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CV - ELIZABETH HARUNA
EDUCATION
Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism-The University of Sheffield. September 2006 to June 2007. Broadcast Journalism Training Council accredited. Media Law for Journalists - Part 1 & 2 (NJTC accredited) - Merit & Distinction -2007.
September 2003 to June 2006 Dissertation: The role of 1960s writers in grass roots politics in the US.
A Levels & A/S Level - St. Francis College, Letchworth. September 2001 to June 2003 A Levels: A - Economics, B - Geography, C -History. A/S: B - English Literature.
GCSEs - St. Francis College, Letchworth. September 1999 to June 2001. 10 GCSEs Grades gained: A* to B. Religious Education taken 1 year early - grade A gained.
Putteridge High School, Luton. September 1998 to June 1999.
Sacred Heart College, Harrow & Wealdstone, London. September 1997 to July 1998. Word and Text Processing OCR course completed: pass & distinction.
OH TV (Channel 199 Sky) "Real Talk" -Researcher, Guest Booker & Media Interactive: September 2011 - December 2011 Ongoing Runs every Thursday. Guest bids put in and researching carried out. Phone calls received, screened and transferred live to the presenter Trish Adudu. Voice overs for OH TV commercials done. Featured in 2011 Black History Month Vox Pop/Interview-screened on TV and online. OH TV (Channel 199, Sky) "Headlines", LIVE weekly news and current affairs show:- Assistant Producer & Researcher: April 2011 - August 2011 Ran Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's. Guest booking, content research, scripting links, briefs, running order, liasing with production team and presenters, welcoming guests, directing presenters from studio gallery, producing content of the show. Twitter/ facebook updates.
Luton Community Housing, Deputy Manager: March 2011 - December 2011 Ongoing Staff team managed to provide support for tenants to develop skills and make quality decisions about their future. Housing advice offered to help maximise opportunities and secure permanent accommodation to clients. Risk assessments conducted and risk management plans developed. External agencies and internal departments worked with to provide support. Health & Safety procedures maintained. Company policy reviewed. Budget and rent for supported housing scheme managed. Administrative tasks carried out and reports (housing, tenancy,rent) produced using MS Office, Outlook the Internet and fax. Regular training attended- (Bid & tender writing, Masterclass Management Training, Windsor). On call duties fulfilled.
Luton Community Housing, Supported Housing Coordinator: July 2009 - March 2011 Residents assisted to develop skills and make quality decisions about their future. Risk assessments conducted. Housing advice offered to help maximise opportunities and secure permanent accommodation. Service carried out in accordance with the objectives of Supporting People’s Quality Assessment Framework. Administrative tasks carried out on behalf of management. General phone enquires dealt with in a timely and professional manner. Administrative tasks carried out using Excel, Outlook, Word and the Internet.
Luton Borough Council- Rent Officer: Temporary Contract July 2008 - March 2009
A patch of 300 council tenants monitored each week for rent. Face to face interviews and frontline services in the community delivered. Council tenants "signed up" properties. Eviction reports prepared and hearings attended. Familiarity with the In-House system, Academy, Comino and Outlook gained. Regular housing training sessions attended.
St Christopher's Housing- Youth Project Worker: July 2008- March 2009 (occasional shifts)
Service users supervised and activities carried out. Administrative tasks completed including filling daily logs and keeping files up to date. Phone enquires handled and safety procedures conducted.
Mayday Trust-Project Worker: Temporary Contract November 2007 - July 2008
Key working sessions carried out with clients. Budgeting plans devised, rent collected and records monitored. Housing benefit Back payments in rent facilitated, in one case I retrieved over £1,000.
Milton Keynes YMCA- Support Worker: September 2007 - November 2007
Daily contact with service users maintained and phone enquiries handled. Rent money was collected and recorded.
(September 2006 to June 2007 Postgraduate Journalism Degree completed) - Education
(September 2003 to June 2007 Undergraduate Political Science Degree completed) - Education
(September 1997 to June 2003 GCSEs and A - Levels completed at Secondary school & 6th Form)
Hackney Community College - Data In-putter (Summer holidays) August - September 2005
Hackney Community College - Data In-putter (Summer holidays) August - September 2004
Family Welfare Association - Admin Assistant (Summer holidays) July 2004
Hackney Community College - Marketing Assistant (Easter holidays) April 2000
Hackney Community College - Marketing Assistant (Christmas holidays) December 2002
Hackney Summer University - Administrative & Marketing Assistant (Summer holidays) July 2000
Hackney Summer University - Manager of Peer Motivators (Summer holidays) August 2000
Hackney Summer University - Manager of Peer Motivators (Summer holidays) July to August 2001
EXPERIENCE
L & D Radio Creative Director : 20 June 2011 - December 2011 Ongoing Responsible for creative input and direction of station-creation of jingles, advertisements and pre-recorded content for Myriad play out as a system and presenter back up. *Quit Smoking Ad (Scripted, voiced and cut -Dec 2011) Priority promo - each hour www.ldhr.co.uk Listen Live!
