Chloë
Collins
Email: chloecollins@hotmail.com
Education
GOLDSMITHS
COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) MA Radio
Commenced September
1999
The MA Radio
course is recognised by the industry as being the foremost postgraduate
training program for radio professionals. Head of Radio Tim Crook
and other leading broadcast professionals including Nand Sall (BBC
and World Service) and Prix Italia award winning programme maker
Alan Hall ensure that a high standard of skills are acquired. Areas
covered include: Radio Journalism, Radio Drama, Creative Radio,
Teeline Shorthand, Website development and Media Law
UNIVERSITY
OF NEW SOUTH WALES Bachelor of Arts (Film & History)
Completed Feb
1999
NEWTOWN
HIGH SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
Higher School
Certificate (equiv. of A-Levels) School Certificate (equiv. of GCSEs)
Employment
RADIO
WIMBLEDON
Position: Digital
Editor, 25th June - 10th July 2000
As a digital
editor during The Championships for Radio Wimbledon, I was responsible
for editing news cuts, match points, 121 interviews and press conferences
for the news bulletins and the presenters. I was required to work
to tight deadlines, maintain a high standard of work, use my own
judgment on what were newsworthy clips, and adopt the style of the
station. I was also required to undertake any additional tasks when
needed - this included producing, researching, and reading on "The
World According to the Williams Sisters" - a package on Venus &
Serena Williams which was broadcast frequently during The Championships.
BBC
RADIO 1
Position: Freelancer
May 2000 - to present
As a freelancer
I have worked for a variety of programmes and performed a variety
of jobs when and where required. Most recently I have supplied reports
for Producer Claire Slevin ("Sunday Surgery" ) and Producer Simon
Barnard ("Annie On One" & "One World") and assisted with editing.
I am often required to supply urgent pieces - this means I need
to work well under pressure, maintain a good contacts book, be confident
and proficient with all aspects of radio production. It is also
important that my work reflects the high standards of the BBC and
adopts the style of the station.
KCBS
ALL NEWS 74 San Francisco,
USA
Position: Internship
April 2000
Internship
at Internationally recognised radio network. Duties carried out
include: editing carts, recording wires, using the Newscenter computer
system, writing copy and conducting phone interviews. An understanding
of working at a busy Newsdesk was achieved by spending time with
the assignment editor, the anchors, traffic, and the KCBS reporters
in the field.
TRADITIONAL
MUSIC MAKER MAGAZINE
Position:
Production and Editorial August 1999 to present
Co-ordination
of monthly print publication. Review gigs and CDs, writing copy
and contributing freelance articles. This position requires me to
work to tight deadlines and to remain calm under pressure whilst
being attentive to detail and quality of work.
FREELANCE
MUSIC JOURNALIST Ongoing reviews and features
MEDIA
ADVANTAGE Position: Freelance Website Reviewer
Review and
analyze websites for print media publication and web based magazine.
Shopping sites as well as information based sites are reviewed to
determine how user friendly, the content of the site, and the facilities
offered by the companies.
RADIO
SKIDROW 88.9FM Position: Radio Broadcaster
October 1998
to April 1999
Presenting
and producing a 2 hour weekly radio program on local radio. Duties
included operating the desk, research, publicity, liaising with
industry professionals, conducting interviews, and promoting and
supporting local talent.
THE
CONSULATE GENERAL OF MONACO – LONDON Position: PA to
Consul-General (contract)
November 1997
to December 1997
Duties included
undertaking all research, arranging Royal visits and various administrative
tasks
HALCYON
DAY PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD Position:
Administrative Assistant
July 1995 to
November 1995
In this role
I was required to undertake a variety of administrative tasks including
researching film scripts, liaising with production companies, booking
venues, organising copyright payments, booking rehearsal spaces
and assisting with all publicity strategies.
TOTAL
FILM & TELEVISION Position: Production Assistant
September 1994
to February 1995
As a production
assistant with Total Film & Television I was primarily involved
with preproduction. This involved liaising with international co
producers, visiting audition venues, preparation of production schedules,
assisting the film distribution executive, preparation of film publicity
and festivals such as MIPASIA and MIPCOM.
Computer
Skills
Word Processors:
Word, WordPerfect; Spreadsheets: Excel, Lotus 123; Graphics: QuarkXpress,
Publisher, PowerPoint; Scanning Software: Adobe, Kodak Imaging,
& others; Databases: Basic Access; Editing: Sadie, WaveEdit, Cool
Edit 96; Other: Internet and electronic mail.
Interests
Theatre & Radio,
Writing, Music, History of Music, Guitar & Singing, Running.
Other
Member of Media
Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) - Australia
Member of National
Union of Journalists (NUJ) - United Kingdom
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