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email: stephencollings *at* hotmail.com

Profile:
Creative but practical, focused yet with a wide range of interests, I am a keen and intelligent writer who is eager to develop and rise to the challenges of both professional administration and journalism. Having achieved graduate-level qualifications in Film Studies and Film Journalism and honed my practical administrative skills in the private sector and local government, I am now looking for new opportunities that are varied, demanding and creative. Ideally suited in a progressive, cooperative environment, I am a reliable, enthusiastic and conscientious worker.

Education:
2005: Distinction; Postgraduate Certificate in Film Journalism from BFI Education in association with Sight and Sound magazine.

1998 – 2001: 2:1 BA (Hons); Film Studies at Southampton Solent University

1996 – 1998: Clevedon Community School. 3 A levels: Media Studies (A), English Language (B), Maths (D). Nine GCSEs: 2 A*, 4 A, 3 B grades

Volunteer Experience:
Sept 2005 – 2008: Associate Editor
Wears The Trousers online magazine (www.thetrousers.co.uk)

July 2005 - 2008: Contributor
Close-Up Film online magazine (www.close-upfilm.com)