Overview
Work history
Education
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Sean O'Grady

London

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

UK Senior Showbusiness Reporter

MailOnline
London
11.2018 - 03.2026
  • Promoted to senior role.
  • Lead showbiz team on night/weekend shifts and delegate tasks.
  • Edit and publish articles of junior reporters.
  • Monitor analytics and organise showbiz content and homepage.
  • Write multiple stories per day to prescribed editorial style.
  • Cover breaking news stories as required
  • Build and maintain network of contacts to source and verify stories.
  • Trained in SEO principles.

Showbusiness Reporter

Independent News & Media
Dublin
04.2016 - 11.2018
  • Wrote for The Herald and Irish Independent newspapers, primarily working on page three exclusives.
  • Responsible for the Dubliners' Diary, a two-page column with a focus on exclusive celebrity content.
  • Filed stories to independent.ie, Ireland's most-read news website.
  • Generated front page stories.
  • Experienced covering various types of events from film premieres to music festivals and press conferences.

Showbusiness Editor

Goss.ie
Dublin
11.2014 - 04.2016
  • Promoted to Showbusiness Editor after 12 months as a reporter.
  • Managed company's social media output including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
  • Generated exclusive stories through interviews, sources and feature stories.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and History

University College Dublin
Dublin
07-2014

Skills

  • Entertainment journalism speciality
  • Media law knowledge
  • SEO understanding
  • Deadline management
  • Interviewing skills
  • Familiar with InDesign and CMS

Timeline

UK Senior Showbusiness Reporter

MailOnline
11.2018 - 03.2026

Showbusiness Reporter

Independent News & Media
04.2016 - 11.2018

Showbusiness Editor

Goss.ie
11.2014 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and History

University College Dublin
Sean O'Grady