claire carter

case review manager

About

Former Assistant Features Editor at Mirror Online, now working in public sector. I am a tenacious and passionate multimedia journalist who has worked for national newspapers and websites as a general news reporter, copytaster, night news editor and forward planner - with responsibility for commissioning and editing exclusive stories as well as leading a planning team. I have a strong news sense with an ability to seek out new angles to a story while working to tight deadlines. I have specialist knowledge in the health sector, particularly NHS reform, and have produced independent investigations about the sex trade, worked with asylum seekers and in prisons. I have also covered high profile court cases, developing background features with victims, which have been syndicated to national print media. In addition, I am a trustee at Malaika Kids, a children's charity based in Tanzania.

Country

united kingdom

City

united kingdom

Industry

government relations

Skill

journalism, press releases, newspapers, storytelling, social media, blogging, magazines, copywriting, editing, interviews, news writing, online journalism, feature articles, copy editing, web content, proofreading, breaking news, editorial, broadcast, publications, newsletters, broadcast journalism, newspaper, investigative reporting, new media, seo, media relations, headline writing, newspaper design, writing, digital media, web content writing, fact checking

Experience

case review manager

public sector

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

assistant features editor - online

daily mirror

2017-7 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

voluntary social media officer

malaika kids

2011-10 - Present · 15 yrs

I am a volunteer for the London branch of Tanzanian based charity Malaika Kids. I do regular updates on the charity’s twitter and Facebook sites – including a recent 12 tweets of Christmas campaign, produce press releases, and have created and now edit the charity blog I also regularly update Facebook and have launched and now edit the charity’s own blog, which is viewable here: http://bit.ly/IRFZ7L . I have written press releases and used some stories to pitch these to national media.

newsdesk - copytaster

daily mirror

2015-5 - 2017-7 · 2 yrs 3 mos

senior reporter

dailymail.com

2014-12 - 2015-5 · 6 mos

reporter

daily telegraph

2013-3 - 2014-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

I worked as a general news reporter, writing for both the website and newspaper at the Daily Telegraph. I have worked on a number of breaking news stories, including the murder of Lee Rigby and death of Margaret Thatcher. I have used Freedom of Information requests to bring in my own stories, and have experience copy tasting as well as night news editing.

senior media officer

national deaf children's society

2012-7 - 2013-3 · 9 mos

I identify proactive opportunities to publicise the work of the National Deaf Children’s Society, selling in features and news stories to national newspapers and magazines, trade publications, websites and local print and broadcast media. I work with the media team to spot opportunities for comment in daily news and am also part of the planning team for the charity’s current Stolen Futures campaign. This involves coming up with ideas for local and national media stunts, news stories and features so the charity reaches its target to get 100,000 petition signatures. I also train other members of staff in how to do media interviews, recently training 17 deaf young people.

communications officer

nhs london sha

2011-8 - 2012-7 · 1 yr

I had to be aware of all on going NHS issues in this role to respond to media requests, provide press statements and brief spokespeople for reactive interviews.I used my journalism skills to achieve national coverage of London’s major trauma network