John Bynorth

• Write proactive and reactive media lines for the devolved nations and UK CBI teams.

• Brief CBI spokespeople and provide high-quality media Q&As, scripts for print and broadcast interviews.

• Experience of crisis communications, working at pace and under intense pressure to manage media responses during a sexual harrassment scandal.

• Experience of organising campaigns. Launched the Clean Air Day air quality campaign in Scotland in 2018.

• Write regular op-ed columns on behalf of devolved nations directors for print/online publications.

• Write engaging social media content, clip interviews and produce/film content for the CBI's linkedIn/X channels.

• Superb networking skills and ability to develop excellent relationships with key journalist contacts and other contacts.

• Experience of an out-of-hours media rota, and the varying demands this can bring.

• Provide media support for the CBI CEO, Chair.

• Adept at journalist handling and networking at CBI events.

• Skilled at chairing meetings either online/in-person.

Freelance reporting shifts at the Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday, covering a range of celebrity and other news stories.

Moved to London and worked for the London Evening Standard, The People and Ferrari Press Agency.

Covered a number of major stories; from the introduction of the Congestion Charge to the London firefighters dispute.

Coordinated the launch and ran the annual Clean Air Day campaign in Scotland, working with ministerial teams (event was coordinated on behalf of the Scottish Government).

Spokesperson on radio and TV on behalf of the above campaign and the charity.

Drafted regular press releases that achieved placement in major Scottish and specialist publications.

Wrote regular opinion editorial columns for a range of publications.

Chaired regular communications professionals network on air quality on behalf of the Scottish Government.

Coordinated visits and press interest in visits to schools to discuss air pollution.

Gave public speeches and presentations on behalf of Environmental Protection Scotland.

Attracted speakers for Environmental Protection conferences and supported on the day.

Coordinated The Herald's night news desk, dealing with breaking news, developing stories and working with journalists and agencies to provide the editor with accurate and compelling news coverage.

Ran the news-desk on Sundays and deputised for the News Editor.

Further developed my coordination skills and ability to be agile to deal with a fast-changing news agenda.

Worked with the News Editor to develop stories, copy tasting and editing news copy from in-house and freelance journalists to provide accurate and compelling news coverage.

Ran the news-desk on Sundays and deputised for the News Editor on occasion.

I developed coordination skills and ability to be agile to deal with a fast-changing news agenda.

Wrote and developed stories and features for the Sunday Herald.

Developed first-class contacts across a range of organisations.

Nominated for Feature Writer of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards 2008.

I wrote and pitched news stories to UK media titles, including the Daily Express, Daily Star, Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday and The Sun/Sunday Times.

Covered major breaking news stories including the London 7/7 suicide bombings, the London firefighters strikes, government political resignations and high profile murder cases.

Developed my ability to work independently.

Maintained excellent contacts with news editors and other journalists.

Wrote and reported on major news stories.

From political resignations to migration issues and football tournaments, I covered news assignments in the UK, EU and Iceland.

News reporter writing news and feature stories for UK national newspaper titles.

Achieved front page and other coverage of my assignments in The Sun, Daily Mail, The Express and Daily Mirror.

Staff reporter who covered news assignments across Scotland and abroad, on occasion.

Stories covered included the Dunblane shootings, the Lockerbie bomb trial and the Solway Harvester fishing boat tragedy.

I achieved numerous front page exclusives in the Scottish edition, and several on the front page of the UK edition of The Sun.