Katherine Sidnell is a highly organized and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about publishing. She has experience working at a FTSE 100 academic publishing company and as a programme coordinator at Informa, where she managed course materials and processed student applications. She is now looking for an editorial position and has skills in Microsoft Office, content writing, social media, and photography.

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ksidnell@outlook.com
Email
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ksidnell1
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@ksidnell
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SAP
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
SUMMARY
I am a highly organised, motivated and detail-oriented
individual, who is deeply passionate about publishing. During
my early twenties, I gained digital and magazine experience and
went on to work at a FTSE 100 (specialising in academic
publishing). I became highly proficient at MS Word, Excel and
Adobe Photoshop, constantly striving to develop my skills
further. Having worked at Informa for well over a year, I am now
looking for my first full- time role in an editorial position.
CONTACT
CONTENT
WRITING
ORGANISATION
MICROSOFT
WORD
CONTENT EDITING
SOCIAL MEDIA
MARKETING
I am a keen photographer, spending many hours exploring and photographing historic London. I
was even lucky enough to win a national amateur photography competition, held by Great
Western Railway, with a shot of the Dawlish coastline. I am also an avid collector of costume
jewellery and frequently trawl local antiques shops and fairs for my next find.
HOBBIES
SKILLS
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER 2012 – 2015
English – 2.1 BA (Hons)
- Student course representative (2013 – 2015)
- Open day student representative (2012 – 2014)
- Secretary for the Literature society (until its close in 2015.)
BODMIN COLLEGE SIXTH FORM 2009 – 2012
- 4 A-Levels including: ICT (B),English Language (B), English Literature (C) and Media Studies (B -
specialising in Photoshop CS5.5 suite)
- Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold)
- ECDL Information Technology Level 3 – Specialising in Microsoft Word & Excel
- 2 Community Action awards (CATs) for service to the community
LOOE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 2004 – 2009
- 11 GCSEs A-C (6 As, 1 B, 5 Cs including Maths and English) and Working with Others NVQ
(Level 2)
- Head-teacher’s commendations
- Baden Powell Award
- Student council representative
EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR | INFORMA AUG 2016 – PRESENT
In early August 2016, I joined Lloyds Maritime Academy - a subsidiary of Informa. I progressed quickly
and within six months I was successfully running around thirty courses across two academies. During
this time, my day to day responsibilities included: managing student assignments, processing student
applications and liaising with course authors. I was also involved in editing modules before they were
released to students. This played to my existing skills, as I had already formatted using a house style
and researched images / bibliography sources whilst at The London Magazine. I became passionate
about the project and now wish to develop my editorial skills further within Informa. For a reference,
please contact: Ted Bailey (Head of Digital Learning) on 07717 894099
UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER | LIBRARY ASSISTANT JAN 2014 – APR 2015
Whilst completing my degree at Chichester, I had a part time job as an assistant at the University’s
academic library. Having interned with Cornwall County Council, I felt comfortable in my role and
happily interacted with senior staff, students and the public. The position allowed me to develop my
research skills, as I worked with E-journals, digital catalogues and reproductions of out-of-print
books. For a reference, please contact: Ruth Clark (Librarian) at r.clark@chi.ac.uk
THE LONDON MAGAZINE | MAGAZINE INTERN JAN 2015
In early 2015, I interned at The London Magazine, working alongside the marketing and editorial
departments of the magazine. During this time, I produced promotional materials for the annual
short story competition in Photoshop and these were sent to over 250 higher education institutions.
I also began to develop a working relationship with authors, liaising with them about submissions
prior to publication. Since the internship, I have continued to be in contact with the company and
was offered a full-time position, despite not having left university. For a reference, please contact: Dr
Steven O’Brien (Chief Editor) at steven.obrien@port.ac.uk
CHALLENGE M.E l SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAGINER JUNE 2012 – AUG 2013
During my late teens, I helped to manage the Challenge M.E triathlon, a local event that supported
the charities Action for M.E and TYMES Trust. My role was largely media based, as I developed
advertising to be posted on social media outlets and wrote blogs on WordPress. In doing this, I
developed both my editorial and Adobe Suite skills, which I utilised throughout my career. For a
reference, please contact: Jenifer Brown (nee Flynn) (Event Founder) on 07853 277861 or
flynnjenifer@gmail.com
CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL l INTERN JUNE 2008
At fifteen, I completed a brief internship at my local library. Though my placement lasted just two
weeks, I found the experience deeply fulfilling as I was able to help my local community whilst
pursuing my love of literature. It was during this time that I developed my time management skills
as my day-to-day responsibilities included: interacting with the public, dealing with various queries
and delivering items to various local organisations. For a business reference, please contact: Gillian
Saunders (Head Librarian) at libraries@cornwall.gov.uk
KATHERINE
SIDNELL