Oliver Roderick

Experience

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  South Wales Evening Post

  Dec 2007 - Jan 2011

  Newspaper Distributor
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  Cardiff City FC

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2015

  Media Team Feature Contributor

  Worked as a member of the official Cardiff City Football Club Media Team, paid from the second year onwards. Used clear written and verbal communication skills in order to perform tasks.Produced written content for both the club website and matchday programme "CF11", including match reports, statistical analysis, news items, interviews and opinion pieces, all to strict and regular deadlines. Used initiative to brainstorm creative, original content to boost website traffic.Planned and managed time well in advance in order to adhere to quick and regular deadlines.Demonstrated a fluency in multiple social media outlets in order to promote news and articles and to engage with consumers.Distributed press and media accreditation on a matchday. Show less

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  Exeter City Football Club

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

  Editor of Exeter City match day programme, The GrecianManager of Exeter City's official website.Produced written, audio and video content for (and interact with fans on) all of the club's social media streams.Liaised with club officials, management staff, directors and Trust on a daily basis.Interviewed players and management for web and programme features.Acted as club spokesperson in responding to queries and other requests from external agencies, including television and written press.Liaised with relevant press and media, as well as Football League and other clubs. Show less Worked two seasons on a voluntary basis in the media team at Exeter City as a means of broadening my experience of writing in football.Wrote columns in each edition of Exeter City's 2014/15 match-day programme "The Grecian", consistently meeting strict and regular deadlines and writing at a continual high standard.Maintained a deep knowledge into both news associated with the club and with football in general.Tasked with producing ideas for original content for the club's official website, and then promoting work via numerous social media networks.Planned and managed time well in advance in order to adhere to quick and regular deadlines. Show less

  • Media Manager

    Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Media Team

    Jul 2013 - Jun 2015
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  Trinity Mirror

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Work Experience

  Spent a week working on the sports desk at WalesOnline, based in Cardiff.Covered several key sporting stories across the week, including the 2015 Speedway British Grand Prix, the UEFA Champions League Final press conference at the Principality Stadium, and Swansea City and Cardiff City stories.

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  Next Retail Ltd

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Sale Support

  Worked the Next Summer Sale 2015 as support staff. Maintained and replenished stock on the shop floor.Personally greeted and assisted customers with locating their items.Sorted and located stock in the store room.

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  WalesOnline

  Nov 2016 - Nov 2018

  Digital Multimedia Journalist

  One of three reporters at the Llanelli Star, working on a weekly newspaper in addition to online content for WalesOnline.Conduct interviews with local and national figures in politics, business, entertainment and sport.Liaise with local councils and emergency services in order to produce the most up-to-date and relevant hyperlocal news and stories.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/authors/Oliver-Roderick/

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  Switch Player Magazine

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2021

  Write reviews of Nintendo Switch games.Manage other reviewers, allocating review codes as requested and appropriate.Edit and proofread reviews for publication on switchplayer.net and in Switch Player Magazine. Pursue one of my passions in my free time and contribute frequent reviews and submissions to Switch Player Magazine, one of two English language physical on-demand Nintendo magazines.

  • Reviews Editor

    Feb 2018 - Aug 2021

  • Reviewer and Feature Writer

    Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
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  Brentford Football Club

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Contributor

  Contributed columns to the Brentford Football Club match-day programme.

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  South Wales Police

  Nov 2018 - now

  • Communications Officer - Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Internal Communications Officer

    Sept 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Data Management Officer

    Nov 2018 - Sept 2022
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  Neath Antiquarian Society

  Dec 2022 - now

  Social Media and Publicity Officer

  I volunteer with the Neath Antiquarian Society, a local history society which celebrated its centenary in 2023.I manage the Society’s Facebook page, and to date (May 2024) I have trebled the following in the space of nine months, ensuring a stream of content is posted to the page.I have brainstormed interesting and original features to breathe life into the page, including “On This Day in Neath History”, “In The News”, “Mystery Image” and more.The page has now become a regular fixture in conversations within the local community as well a further afield, and has markedly improved the Society’s online presence and marketability. Show less