L & D Radio- Communications Officer : 11 May 2010 - 20 June 2011 Communication and Public Relations carried out on behalf of the station. This entails contacting MPs and community groups to canvass support for the station, writing regular reports as well as directing the editorial for the annual LDHR magazine. I liaise with local theatres to provide free performance tickets of their latest productions for presenters to use in competitions on their shows. Annual radio magazine currently being put together including celebrity contribution from former boxer- Frank Bruno. Other administrative tasks carried out. Radio volunteers regularly updated on radio news.
L & D Radio Presenter: May 2009 - Ongoing 2011 A one hour weekly radio show presented on LDHR using a Myriad play-out system. The show goes out to patients, visitors and staff at the hospital on 1134MW and is streamed live online.
It features patient requests, music, a “poetry time”, end of the week news quiz and interviews as well as a news update and a live weather report. Jingles and promos written and recorded. Pre-recorded shows recorded and edited as back-ups. Research carried out in preparation of each show.
A four-month training process and radio screen test preceded the weekly aired programmes.
Independent/Freelance - Video Journalism & reporting/presenting 2009 - (ongoing)
Sky News, Osterley- London -Guest Getter (Booking) experience - June 2009
Guest bids, research and briefs done for Sky presentes including Kay Burley. Phone enquiries to Sky News dealt with in a confident and professional manner. News wires closely monitored. "Live" sheets updated on diary/planning spreadsheets as well as contact lists (on the I-News system). Sky staff and presenters top-lined (express emails which can be sent to presenters containing urgent information while they are live on air). Knowledge of raising invoices for guest fees gained.
Heart 97.6 FM, Dunstable - News Assistant 1 June - 5 June 2009
Phone interviews conducted using ISDN lines. Audio edited using "Splice." Copy written and transmitted across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Daily news meetings attended, experience of conference calls. News wires monitored (News Matrix system). News schedules updated.
South Beds News Agency (Fairley's) - Assistant Reporter 5 May - 20 May 2009
High profile court cases attended: Luton Crown Court, Hertford Magistrates Court and St Albans Crown Court. Court notes taken and copy produced. Features in local papers appeared over several weeks. Included one first page story.
Frost Over the World, Al Jazeera English -Assistant researcher/producer -9 March to 3 April 2009
Guests and cars booked. Links, questions and briefs scripted for guests including Olusegun Obasanjo (former Nigerian president), NATO General Craddock & Emmanuel Jal (rap artist & former child soldier). Research carried out using LexisNexis and other online research tools. Studio guests met in Green Room. Conflict resolution carried out for difficult guests. Knowledge of raising invoices gained.
B.E.N Television, Rice documentary - Researcher and presenter, February 08 - October 2008
Importance of Rice documentary. Celebrity chef/restaurant interviews set up- Gary Rhodes, Cyrus Todiwala and "Tilda" Rice. On-location filming coordinated. Research carried out, interview questions and briefs scripted.
Calendar, ITV News - Trainee journalist in television news -March - April 2007
Packages scripted and edited including an "Easter" piece which was aired on Calendar News as a lunchtime feature. News wires monitored regularly, lead stories and breaking news found. Interviews set up for ITV crew. Details recorded in their daily schedule. Library footage used. ITV crews, reporters and presenters shadowed.
Bedfordshire News, Luton - Assistant in editorial department- September 2005
Stories researched- interviews and vox pops carried out. Copy written and published over several weeks in Bedfordshire newspapers including headline story.
Achievements & Interests Modelling & presenting - Showreel (presenting school attended with Torus TV (Galaxi Promotions Ltd)- Lead tutor Andy Matthews (BBC Ireland Presenter). Club & committee member for Luton Movie Makers (affiliated to the ICA)- 2004 till present. Acting for movies:- "Crystal of the gods" Spring 2011. Self-published poet, poetry performances carried out and poetry web site operated. Theatre shows attended. Keyboard, guitar and singing practice carried out in spare time. President of The University of Leicester Association of Public Speaking Clubs (ASC) 2005-2006. Interim certificate of achievement - for Speaking Confidence- from University of Leicester ASC March 3rd 2006. Christian Union & Social Secretary (student accommodation) Committee member 2005-2006. Member of Toastmasters International 2001 and Association of Speakers Club 2004-2005. Reporter for "The Ripple" student paper 2004 to 2006 The University of Leicester. Marketing Director for Young Enterprise Company "Squidz" 2001-2002 Editor of St. Francis College magazine, The Oriole 2001-2002. Benjamin Zephaniah Interviewed. Millennium Volunteers Award achieved at The Carol Straker Dance Foundation, London, 2000. Summer University Millennium Award Scheme Ambassador: £1,000 bursary used for youth project abroad, 1999. Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award completed while at St. Francis College.
Able to use the following programmes & software:
Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Liquid Purple, Unlead Video Studio 10, BURLI, Splice, Avid, i-News, ENPS, News Matrix and Myriad (studio based playout, editing and automation system).
I am familiar with HTML, Content Management Systems (online content) as well as Lexis Nexis, Google News (search engines), MS Office- Windows 7, Apple Mac, I-Pad & Outlook.
Available on request.
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