Media and New Media Officer at Oxfam Scotland
2012 - Present
Responsible for media and communications work for Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme in Scotland. Also help partner organisations in communities across Scotland get more out of their contact with the media. Create and deliver media strategies and media training courses.

Senior Broadcast Journalist Producer at BBC
2007 - 2012
Output producer for An Là, the half-hour evening news programme on BBC ALBA.
Worked as part of a small team during the conception and development of the programme.
Managed a team of journalists based in Glasgow and at the Scottish Parliament.
In 2010 and 2011 produced BBC ALBA's election output.
Reporter on television and radio. Trained video journalist.
Carried out foreign filming trips as a director with Eòrpa.

Chief Executive and Publisher at Southside Media
2005 - 2007
Launched Southside Media, a not-for-profit social enterprise and one of the first Community Interest Companies in Scotland. Published two monthly community newspapers called G41 and G42 and two online community news networks called g41.org.uk and g42.org.uk.

Freelance journalist
2005 - 2007
As well as work on Southside Media, wrote news articles for the Sunday Herald, was a production journalist on The Herald website, was the Stringers Producer for the BBC's network coverage of the 2007 Elections and was a regular contributor to various programmes on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. Also did some production shifts on Good Morning Scotland.

Senior Broadcast Journalist Reporter at BBC
2004 - 2005
Scottish reporter for The Politics Show, originating stories, writing and delivering scripts, interviewing contributors and giving editorial guidance to colleagues. On one day a week worked as a political reporter covering the Scottish Parliament for various BBC Scotland television and radio outlets.

Broadcast Journalist at BBC
2002 - 2004
Moved to BBC Scotland's Scottish Parliamentary Unit in the run-up to the launch of The Politics Show. Originated, produced and directed packages. Developed reputation for finding original stories and presenting them in an interesting and engaging way. Gained extensive experience producing live television on The Politics Show Scotland, Holyrood Live and Scottish Questions Live from Westminster. During Parliamentary recesses worked for other BBC Scotland news outlets, including Good Morning Scotland, Newsdrive and Reporting Scotland.

Researcher/Director at BBC
2000 - 2002
First a Researcher and then a Researcher/Director with Eòrpa. Worked in several European countries including Norway, Holland, Denmark and Kosovo. A highlight was originating and researching a programme which proved for the first time that Depleted Uranium munitions used by Nato during the Balkan conflicts had contaminated local people.

Media Resource Officer, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
1999 - 2000

Senior Reporter, Edinburgh Evening News
1998 - 1999

Senior Reporter, Huddersfield Examiner
1997-1998

Junior Reporter, Express & Chronicle Series, West Yorkshire
1995 - 1997

Education and training

Open University
Envol: Upper intermediate French

BBC Academy 2010
Leadership Essentials

BBC College of Journalism 2009
Editorial Leadership Course

BBC Video Journalist Course 2007
Trained in use of Z1 cameras and Avid Newscutter

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 2000 - 2001
Diploma, Television & Multimedia

Trinity Training 1997
Senior Reporter's Certificate

Sheffield College 1995
NCTJ Fast-track Pre-entry Certificate

The University of Edinburgh, 1990 - 1994
MA (Gen Hons), English & Scottish Literature, Celtic Studies

Awards and honours

2009
Producer, An Là, nominated Best Current Affairs category, Celtic Media Awards

2008
Publisher, G42, Runner-up, Oxfam Refugee Week Scottish Media Awards, Local Media

2006
UnLtd Social Entrepreneur Level 2 Awardee

2004
UnLtd Social Entrepreneur Level 1 Awardee

2002
Researcher, Eòrpa, Depleted Uranium, nominated Best Current Affairs category, Celtic Film & Television Awards