Samuel Bakowski

Role involves: SEO and affiliate strategies for the UK, European and US markets, content marketing and travel guide authorship, relationship building, website optimization, and spearheading PR initiatives.

Freelance contributions

Role involved breaking news, features, interviewing leading CEOs and CFOs, and writing and editing in-depth reports on various regional investment communities. Promoted the brand through print and online marketing, and the organization of award ceremonies for the European and North American investment communities.

Contributed to Talksport’s Extra Time radio programme. Work involved research, scriptwriting and securing interviews with leading figures within British sport

Scriptwriting and broadcasting to strict hourly deadlines. Highlights included coverage of the London Olympics 2012 and the French Open.

Worked as an online freelance desk-journalist at Radio France International (RFI). Role involved breaking news, copy and research

Research, writing, production and marketing of senior-level market-focused reports about issues and trends within various global industries. Also brand promotion at conferences and liasing with PR team to devise creative campaigns for the various divisions.

After completing a six-month internship in the communications department, I continued my role on a staff contract for as long as core funding allowed. * Contributed to the written content, design and production of print publications including the widely-reported annual Corruption Barometer plus regular surveys and specialised reports. *Involved with a range of new initiatives, including researching and writing human interest stories, a new style guide, obituaries, and the creation of an image database.

Sports writing, sub-editing, basic HTML and picture editing. Gained understanding of print/online interface and the differing requirement of old and new media.

Writing articles, interviews, collating text and images for online and print editions. Liaised with photographers and commissioned editors for regular columns.

Conducting research for specialist writers, sub-editing and participation in editorial meetings.

Marketing and publicity, managing website, proof reading, representing company at London Book Fair and elsewhere, liaising with printers/authors, booksellers, handling invoices and processing orders. Designed and edited bi-monthly newsletter.

Dissertation: Media progression in Poland before, during and after communism. Included research and interviews with senior journalists and government figures in Warsaw and Krakow. LCC News: involved in all aspects of newspaper production and editorial.