CURRICULUM VITAE
Shaun Milne FRSA
PROFILE
Journalist and media consultant examining how trends and strategy can be developed and applied practically in both digital and print environments.
Substantial journalistic experience gained from roles as reporter, sub-editor, news editor and assistant editor on various national UK newspapers.
Additional experience as consulting managing editor of progressive multi-media news agency supplying written, photographic and video content to national and international press, magazine and broadcast markets.
Former co-owner and director of an award winning newspaper and magazine publishing company specialising in award winning digital page turn publications.
Media consultant advising other companies on improvements in working practice, strategies and development of core business.
Motivated self-starter with generous contacts books and hands-on approach to developing lasting relationships with key stakeholders.
Highly organized with a proven ability to work across a range of media platforms including National Press, consumer publishing, digital magazines and online.
Experience of working within hostile environments overseas including problem solving, risk assessment, liaising and content delivery.
Additional experience of business management, forward planning, editorial conferences, staff training, conflict resolutions, crisis management, ambassadorial roles, confident writing, editing and commissioning skills, staff development, budgets and dealing with both legal and compliance issues.
Progressive online skills, basic newspaper production handling; 100wpm NCTJ shorthand.
Pro-active high level relationships across media, business and political communities.
Full UK driving licence.
Elected as Fellow to the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in 2008.
Active blogger for a number of sites, seasoned ghost-writer for newspaper columns.
WORK HISTORY & EXPERIENCE
Freelance Media Consultant and Journalist
UK: 2009 - Present
Freelance media consultant offering advice to businesses, local authorities and charities on strategy, content and news management. Also provision of regular editorial services and editorial content to national Press.
Currently engaged with Deadline Press and Picture Agency in Edinburgh as Consultant Managing Editor.
Director/Co-Owner, Planet Ink Ltd
Glasgow: 2006 - 2009
Founding director of award-winning design, media and publishing company specialising in digital titles and in-house corporate newspapers and magazines. Involved with various successful newspaper and magazine launches in digital and print, story gathering, copy writing, forward planning, business development, staffing and web presence, stakeholder relations and contract negotiations.
Associate News Editor, Daily Record
Glasgow: 2006 - 2007
Launch News Editor for Record PM stable of titles supervising news gathering operation managing team of four reporters, dealing with agencies, taking conference, dealing with any legal issues and working to tight budgets and deadlines. (Planet Ink in same period)
Assistant Editor, Scottish Daily Mirror
Glasgow: 2003 - 2006
Responsible for supervising news, sport and picture operations on a daily basis stepping up for Editor as and when required. Managed all legal, budget and staffing issues.
News Editor, Scottish Daily Mirror
Glasgow: 2000 - 2003
Headed small news operation for editorial relaunch, hiring additional staff, building relationships with agencies, writing copy, forward planning and related editorial issues.
News Reporter, Daily Mirror
London: 2000
Reporter covering varied beat including crime, business and showbiz, stepping up for deputy night News Editor as required before promotion to Scottish News Editor.
News Reporter, Sunday People
London: 2000
Six month posting working largely crime and showbiz beats with travel across UK and abroad after brief freelance shifts with Sunday Mirror and Sunday Telegraph.
News Reporter, Daily Record
Glasgow & Edinburgh: 1996 - 2000
General news reporter later made senior after covering Kosovo War in Balkans. Night news desk during rota one week a month.
Freelance
Glasgow, Edinburgh: 1996
Casual reporter/sub for Glasgow Evening Times; Edinburgh Evening News; Scotland on Sunday; Sunday Mail; Daily Mail; Daily Record.
News Reporter/Sports Editor, Cumnock Chronicle
Cumnock, Ayrshire: 1994 - 1996
Responsible for sports pages and covering news, courts and council; generating exclusive lines, features and establishing strong local contacts.
News Reporter, Wigtown Free Press
Stranraer: 1993 - 1994
General news reporting covering local issues, courts and councils and servicing associated news and sports agency selling to nationals.
EDUCATION
NCTJ National Proficiency Certificate,
1996
Napier University of Edinburgh, HND Journalism Studies,
1991 - 1993
Wester Hailes Education Centre, Edinburgh,
1984 - 1991
Higher: English, Art & Design;
Standard Grade: English, Geography, Maths, Physics, Computing, Secretarial Studies,
Craft and Design; Scotvec: Media Studies, Communication, Information Technology,
Design Studies, English Literature, Microelectronics.
ASSOCIATIONS
Elected as Fellow to Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and
Commerce (RSA) in April 2008.
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