1. Summary
Skills &
strengths
PRESENT PERMANENT POSITION: Programme Leader, MA Journalism,
University of Salford. Lecturer in journalism (online, print & sport).
 News and sports journalist for 33 years, including with national, regional and local
newspapers, news agencies and websites
 Worked for the BBC (inbothnews and sport); the Press Association (national news
agency for the UK and Ireland); still do freelance journalism work for the BBC
 University lecturer, mentor, trainer, researcher and author
 Experienced journalist and lecturer
 Creative and innovative
 Excellentcommunicator andexperiencedsenior manager and team leader; have given
talks andpresentations to both small and large audiences (across a range of ages)
 Extensive writing and subbing experience, in print and online
 Multiskilled, versatile and adaptable
 Used various types of software,including differentcontent management systems, and
familiar with the technical side of websites, including coding and metadata
 Perform well under pressure,includingwhen meetingdeadlines and making decisions
 Excellent editorial and technical judgement; very good at troubleshooting
 Meticulous and methodical
Experience &
achievements
2011-2014 BBC Sport and BBC News Salford
 Senior Broadcast Journalist with Sport Interactive (special duties as sub-editor
included looking after the style guide for the BBC Sport website)
 Did a six-month attachmentas North Producer for BBC News School Report
 Trained about70 colleagues,including managers,on the new BBC Live system
2006 – 2011 Johnston Press Preston
 DigitalEditor (member ofsenior management team) atthe Lancashire Evening Post,
overseeingdigitalservices and in chargeofa small team of web designers. Managed
various projects, including Johnston Press’ group-wide Newsroom of the Future
 Commissionedvideoandaudio;introduceda popular videonews bulletinand produced
a hostofinnovative and creative webfeatures,includinga regional news imap,News Idol
and LEP Live; interacted with the public on social media platforms
 Gave presentations and talks, including to newspaper editors and visiting media
organisations; monitor industry developments and audience expectations
 Filmed/recorded and edited video/audio using Avid/Windows Movie Maker/Audition
 Trainedsub-editors to putappropriatecontentonline;helpedto produce website content
and online policy guide for parent company Johnston Press
 AppointedDivisionalChampion byJohnston Press to overseeandco-ordinate roll-out
ofnew websites in the group’s North Westregion,demonstrating the ability to work well
editorially and operationally across a range of websites
2006 University of Central Lancashire Preston
Part-time lecturer: Helped to set up and teach the Journalism Leaders Programme
MartinG Hamer(MA,MEd)

2. 2005-2006 BBC Online/Interactive Manchester
 News gathering, reporting and editing; picture editing using Photoshop
 Wrote news and sports features
 Contributedto the digitaltextservicefor the LocalTV pilotprojectin Birmingham
 Radio work for BBC Manchester
2001-2005 University of Sheffield Sheffield
 Set up and taught an MA in Web Journalism to UK and overseas students
 Co-authored Key Concepts in Journalism Studies (Franklin et al, Sage, 2005)
 Taught online and print journalism to undergraduates
 Was personal tutor to both undergraduate and postgraduate students
 Organised and managed newsdays and field trips for students
 Wrote a chapter called Trading on Trust in Local Journalism and Local Media:
Making the Local News (ed by Franklin, Routledge, 2006)
2000 Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool
Part-time lecturer in sports journalism
1989-2001 The Press Association (PA) London, Leeds and Howden
 Assistant Sports News Editor
 EditorialDevelopmentManager (including looking after work placements and trainee
journalists)
 Gave talks and did presentations on behalf of the company
 New Media Sports Editor
 PA's first Northern Sports Correspondent and Rugby League Reporter
 Co-Deputy Editor, www.sportinglife.com
1983-1989 Workedfor daily/weeklynewspapers London & Manchester
Qualifications 2002-2004 University of Sheffield Sheffield
Passed MEd in E-Learning
1998-2000 Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool
Passed MA in Journalism Studies
1982-1983, 1985 South Glamorgan Institute of HE Cardiff
Passed Pre-entry course in Journalism and all four parts of Proficiency Test first time
1975-1982 Cardinal Langley Grammar School Rochdale
Nine O levels and four A levels
Home
31 Wellbank View
Norden
Rochdale OL12 7QZ
http://twitter.com/martinhamer
Mob: 07903 551818
hamers31@btopenworld.com
Work
School of Arts and Media
University of Salford
MediaCityUK, Salford M5 2HE
http://www.salford.ac.uk/arts-media
Mob: 07903 551818
m.hamer@salf ord.ac.uk