1. Jamie Booth
jamiebooth13@hotmail.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jamiebooth92
07450219747
12/09/1992
8 Melbourne Square, Beverley, HU17 7LG, East Riding of Yorkshire
KEY SKILLS
 Understanding and experience of business acumen through practice at a radio
station and leisure centre.
 Experience in investigating, interviewing, and then writing journalistic content.
 Excellent literary and numeracy skills.
 Experience in creating media products on various Adobe software applications
(e.g. radio advertisements, news footage, vox pops).
EDUCATION
Sheffield Hallam University (September 2012 – May 2015)
BA (Hons) Media
Overall grade: tbc
Year 3 modules studied:
• Academic/Professional Practice Portfolio
• Alternative Media
• Dissertation
• Globalisation and the Media
• Media Specialism’s
• Postcolonial Media Culture
BFBS Radio Station (September 2011-June 2012)
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Business and Administration
Woodhouse Grove School (September 2005-June 2011)
Apperley Bridge, Bradford
A-Levels:
Media – B
Geography – B
Physical Education – D
GCSE's above C:
Nine

2. EMPLOYMENT
November 2013 – June 2015 Leisure Assistant Hillsborough Leisure Centre
Main duties performed: Duties include lifeguarding the pool areas, performing first aid
and setting up private booking sessions for pool areas and sports hall activities. Dealing
with customer queries and complaints, and interacting with people from a variety of
ethnic backgrounds and ages.
June 2013 – August 2013 Go-Kart Marshall Akrotiri Go-Kart Club, RAF
Akrotiri
Main duties performed: Repaired go-karts, set up track sessions for Army and RAF
personnel and children birthday parties. Interacting with customers during sessions to
maintain their enjoyment. Worked behind counter serving food and refreshments and using a
cashier till.
September 2014 Runner in the Assistant Director
Department
Newark & Sherwood Forest
Main duties performed: Received and performed errands and jobs tasked to me by any of
the film crew. Voluntary work on a civil war film set for Spool Films.
September 2011 – June 2012 NVQ Student BFBS Radio Station, RAF Akrotiri
Main duties performed: Work experience, qualification and employed at BFBS Akrotiri radio
station. Worked in an intensive office environment interacting with customers and staff, whilst
dealing with the administration aspect of the job. Interacted with the radio and TV presenters
at BFBS, and created radio advertisements, promotions and news stories on-air. I gained
knowledge of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment. I also learnt
valuable skills such as providing administrative services and managing information and
producing documents, and of course learnt how to create radio pieces and interviewing skills.
INTERESTS
Outside of work and university, I like to spend my time with friends and family. I love to travel
whenever I can, due to the nature of how I have lived most of my life, resulting from my
parent’s jobs in the British Army across Germany, Cyprus and England. I have been a keen
reader of Empire film magazine for almost 14 years now, and regularly read the news and
current affairs on the internet and television. I regularly attend the gym to keep fit, and play
rugby, football and do swimming whenever I get the chance to.
REFERENCES
Stephen Harriman (01142256802)
Former Senior Lecturer
(s.a.harriman@shu.ac.uk)
Sheffield Hallam University
John Taylor (07789516990)
Former Assistant Operations Manager
Hillsborough Leisure Centre