Sienna Rodgers

Sienna Rodgers

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  • About me

    Senior Writer at The House

  • Education

    • University of York

      2012 - 2015
      BA Politics First Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: University of York Feminist Society; York Student Cinema

    • Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle de Londres

      2006 - 2012

      4 A-Levels: English Literature, Government & Politics, Economics, French.10 GCSEs: French, English Literature, English Language, Spanish, Maths, Art, Geography, History, Physics, Biology.

  • Experience

    • Gallery News

      Jul 2011 - Jul 2011
      Intern

      Working in Parliament with Rob Gibson gave me the chance to watch Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons press gallery; meet MPs, Ministers and journalists; attend and take notes at lobby briefings given by the Downing Street spokesman; and write and publish several stories.

    • Fraser Communications

      Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
      PR Intern

      Performed market research for restaurants, learnt how to make cuttings professionally and wrote numerous press releases. I also proofread and edited press releases and recipes.

    • Quadrille Publishing

      Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
      Publishing Intern - Research, Sub-editing

      Organised and sub-edited. Conducted research, used Excel and InDesign while contributing to the creation of Quadrille's 2014 publishing catalogue.

    • BBC

      Sept 2015 - Sept 2015
      Magazine Intern - Writing, Researching, Transcribing

      Assisted the features director by writing, sub-editing and researching. Transcribed interviews, managed reader inquiries, made an events calendar, organised a databased. Assisted on photoshoots and carried out recipe testing in the Test Kitchen.

    • Condé Nast

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
      Online Intern, House & Garden

      · Wrote articles, captions and introductions, and generated ideas for features.· Sub-edited and proofread all website content.· Managed social media output across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr.· Built content into the website using Umbraco and wrote a detailed guide to the CMS.

    • Archant

      Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
      Features Intern - Ham & High, Islington and Hackney Gazettes

      Researching, interviewing and writing features for Ham & High, Islington Gazette and Hackney Gazette, in print and online.

    • Condé Nast

      Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
      Acting Online Features Editor, House & Garden

      ∙ Writing and sub-editing copy; publishing features.∙ Training interns for their role and in the use of the CMS, InDesign, digital asset management.∙ Managing social media and monitoring engagement by analysing SEO to increase traffic.

    • House of Commons

      Apr 2017 - Jan 2018
      Constituency Assistant, Tulip Siddiq MP

      • Managed all casework, dealing with thousands of constituent problems from deportations and evictions to repair issues and bin collections.• Undertook detailed research to resolve cases and answer queries, working across a wide range of policy areas.• Provided first point of contact via email, post and telephone, often corresponding with vulnerable people and unhelpful government bodies.• Organised events, surgeries and meetings.• Played a key role in the organisation of Tulip’s 2017 general election campaign. Show less

    • LabourList

      Feb 2018 - Apr 2022
      Editor

      • Write a morning briefing that goes out to 50,000 subscribers every weekday before 10am.• Commission and sub-edit all comment pieces.• Do bulk of reporting, including regular exclusives.• Manage staff including reporters and event managers. Hire staff when needed.• Represent LabourList in media appearances.• Organise conference events – meeting deadlines, creating proposals, securing sponsorship, inviting speakers, advertising and promoting.• Build relationships with donors including trade unions and high-net-worth individuals.• Liaise with a digital agency to secure funds via advertising.• Manage all output on Facebook and Twitter.• Control finances and administration, responsible for salary, invoices, budget. Show less

    • The House Magazine

      Apr 2022 - now
      Senior Writer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PADI Open Water Diver

      PADI
  • Volunteer Experience

    • CLP Women's Officer; Branch Campaigns Organiser

      Issued by The Labour Party on Nov 2016
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