FREDERICK JAMES HERZOG 7 Doctors Meadow, Ruyton X1 Towns Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1LX 07980085072 (mobile) fherzog1992@googlemail.com fredherzog.wordpress.

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PERSONAL PROFILE
My interest in journalism began with writing for the student newspaper at the University of Birmingham (Redbrick winner of the Guardian Student Media Award for best website), and was heightened by my appointments to photography editor and online news editor, both in my first year. I am competent at using Microsoft Office especially Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, Excel and Access. I also know how to run live blogs with software such as CoveritLive, Storify, Sound Cloud and Word Faire and using Wordpress for websites. My appointment as Captain of School at Ellesmere College taught me to appreciate time management and organisation as I was balancing academic work for my A-levels with my duties around the school.

EMPLOYMENT
Senior House Coordinator Ellesmere Ellesmere College Enterprises, Ellesmere College 02/07/12 present Duties including being responsible for a team of house coordinators, assisting in the handing over of the school to third parties, meeting with the Operations and Enterprises Departments on a daily basis to report any issues, writing press releases about events at the school, and ensuring a high level of customer service. House Leader Ellesmere Ellesmere College Enterprises, Ellesmere College 09/07/11 20/04/12 Duties including supervising third parties hiring out the school, liaising between third parties and domestic staff, and representing the school publically. Office Assistant and VIP waiter Nantwich Southview Equestrian Centre 20/06/11 04/07/11 & 21/06/12 01/07/12 Duties including sending out tickets to an international show, using Microsoft Office especially Access, answering the telephone, taking shop stock checks, serving drinks to VIPs, and working a bar. Warehouse Operative Go Green Reprocess Duties including breaking up office furniture to be recycled, and working in a team of 7 others. Bridgnorth 13/09/10 17/09/10

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

GCSE Ellesmere College September 2006 July 2008 7 A*s in English Literature, English Language, Design Technology, Geography, History, Physics and Chemistry 3 As in French, Maths and Biology AS Ellesmere College 2As in History and English Literature 3Bs in Geography, General Studies and Biology A2 Ellesmere College 2As in History and English Literature 1B in Geography Current Study Level BA. History at the University of Birmingham Other Qualifications ESB Level 2 (Graded Examination in Speech) ESB Level 3 (Graded Examination in Speech) Information Technology Key Skills Level 2 September 2008 July 2009

September 2009 July 2010

Distinction Distinction Pass

EXPERIENCE
Online News Editor University of Birmingham Redbrick May 2011 present Responsibilities: Ensuring online content goes up on the website quickly and in an accessible way, running meetings to give out online content to writers, coding in HTML5 to improve the appearance and interactivity of the news section online, editing articles where necessary, integrating multimedia content into the news section (such as videos and audio interviews), and running live blogs of major events on campus and across Birmingham. Photography Editor University of Birmingham Redbrick March 2011 September 2012 Responsibilities: Liaising with all the sections of the newspaper to collate photography requests, running meetings to hand out requests, editing photos (using Photoshop), advising sections on appropriate photos to use, ensuring photos are sent in on time and that all requests are met to a good quality to be used both in print and online. Broadcast Journalist, Work Experience Birmingham BBC Midlands Today 03/04/12 05/04/12 Legal online training, production safety training, planning the next days production, shadowing a reporter to a press conference/on a live broadcast on location/editing a final package for the evening programme, watching evening programme from the production gallery and the studio, and working in a team of producers, editors and reporters. Reporter, Work Experience Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Chronicle News Team 11/07/11 15/07/11 Telephone interviews, finding stories and developing them into full articles, interviewing the general public at events for voxpops, all with the ultimate goal of working within a team to produce a weekly newspaper. Reporter, Work Experience Ketley, Telford Shropshire Star News Team 04/07/11 05/07/11 Telephone interviews, going out to court and covering cases, finding stories and developing them into full articles, interviewing the general public, going out on location to events, all with the ultimate goal of working within a team to produce a daily newspaper.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS

Captain of School, Ellesmere College Captain of school debating and quiz teams, Ellesmere College Secretary of Student Council for two years, Ellesmere College Toured Massachusetts with a drama production, Ellesmere College Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburghs Award Awarded the High Sheriff of Shropshires Young Citizen Award Attended the Woodard Schools Foundation in Leadership course Ellesmere College academic scholar Competent ITC skills including Microsoft Office, Wordpress, live blogging, mail merge and social media incl. Twitter Competent use of InDesign and Adobe Photoshop History Ambassador for University of Birmingham History Department Passed driving test first time Founding committee member (treasurer) of the University of Birmingham Tea Society

INTERESTS
Acting Reading Debating Music Golf Current Affairs Wine Tasting Good Food Photography Running/Cycling

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST