CURRICULUM VITAE
Surname: WhitehouseForenames:Melanie Anne
Home Address:40 North EndTelephone: 01273 841476 Ditchling
East SussexMobile:07930 528153
BN6 8TF
Education:
1967 - 1974Horsham High School, Horsham, West Sussex
Ten O Levels, three A Levels (Art, English, History)
1974 - 1975Worthing College of Further Education
Business Studies diploma
1977 - 1980National Council for the Training of Journalists
Proficiency Certificate (trade equivalent of degree)
1999NVQ2 Interior Design, National Design Academy
Employment:
2010Launch editor of first three issues of new, glossy interiors magazine, ‘home’.
Job included originating all copy, setting up a team of writers, commissioning, editing, seeing full production process through to print.
2004 - 2010Freelance journalist/editor/stylist -Feature writer for Daily Express/ Mail/Mirror/Telegraph; Woman & Home; women’s weeklies, specialising in lifestyle and human interest stories. Books editor (women’s page) Daily Express, commissioning and interviewing authors. Novelist/book editor and proof reader. Blogger for Ideal Home Show website. Interiors’ columnist for Sainsbury’s magazine and Sunday supplement. Stylist for photo shoots. Teacher of my own ‘PR Skills for Beginners’ course.
2000 – 2006 Editorof magazines for EMP, including At Home with Anna Ryder Richardson & Linda Barker, At Home with Ann Maurice the House Doctor, At Home with Lorraine Kelly, Your Business with Anita Roddick, At Home with Tommy Walsh & Handy Andy. Acting Houses Editor for magazines including Ideal Home, Country Homes & Interiors, S magazine, Homes & Ideas.
1997 - 1999Assistant Editor (Features), Woman’s Own - Editing, commissioning, proof reading, managing a team of nine and a departmental budget.
1996 - 1997Freelance journalist - Feature writer for national newspapers and magazines. PR for The Body Shop’s Ban Animal Testing campaign.
1993 - 1996Head of Press Office, RSPCA - Managing a team of six, devising and implementing award-winning PR strategies. Writing press releases, speeches, deciding policy, managing budget. Launching Freedom Food. Making VNRs; media training RSPCA inspectors.
1992 - 1993Freelance journalist - For national newspapers, Woman and Best.
1990 - 1992Woman magazine - Deputy features editor.
1985 - 1990Daily Express - Reporter/feature writer, then education correspondent.
1983 - 1984The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror (Sydney) – Reporter.
1981 - 1983The Sun, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Daily Star - Reporter.
1977 - 1981 The Western Morning NewsWestern Evening Herald - Trainee reporter.
Interests
Interior design, art, gardening, cookery, walking, reading, photography, tennis, travel, music.
References
Amanda Aviss, head of communications, West Sussex County Council.
Tina Moran, assistant editor, Daily Express.
Others upon request.