Ceara Best

Ceara best

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Digital Communications Officer at Manchester City F.C. City in the Community Foundation

  • Education

    • University of lincoln

      2017 - 2020
      Bachelor of arts - ba journalism 2:1

      NCTJ and BJTC accredited course. Key modules:- Sport Journalism- Journalism Production- Broadcast- Law, ethics and regulation

  • Experience

    • Poundstretcher ltd.

      Jul 2015 - Sept 2017
      Sales assistant

      - Replenished stock. - Assisted on the customer service checkouts.

    • Asda

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2021
      Sales assistant

      - Replenished stock and launched new collections throughout the year.- Assisted on the customer service desk and checkouts.- During the COVID-19 pandemic helped with store number control and keeping cleaning standards high.

    • The siren radio

      Sept 2018 - May 2019
      Radio journalist

      - Found on-the-day important news stories, happening in and around Lincoln, writing copy for them ready for the reporter to read on the bulletin. - Contacted potential interviewees and went out collecting VOX pops and recorder voice pieces to accompany copy.- Went live-on-air and reported from the studio, the news on the hour.

    • Bbc

      Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
      Radio intern

      - Helped present ‘The Friday Night Takeover’ show live on-air. - Contributed ideas towards the show’s main topic and for segments to incorporate into the weekly show.- Collected VOX’s, interviews and audio to send back to the studio to go out live-on-air.

    • Linc sport

      Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
      Sports journalist

      - Developed skills on how to live-tweet at a match and write match reports.- Filmed and edited important sport events and matches.- Appeared on Siren’s Sport show, commenting on Lincoln football. - Travelled with Lincoln City to away matches and learnt how to cover away fixtures

    • Lsj news

      Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
      Broadcast journalist

      - Self-sourced stories from in and around Lincolnshire, conducting self-arranged interviews on a weekly basis.- Obtained footage and sound that was then edited into packages and pieces suitable for LSJ Weekly and LSJ News programmes that were broadcast on Facebook and Youtube.

    • Scunthorpe united football club

      Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
      Work experience

      - Filmed pre-match content for social media outputs of player arrivals and training that were published on twitter on a match day.- Developed skills on how to live-tweet at a match and write match reports, creating a total of six match reports published on the club website.

    • Boston united football club limited

      Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
      Work experience

      - Worked with the community team, learning more about the communal side of football.- Developed skills on how to edit a video quickly and to a deadline of a week whilst constantly obtaining new footage each day. - Experienced football clubs work with schools, coaching and teachers.

    • Huddersfield

      Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
      Media intern

      - Developed upon my online writing skills through the creation of online articles, including match previews, player interviews and club information pieces, as well as match day programme content.- Understood how a Championship side ran from behind-the-scenes and in preparation for match days by working closely with their media and marketing department.

    • Itv

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
      Work experience

      - Shadowed all newsroom roles which taught me various skills and new aspects to broadcasting and broadcast journalism, specifically how to create good on the day stories and content. - Attended important organisation meetings throughout the day, learning how the news programmes content is decided and how roles are spread out.- Viewed live broadcasts from the studio sidelines and the gallery.

    • Lincoln city fc

      Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
      Work experience

      - Built upon video skills learnt at University to create 3 social media videos, including training pieces and match day player arrivals as well as creating an extended 3 minute video published on Youtube showcasing the events behind the scenes on a match day.- Created online articles for the club website sharing the information from the pre-match interviews.

    • Huddersfield town football club

      Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
      Freelancer

      - Created online and programme pieces.- Created social media content.- Helped with analytical work.

    • Spennymoor town ladies fc

      Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
      Head of media

      - Planning and creating content across social media and all digital platforms for the Ladies' team.- Interviewing staff and players.- Attending matches, creating live content from the sidelines.

    • Spennymoor town youth fc

      Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
      Social media manager

      - Creating and planning social media content for all social media channels of Spennymoor Town Youth FC.

    • City in the community

      Aug 2021 - now

      - Responsible for the planning, creation and the output of City in the Community’s digital, video and social content. - Responsible for the daily management of all social media channels. - Tasked with creating new and original content across digital, video and social platforms.- Responsible for in-house photography and videography.

      • Digital Communications Officer

        Sept 2023 - now
      • Digital Communications Executive

        Aug 2021 - Sept 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google analytics for beginners

      Google analytics
      Jul 2022
    • Nctj level 3 diploma

      National council for the training of journalists (nctj)
      Oct 2020
    • Uk driving license

      Driver and vehicle licensing agency (dvla)
      Feb 2017
    • Professional journalism skills certificate

      Bjtc - broadcast journalism training council
      Jun 2020
    • Fa safeguarding children course

      The football association
      Nov 2024