Erica Rich

Erica Rich

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Acting Editor at Aspire

  • Education

    • Brighton Journalist Works

      2014 - 2015
      NCTJ Diploma Journalism Gold Standard

      Modules in: Public Affairs, Court & Media Law, Reporting, Sub Editing & InDesign and Shorthand.

    • The Ashcombe

      2005 - 2012
      High School

      A-levels: English Literature, History and Classical Civilisation

    • Newcastle University

      2013 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts - BA English Language
  • Experience

    • BBC

      Feb 2009 - Feb 2009
      Work Experience

      - Work experience at the BBC working on the long-running radio production The Archers- Observing a number of aspects of the programme including read-throughs, recording and production- Writing up online episode synopsis'

    • Waitrose

      May 2009 - Jun 2013
      Supervisor; Customer Service; Bakery

      - Working in Customer Service and manning the Bakery by myself on Saturday- Dealing with complaints, refunds and replacements

    • Neilson Active Holidays

      Jun 2013 - Sept 2014
      Nanny

      - Two summer seasons in Turkey with Neilson, a specialised water-sports holiday company where I worked in the kids clubs- Looking after children aged 2-14; preparing, organising, and delivering a fun and safe activity programme

    • The Argus Newspaper

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Student Reporter

      - Finding and writing content on local news and events for The Argus website

    • HOLIDAY WEATHER LIMITED

      Dec 2014 - Jun 2015
      Freelance Travel Writer

      - Writing weekly travel content for the website

    • The Times

      Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
      Work Experience

      - Sourcing, researching and writing a number of articles, two of which made it into the newspaper with bylines- Attending press conferences and events inc the findings of a trial on Cystic Fibrosis

    • Dennis Publishing

      Sept 2015 - Oct 2017
      Junior Writer at Women's Fitness

      - Pitching, researching and writing monthly magazine content- Themes: Llifestyle, health, fitness, food, travel, fashion and beauty- Conducting and writing up interviews inc Caroline Flack, Lucy Mecklenburgh and Roz Purcell- Writing product pages, news pages, NIBs and larger features of up to 1800 words- Styling and assisting photoshoots- Attending press events and press trips- Creating and maintaining good relationships with PRs and other industry experts

    • We Heart Living

      Nov 2015 - Sept 2017
      Junior Writer

      - Writing daily content for digital publishing on a range of topics including health, fitness and beauty- Experienced in SEO, CMS and social media- Using social media tools like Hootsuite and Sprout Social to write, schedule and analyse social media posts- Managing Instagram, Twitter and Facebook business accounts - Using Photoshop to edit images- Working in website backends to upload and amend new and existing copy- Pitching on-trend ideas- Uploading content (20+ articles) to the website weekly- Attending press events and trips representing and growing the brand- Working on a constantly evolving social media strategy- Compiling, writing and organising weekly competitionsA full archive of articles can be found here: weheartliving.com/author/erica-bush/ Show less

    • Trinity Mirror plc

      Jan 2018 - May 2018
      Features Writer

      - Sourcing, researching and writing features content for The Wharf, a weekly newspaper based in Canary Wharf and covering surrounding east and south east London areas- Conducting interviews (5+ per week) on a range of local news, events and property- Liaising with photographers and assisting with feature-led photography - Working on The Wharf's social media channels, including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook- Attending press events and launches- Story generation and brand development Show less

    • Cover Media

      May 2018 - Sept 2018
      Lifestyle and Showbiz Writer (Maternity Cover)

      - Sourcing, researching and writing showbiz and music stories for a number of daily feeds, which went out to clients including New!, Closer and Yahoo- Finding and writing a minimum of eight stories a day, with each story turned around in under 30 minutes and ranging in topic from US showbiz and music news to UK-based reality stars and TV- Working in CMS, curating and publishing feeds and utilising industry software such as Newsblur to stay abreast of news- Assisting on fashion and health feeds when necessary- Pitching, researching and contributing copy to the weekly beauty feed- Attending regular press screenings and filing copy for well-established British cinema advertising company Pearl & Dean Show less

    • Metro

      Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
      Entertainment Reporter
    • Aspire

      Jan 2019 - now
      • Acting Editor

        Mar 2025 - now
      • Deputy Editor

        Sept 2023 - Apr 2025
      • Senior Content Writer

        Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
      • Features Writer

        Jan 2019 - Nov 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NCTJ Qualified, Gold Standard

      NCTJ TRAINING LIMITED
    • Start Writing Fiction

      FutureLearn
      Jul 2020
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by Build Africa on Jul 2010
      Build AfricaAssociated with Erica Rich