About: Resume

EDUCATION

2008 - 2009. Fulbright Alistair Cooke Scholarship to Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. M.S. in print journalism. Skills classes in New Media and photography. Won further scholarships from Overseas Press Club, Foreign Press Association, New York Financial Writers Association and the Hugh Fulton Byas Foundation.

2007 - 2008. International Language Institute, Egypt. Intensive course in written and spoken Arabic.

2004 - 2007. Worcester College, University of Oxford, England. BA English Literature. Distinction in first year exams (ranked 11th/270). Awarded college scholarship.

EXPERIENCE

2009. James Reston Reporting Fellowship at the New York Times. Covered a wide range of stories across the New York metropolitan area. Wrote extensively for both the newspaper's print edition and the website, and made the front page twice. Worked on daily hard news, extended features assignments and long-term investigative projects.

2006 - present. Contributor to British publications the New Statesman, the Guardian and the Financial Times. Filed news stories, features articles, travel pieces and book reviews from 800 - 2500 words on tight deadlines. Wrote about Egypt, Africa, and the US and contributed photographs. Topics included gambling on Native American reservations, telecommunications in Somalia, and the architectural decay of European Cairo.

April - July 2006. Editor of The Oxford Student newspaper. Rose to top editorial position after working for a year as Features Editor and Deputy Editor on other Oxford publications. Responsible for producing each week’s edition, with a print run of 5,000. Completely re-designed the paper and introduced 'O+,' a new pullout supplement. Also wrote for Tatler magazine about student life at Oxford.

2003 - 2004. British Army Gap Year Commission. Gained top pass at Regular Commission Board selection centre. Passed course at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Regularly acted as orderly officer for 5000 man garrison in Germany. Qualified as military Alpine Ski Instructor and Ski Tour Leader and instructed soldiers in the Bavarian Alps.

SKILLS

Languages. Arabic and German.

New Media. Photoshop, Bridge, Flash, Final Cut Pro, InDesign and Wordpress.

References available on request