Personal Details

Phone: 0401393218
Email:  mail@tompollock.me
URL: tompollock.me
LinkedIn: Tom Pollock
Twitter: @tom_pollock

Education

Currently completing a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) at Swinburne University, Melbourne.

Successfully obtained Victorian Schools Certificate of Education (VCE) by passing: English, English Language, Chinese, Health and Human Development, International Studies and Maths.

- Flora Hill Secondary College, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 7-10
- Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 11-12

Employment

• Writing news and features for the website
• Sub-editing work produced by other contributors
• Promotion of content via social media
• Creating and editing images for the frontpage slider in Photoshop
• General maintenance of the site
• Attending press conferences, training sessions and matches

• Constant updating of news, multimedia and blogs
• Promotion of news and blogs and interaction with followers on Twitter and Facebook
• Creation of homepage slideshow images using Photoshop
• Writing news articles
• Sub-editing of news and blogs prior to publication

• Promotion of special deals on Facebook and Twitter
• Creation of competitions with the aim of increasing Football Zero’s followers
• Customer engagement by using videos, images, news stories and questions

July 2011 – October 2011: The Scotsman

Sports desk assistant, duties include:

• Writing articles for publication
• The production of page-fillers (quizzes, TV previews, match previews, team and injury news)
• Sub-editing
• Meeting deadlines

May 2006 – September 2009:  Bendigo Bombers & Essendon Bombers

Match reporter, duties include:

• Writing match reports for a specific audience
• Meeting deadlines
• Traveling to games

Skills

• News writing
• Feature writing
• Interviewing
• Photoshop
• Video editing
• Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest)
• Content Management Systems (WordPress, Kentico, ExpressionEngine)

Competencies

• Relate well to other people
• Enjoy challenges
• Work effectively
• Work independently and with others
• Confident in own ability
• Mature/responsible
• Good sense of humour
• Respectful
• Able to take direction

Community Involvement/Achievements

2012:

• Launched MFootball.
• Joined the Football Media Association.
• Joined Football Zero as a social media manager.
• Attended the Football Media Association’s Professional Development day.
• Completed freelance subediting work for Cycling Australia.

2011:

• Spent eight months overseas, travelling around England, Scotland and mainland Europe.
• While in Edinburgh, I completed a three month internship with The Scotsman newspaper.
• Joined Green and Gold Army as a website and social media editor. I also contribute articles.
• Started writing news and feature articles for AtléticoFans.

2010:

• Worked on a six month contract for the Victorian Government’s youth website to submit various articles for publication.
• Attended two days of intense Youthcentral training about writing for the internet, how to interview effectively, legal aspects of writing for a Government website and how to engage your audience.
• Created a personal blog about football (soccer) in Australia, Europe, Asia and the UK.
• Wrote a weekly column covering Australian football (soccer) for World Football Columns.

2009:

• Wrote match reports for the Bendigo Bombers Football Club, through the local youth organisation, Lead On.
• Guest speaker at the Flora Hill Secondary College Boys’ assembly.

2008:

• Participated in Flora Hill Secondary College leadership training.
• Wrote match reports for the Bendigo Bombers Football Club, through Lead On.
• Nightingale sports house captain.
• Passed Year 10 with honours.
• Participated in work experience at The Bendigo Advertiser.

2007:

• Wrote match reports for the Bendigo Bombers Football Club, through Lead On.
• Participated in the Flora Hill SC China Study Tour.
• Passed Year 9 with Honours.

2006:

• Wrote match reports for the Bendigo Bombers Football Club, through Lead On.