1. PAUL MORRIS
58 Orton Road, Warton, Nr Tamworth,Staffs, B79 0HU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1827 896130 (land-line) +44(0)7786423163 (mobile)
p.morris10@btinternet.com (email)
KEY SKILLS
 Experienced PR professional with newsroom and extensive press enquiry/handling experience
 NCTJ qualified journalist with experience in journalism on trade business magazines
 Skilled copywriter delivering sparkling copy on brief and on time.
 Published freelance journalist on issues including, history, politics, international relations and
memorial/commemorative/remembrance issues
 Account management covering newsroom/press office services and project management/ production of
marketing communications, literature/websites.
 Professional proofreader with extensive experience in proofing an extensive range of media, both in print
and online.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
CAMPBELL MARSH COMMUNICATIONS, LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE
[PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DESIGN CONSULTANCY] – ACCOUNT MANAGER – May 2007 – September 2010
 Responsible for management of small team of junior account executives, handling day-to-day press and
public relations for housing associations, charities and property companies. Duties included pro-active press
and media relations, as well as reactive press inquiry handling on an ongoing basis. Dealing with print press,
television, radio and online. Preparing media releases and briefing client directors on media handling.
 News editor of monthly trade magazine for the building interiors sector
FREELANCE JOURNALISM
I have written articles/reviews on politics, news and current affairs for a number of Czech publications
including The New Presence and The Czech Position and a number of commercial articles for Expats.cz.
These articles include subjects include, the assassination of the leading Nazi, Reinhard Heydrich, the
Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia in 1942 and the history of Barrandov Studios in Prague in the 20th
century.
WRITING EXPERIENCE
Author of Triage published by Raven Crest Publishing (2013) and Blacktop Cops (2014)
PROOFREADING EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE PROOFREADER
MARCH 2014 – PRESENT
Acting as a proofreader for companies including Jones & Palmer and Inspired Thinking Group, proofing
marketing and advertising materials, company annual reports and websites. Proofing of dissertations and
theses for students of Aston University Business School. Quality Control at SGS Europe for Philips
Consumer Lifestyle.
SAMURAI EDITORIAL SERVICES
EDITOR, PRAGUE, JUNE 2012 – MARCH 2014
Proofreading and editing translated documents including complex legal and insurance documents, press
releases and academic theses at undergraduate and Master’s level for large translation companies,
including Moudry Preklad SRO (Wise Translations), independent translators and students from Prague’s
prestigious Charles University. Editing of books by independent authors.

2. UNICOM, PRAGUE
EDITOR, JUNE 2011 – JUNE 2012
Copywriting, editing and proofreading for a boutique translation company with a number of blue chip client
companies.
LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Since completing my CELTA qualification I have been teaching English to classes and students for language
schools including Presto and to private students. My special focus was on business English, economics,
politics and history. Also taught English to international student via Skype for GoFluent
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SAMURAI PRESS & PR - ATHERSTONE, WARWICKSHIRE
[PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANCY] – 2004 - 2007
 Providing a full range of marketing, advertising, public relations and communications services to a number
of companies from the technology and insurance sectors. Clients included: Genus Group (Document
Management Specialists), Optical Image Technology UK (Information Management Specialists), Clockwork
Software Systems (Open Source Software Specialists, Cunningham & Lindsey UK (Loss Adjusters &
Insurance Services)
 Projects worked on include: Generation of significant media coverage for Clockwork Software Systems,
Branding consultancy for OITUK Ltd's C-Cube product range, Developed strategic campaign for OITUK Ltd's
C-Cube product range targeted at the health sector.
THE BRIDGE GROUP - COVENTRY
[COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANCY] - 2002 - 2004
 Communications and marketing consultancy with clients predominantly in the social housing 'not for profit'
sector and charity clients including Lifesavers, The Royal Life Saving Society UK.
 Produced recruitment ads for housing consultancy HACAS Chapman Hendy – Ads featured in housing
journals and Society Guardian
 Worked with in-house design team to produce conceptual ads for a training programme initiated by the
Chartered Institute of Housing
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
I am a passionate historian having travelled extensively in Europe to the battlefields and war cemeteries of
the First and Second World Wars on a number of coach and walking tours. My experiences proved of much
use when writing my Master’s dissertation which detailed the development of memorialisation and
commemorative culture related to military conflict from 1918 to the present in the UK. I am also a member of
the Western Front Association, Birmingham branch.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
BRITISH STUDY CENTRES, OXFORD (2011)
(CELTA) CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TO ADULTS
WARWICK UNIVERSITY, COVENTRY (2006-2008)
MA HISTORY
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE WORCESTER (1997- 2000)
BA HONS HISTORY & ENGLISH LITERATURE
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE, LEAMINGTON SPA (2000-2001)
NCTJ – PRE-ENTRY CERTIFICATE IN NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST