Jonathan Whiting

Online Portfolio:

http://jwhitin.wix.com/jwhiting
House 30, Kexgill House
Morley Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD71AG | 07403370678 | jono.whiting@gmail.com

PROFILE
Passionate, enthusiastic learner. Self-sufficient, motivated worker with very high goals and the
drive to achieve them. Adopts an analytic perspective on the social world and takes great
interest in understanding why people do what they do. Creative and imaginative as well as
logical and practical.

KEY SKILLS
Design/IT
High level of skill with video editing software and adept with Photoshop. Accomplished with the
use of post-processing effects, good grasp of colour coordination and excellent appreciation of
style. Excels with the learning and application of new skills. Able to deliver practical outcomes
using a wide range of IT knowledge.
Verbal and Written Communication Skills
Able to communicate effectively with clients, peers and executive management. Confident and
accomplished public speaker, professional commentator and host. Paid for commercial
broadcasting of E-Sports online and flown to tournaments around the world to host and present
as well as commentate (please refer to online portfolio for sample). Strong written language
skills, able to write powerful, concise and professional content.
Acute Sociological and Psychological Understanding
Passionate and driven student, takes great interest in understanding social behaviour, patterns,
attitudes and dispositions. Able to apply psychological and sociological theory onto real world
issues and transfer theoretical understanding to areas of marketing such as consumer
behaviour and appropriating target demographics.

ROLES / ACHIEVEMENTS
University of Bradford Sub-Aqua Club Media Officer
Acted as director of marketing. Personally created adverts (please refer to portfolio) and
booklets as well as devised strategies for the development and promotion of the club, e.g.
utilising University advertising space and more actively engaging with social media/charity
work for national promotion.
Britain Yearly Meeting Talk
This task was undertaken as a part of my personal development, in an effort to enhance my
ability to deliver public talks. Volunteered to represent all young Quakers at the Britain Yearly
Meeting, speaking on social and economic injustice to over 1,000 people. Wrote and produced
the speech, spoke with energy and confidence.
Referred to on pg. 31: http://www.quaker.org.uk/sites/default/files/YM-2012-Minutes_0.pdf

EMPLOYMENT
Professional E-Sports Commentator | Kaos TV, Netherlands (Online) |
http://kaostv.eu/
May 2014 to Present
Commercial E-Sports production company, streaming competitive gaming online and
organising/producing offline tournaments.

Commentating on high-profile matches (prize money up to $10,000), maintaining highquality content for long-durations
Thorough preparation to ensure well-informed, intelligent commentary.
Broadcast to over 40,000 concurrent viewers, over 5 million total viewers.
Paid to commentate in Norway for a tournament, flown over and given VIP status.

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Took the risk of investing in high-end gaming PC to be able to broadcast streams and
generate revenue. Advertised and branded personal stream with no help, was scouted and
contracted within two weeks.
Showed initiative and performed well under pressure in Norway, resulting in being asked to
host as well as commentate upcoming tournament in Europe (prize money $50,000)

Nightwatch / Kitchen Assistant | Mark Warner, St. Anton (Austria)

2013
Package Holiday Company

Dec 2012 to Apr

Worked in an extremely pressurised and stressful environment effectively and efficiently as

a part of a team.
Ensured high hygiene standards
Personally responsible for receiving and organising large quantities of stock for the kitchen.
In charge of oversight of the hotel through the night.
Dealt with any requests or problems presented by guests or staff. Used a practical and
common sense approach to deliver a professional service without detailed management
direction.
Cleaning and organising the hotel.
Pizza/Larder Chef | Felicini, Bakewell
Italian restaurant

Worked both the larder and pizza sections in a busy kitchen (avg. 100 checks a night),
making sure food was prepared and stocked up.
Made pizzas to order from scratch, including the dough and toppings and all cold food and
appetisers to order.
Maintained high standards of hygiene and organisation for both sections.
Carried out weekly stock check for both sections.
Starting as a pot washer, I worked hard and showed dedication to the kitchen. I was
promoted to larder chef and then to pizza chef shortly after because of my ability to learn
quickly and cope under pressure.
Worked as chef while studying A-levels, coping with stress and high workload.

Shop Manager | Cornucopia, Darley Dale

Sole trader, clothes agency

Oct 2010 to Jan 2012

Jan 2010 to Aug 2013

Retail operation and management.

Customer Services.
Dealt with customer requests and problems, ensuring high customer satisfaction and
positive responses.
During the three years, many positive remarks and compliments were passed on to the
owner regarding my excellent face to face communication skills and ability to serve
customers.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Undergraduate (University of Bradford)
Psychology & Sociology BA (Hons) Ongoing: First year achieved 1 st, on track for 1st overall.
(Year 2, 1st semester grades: 70, 75, 75, 78.5, 85)
A Level (Lady Manners Sixth Form, Bakewell)
GCSE (Lady Manners School, Bakewell)
Psychology - C
English - A
Drama - C
Maths - C
Music Technology - D
Science - C
Applied Business - E (AS level)
Other (A-C) - 5

INTERESTS
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Outside of work I'm a keen drummer and musician, formerly a DJ and producer
(https://soundcloud.com/plug-in). On my gap year I enjoyed a year of travelling and realised a
love for exploring other cultures. I thrive on unfamiliar social situations and enjoy meeting new
people. As well as socially, I am very physically active, enjoying weekly badminton and football
on top of regular gym sessions.

REFERENCES
Bas Bruinekool | CEO/Owner: Kaos TV
Psychology & Sociology
Skype: bas-smuggy
(University of Bradford)
Email: bas.bruinekool@dreamhack.se
i.burkitt@bradford.ac.uk
bas@kaosindustries.nl
(0)1274 23 4791

Prof. Ian Burkitt | Programme Director:

Email:
Phone: +44

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