy, sourcing interviews, pitching stories and assisting the picture desk.

Monthly Columnist for the Reading Evening PostApril 2006 - July 2009Writing about issues affecting young people in Reading and nationally. Plus a one week newsroom placement.

REFERENCEs AND WoRk sAMPlEs AvAIlABlE UPoN REqUEsT

tEchnical skills _Adobe InDesign _Adobe Photoshop _Final Cut Pro and Filming _Adobe Audition and Burli _WordPress and Basic Dreamweaver _Mac and PC proficiency _Multimedia Journalism _Media law and Ethics _Arabic - Beginners (expected) _spanish - Intermediate (expected)