Curriculum Vitae

Danielle Lewis

Email: Danielleelewis@hotmail.co.uk

Youtube: www.youtube.com/beautybutnotquite

Twitter: @_DanielleALewis

About me 

I am a dedicated, passionate and independent media worker. I have good interpersonal skills, am an excellent team player and am keen and very willing to learn and develop new skills. I am reliable and dependable and often seek new responsibilities. I have an active and dynamic approach to work and getting things done. I have a range of experience within PR and Marketing, possessing me with the skills and knowledge to pursue it as a career. 

Relevant experience

Get You Seen, Birmingham – July 2014

PR intern

I worked alongside the team at Get You Seen to establish the Sasy n Savy brand in the British market. My main responsibilities included writing press releases for the brands products as well as blog posts for the Get You Seen website.

“It was a pleasure having Danielle in the office to help with our busy team. She got on with work well and almost always completed her work on time. Danielle is always welcome back should she ever want more experience.”

Haslimann Taylor, Birmingham – August 2013

PR intern

I completed a week long work placement as Haslimann Taylor (HTPR) wherein I got the chance to write press releases and conduct research that would contribute to some of their clients social networking sites.

“Danielle was a pleasure to have on work experience. She was extremely punctual and polite and fitted in well with the team. She was extremely outgoing which is important in PR and she always asked for more work when she completed her tasks. She was extremely helpful during her visit and I would certainly not hesitate in having her back.”

Media and communication student, Birmingham City University

I have completed modules in Journalism, both hard news and feature writing. This involved me sourcing my own stories and publishing them on a blog. 

PR is another area in which I took a module in and an area which I am very interested in. The module has given me skills in writing a successful press release as well as an understanding of the techniques needed to fulfil PR objectives. I was also required to deliver a PR campaign pitch in front of a panel of professionals. 

Skills

·                     Full, clean UK driving license

·                     Skilled in using Microsoft word, Powerpoint and Excel

·                     Technical skills using Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Indesign

·                     Leadership and time management skills

·                     Confident in public situations and giving presentations

·                     Writing and distribution of press releases.

Education
Birmingham City University, Media and communication (BA Hons)
Modules:
Journalism & Online journalism
New Media Platforms
Media relations
Events and industry management

Communications management

Promotional Culture

Film Culture
September 2012 - present

Rawlett Community Sports college
A-levels:
Media
Drama
English Literature
September 2004 - May 2012