Curriculum Vitae - Richard Kendall
24 January 2008
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Overview:
Over 5 years producing and managing usable and accessible web products in a commercial environment. Currently Web editor of The Evening Telegraph newspaper website, peterborougtoday.co.uk, part of the Johnston Press group, we are Digital Publishing Centre of the Year for 2006.
Using Web standard XHTML and CSS to combine effective visual design and branding with well structured layout and consistent navigation; backed by an understanding of editorial content issues together with commercial and project management skills.
Skills:
- PC and Mac – Dreamweaver MX 2004+, Photoshop CS+, MS Office/Open Office, Content Management Systems, Web standard XHTML and CSS.
- Some experience of Fireworks, ASP, JavaScript, PHP, Adobe Acrobat, Flash, journalism, sub-editing for web, web copywriting, photography and digital audio production.
- Web design: clean, semantic mark up, meta data, image creation optimisation and site redesign experience.
- Accessibility: understanding of W3C compliance and accessibility methods, making web accessible to all users/platforms.
- Usability: user centred design, information architecture issues, navigational structures, branding and user interface design.
- Communication: liaise with editorial, commercial, IT and production departments of Evening Telegraph newspaper.
- Project management: realistic and objective approach to multimedia projects.
- Project management: ability to work in a team or to complete tasks alone.
- Ability to learn new software/skills.
- Willing problem solver.
Projects:
The Guide: local entertainment content minisite of Peterborough Today containing entertainment previews, reviews and interview from The Evening Telegraph newspaper.
Redesigned and produced with web standard XHTML, CSS and ASP.
Your Community: News from where you live - Peterborough Today, collection of local news feds, news Google map and local information, created with usable accessible XHTML/CSS mark up and jQuery JavaScript plugins, November 2007.
Eye in the sky: Web photo sales gallery of aerial photos: Site structure, page construction and navigation elements, using Photoshop web gallery automation for galleries - Peterborough Today, August 2004.
Education:
BA Honours Degree Multimedia Web Production, University of Manchester, Warrington College, 2000 - 2002.
Studied BA Hons Media Production, 1998 - 2000. University of Lincoln, before transferring to Warrington College
Advanced GNVQ Media: Communication and Production with Distinction, 1996 - 98, South Devon College.
B-TEC National Diploma in Leisure Management, 1992 - 94, South Devon College.
A-Level Media Studies; 5 GCSE's, including Maths, English Language, 1985 - 92, Torquay Boys' Grammar School.
Experience:
Web Editor for Peterborough Today, website of The Evening Telegraph newspaper, based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk – Johnston Press website of the Year 2004, October 2002 to present
Responsibilities as Web editor:
Administrating all aspects of the site including daily editorial content upload using content management system and Dreamweaver; planning editorial and commercial strategies; updating navigational elements and existing content; liaising with other newspaper departments; dealing with user orders and queries; producing web standard and accessible content, graphics and promotional images.
General Assistant, Hele Cross Co-op Supermarket, Torquay, Devon, June 90 to May 96 & Oct 96 to Oct 02. Stock ordering, merchandising, supervision, customer service, till operation.
Editorial Reporter, Herald Express Newspaper, Torquay Summer 2000. Researching and writing articles; interviewing the public.
Web site producer and magazine researcher/journalist, www.lccc.co.uk, Lancashire CCC, Old Trafford, Manchester, April to June 2001.
Web research and content proofing, www.wisden.com (now existing online as part of cricinfo.com), June/July 2001.
Additional:
Full clean driving licence. Enjoy reading, music of various genres, photography: digital and traditional, the media, culture, playing cricket and getting fresh air.
Played league cricket for Barton CC, Devon, 1990 to 2000; 2nd XI bowler of the year 1998 and 1999. Abbotskerswell CC, Devon 2001/02, part of 2nd XI promotion team 2002. Peterborough Town CC 2003 to date, Saturday 2nd XI Player of the Year 2003 & 2007.
Referees:
Available on request.
Contact:
Richard Kendall
8 Grovelands, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6AQ. Telephone: 01733 896 258,
richardkendall 74 [at] gmail dot com,
www.richardk.co.uk
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