CV

JOANNA TILLEY 

JoannaTilley1983@gmail.com                                                               

@JoannaTilley

Employment History

Freelance Journalist/Producer  - London, UK   (January 2018 - present)

AMG, Retail News, Retail Express, Better Wholesaling, Rumsey.TV, Old - The Sitcom

•  Researching and writing retail features for trade publications          
•  Writing, producing and directing sitcom pilot OLD
•  Sports writing and producing 

Senior Writer, AMG Media Group  - London, UK   (January 2017 - December 2017) 

•  Researching and writing features for bi-monthly trade magazine 
•  Writing news stories and uploading content to CMS and social media 
•  Interviewing brand managers, retailers and wholesales for interview features 

Freelance Journalist  - London, UK   (November 2013 - December 2016)

London Live, Evening Standard, Al Jazeera English, BBC World, Brentford FC, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, The Hounslow Chronicle, Blue Rubicon, The Danny Fullbrook Fearless Foundation, The Big Issue, Tales From The Top Flight 

Al Jazeera English, Senior Online Editor  - London, UK   (March 2011 – November 2013)    
Responsibilities 

•  Senior editorial control of Al Jazeera sport website          
•  Writing and editing match reports and opinion pieces        
•  Producing Al Jazeera English sports news bulletins
•  Attending press conferences, reporting and interviewing sports figures 
•  Producing content ideas and commissioning freelance pieces

Freelance journalist  - London, UK   (July 2010 – February 2011)      

TNT Magazine, Wanderlust, The Positive Newspaper, Wedding Magazine, Tullow Oil

Backpacking Queensland, Editor  - Sydney, Australia  (October 2009 – April 2010) 

Responsibilities 

•  The production of a Queensland travel guide  
•  In-depth research into locations and opportunities for travellers
•  Responsibility for writing content and image selection    
•  Project management duties, including working with clients, travel operators, designers and PR agents to deliver guide on time   

TNT Down Under Magazine, Editor – Entertainment and Sport
Sydney, Australia  (February 2008 – July 2009)  

Responsibilities 

•  Senior editor of entertainment and sport pages 
•  Conducting interviews with travellers and celebrities 
•  Plan and conduct popular travel activities and produce feature articles

Sportasylum.com, Sport Journalist  - London, UK  (January 2007 – January 2008)  

Responsibilities

•  Producing, packaging and publishing web content using custom CMS
•  Content analysis and editing for SEO
•  Researching features and interviewing legends of UK sport

LBC News 1152, Freelance Sports Producer/Reporter  London, UK  (February 2006 – January 2007)

Responsibilities

•  Producing news output for LBC 1152, LBC 97.3 FM and Heart FM 
•  Attending press conferences and interviewing football managers
•  Commentating on football matches

Sky Sports News, Freelance Junior Production Assistant
London, UK  (July 2006 – January 2007)

Responsibilities

•  Researching news features 
•  Writing scripts and editing video

Education

•  The University of Bristol   2002 – 2005
  Degree: BSc Politics - 2.1 with honours 
•  Notting Hill and Ealing High School   1994 – 2002
  A Levels: Biology A, Geography A, Government & Politics A