XXXXX Road Melbourne 04XXXXXXX opelling@gmail.com www.oliverpelling.com @olliepelling
Forward-thinking, dynamic and adaptable print and online journalist looking to contribute to an editorial team.
Freelance Journalism and Copywriting July 2009 - Present
• Providing freelance material to a range of international arts and entertainment, action sport and lifestyle publications/ outlets. • Currently contribute to Rolling Stone Australia, Beat, HUCK, Slam Skateboarding Magazine, The Aberrican Times, The Berrics, Popmag and many more. A full portfolio can be found at www.oliverpelling.com/portfolio. • Regularly commissioned work includes album and live music reviews, in-depth interviews, general features and news sourcing and writing. • Providing a copywriting service for a range businesses. Responsibilities include concept development, working to a given brief, providing engaging sales and persuasive copy, connecting with consumers across various mediums and meeting deadlines.
Education 2:1 (BA) honours degree Journalism and Creative Writing Kingston University London September 2008 - July 2011
A-Levels
English Language and Literature A, Media B, Critical Thinking B Sussex Downs College, Lewes September 2006 - July 2008
Relevant Skills and Attributes • Fluid in a variety of writing styles including news writing, feature writing, interviews, reviews, headline and caption writing, SEO and online writing, press releases, blog posts and advertising copywriting. • Advanced research skills, both online and offline.
Employment and Work Experience
• Very familiar with online CMS and blogging platforms.
Staff Writer Slam Skateboarding Magazine June 2011 - Present
• Calm under pressure and highly organised.
• Providing written articles for one of Australia’s leading skateboarding titles. • Pitching, developing, and writing original features to help maintain the magazine’s position at the forefront of Australian action sports media.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe InDesign and solid understanding of Photoshop. • Excellent understanding of social media (Twitter, Facebook etc) and how to utilise them to benefit a publication and connect with readers. • Well versed in fact checking and sub-editing and getting both done thoroughly within tight time constraints.
• Liasing with and interviewing various personalities and professionals from the Australian and US action sports circuits.
• Can touch type accurately up to 190wpm.
Editorial Intern Huck Magazine October 2012
References (more available on request)
• Responsible for providing and sourcing features and content for HUCK’s bimonthly magazine and website.
Arts and Entertainments Editor The River newspaper, South West London February 2011 - April 2011 • Managing a small team, commissioning, writing and laying out entertainment features for award-winning student newspaper.
“Ollie is a great contributor to work with. He’s always brimming with enthusiasm and well-pitched ideas, hits deadlines without a glitch and is willing to incorporate feedback back into his work. The ideal freelancer.” - Andrea Kurland, Editor, HUCK Magazine “Ollie is like a magic 8 ball of ideas; any time our team was cornered into a creative vacuum, Ollie would often be the one to crack open the brief with his absurd but brilliant mind. He is an elegant communicator, and is a general all-round superb writer.”
- Lucy Piper, Content Manager, Intrepid Travel