Joanne Macaulay

• Pursued and independently developed stories covering broad range of topics.
• Produced stories for traditional and digital platforms, maximising visibility.
• Evaluated and followed up on news leads and tips, developing key story ideas.
• Produced well-written and accurate stories to deadlines.

Worked in the network newsrooms for BBC Radio, compiling and reading news bulletins.

Producing programme strand for Radio 5 Live

Worked as reporter for the General News Service, covering national and international stories for BBC regional and local radio stations

Bi-media reporter covering a wide variety of stories, recorded and live.

Stint as radio presenter of the business programme Daybreak

Special projects including coverage of the Scottish and Welsh devolution votes, and Cornish nationalism

Coverage of royal visits, including the Queen's golden jubilee

Delivered training on health topics to journalism from across Indonesia

Devised, lead and assessed courses

Did the necessary administration and paperwork

Gave feedback and advice to journalists

Joint leader of the BBC School in Bucharest, Romania

Devised lead and delivered training in radio and television for journalists from across Romania

Gave feedback and advice to students

Liaised with various NGOs in the country

Self-employed reporter working for Border TV in Carlisle and for the award winning Eddie Mair Live radio programme for BBC Radio Scotland

Found stories and covered them in innovative ways

Produced creative and original work for both television and radio

Ran the West cumbria office on my own

Covered complex stories , such as those about the Sellafield nuclear plant

Broke stories and covered them in a clear informative way

Produced creative radio packages and documentaries

Produced and read radio bulletins