RESUME

TOM CORR, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

SKILLS

I have a variety of media skills, acquired and developed over the years in the different posts I have held (see below). Here is a list of some skills where I have achieved an expert level of understanding:

  • Website Development and Design.
  • Wordpress Content Management System (CMS).
  • Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
  • Internet File Transfer (FTP).
  • Photoshop.
  • Internet Communications (Skype)
  • Public Relations and Publicity.
  • Writing – Reports, Articles, Press Releases, Speeches.
  • Editing – Reports, Articles, etc.
  • Print Production (Pre-press, Press Checks, Proof-reading, etc.)
  • Advertising.
  • Marketing.

POSITIONS HELD

Newspaper Editor

The Nationalist
County Tipperary, Ireland: Oct 1988 – Aug 2008.
Responsible for news and sport content, page layout and design, and marketing of this regional newspaper, which is part of UK Johnston Press Group.

Newspaper Reporter/Assistant Editor

Drogheda Independent & Fingal Independent
Counties Louth and Dublin, Ireland: Nov 1968 – Oct 1988.
Played key role in development of Fingal Independent, while working with these two sister regional newspapers, which are part of Irish Independent Group.

Webmaster, Freelance Web Developer

AllGreatQuotes & TheMediaPro
Aug 2008 – Present.
Expanded and developed hobby website I built back in 2002, www.allgreatquotes.com. Site now gets 900,000 visitors a month – and rising. Launched www.themediapro.com in December 2008, to offer my services and skills to others.

Public Relations Officer

Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann
1991 – 1994.
Public Relations Officer for this international Irish music festival for three years. Responsible for all publicity, dealt with international media, worked with camera crews in making of TV series, edited festival program.

Public Relations Officer

Tipperary CAT Scanner Committee
County Tipperary, Ireland: 2000 – 2002.
Responsible for publicity and took part in fundraising campaign, which succeeded in raising £650,000 (Irish pounds) for vital hospital CAT scanner machine.

EDUCATION

1989 – 1990 Dundalk Regional Technical College, Co. Louth.
Marketing Institute Course in Marketing.

Newspaper Courses
Completed courses in layout and design, reporting and newspaper law.

1961 – 1966 De La Salle College, Skerries, County Dublin.
Honors Leaving Certificate.