CMM - Claire-May Minett's website

My Media CVs

Curiculum Vitae:
Click here to download cv.doc

Personal Profile:
From a Musical Theatre background I have achieved, by broadening my horizons a greater understanding of television programming. I am flexible in my approach to tasks but I have the ability to adapt to many media formats. Using my extensive administration skills I can be very organised and methodical in my work. Being capable, humorous, determined and caring I am dedicated to working in the media. I also play a diversifying role in the community to devise fund-raising ideas for local charities.

Key Skills and Attributes:
Very organised with lots of energy and stamina
Flexible but work well with deadlines and schedules
Wide knowledge of television production and programming
Particularly work well in team work and communicate well with people of all backgrounds
Determined and dedicated to excel in the Media Industry

Employment History:
ITV Granada 19/12/06 - 19/01/07:
Media Training North West, Enabling Media Training Scheme with the Music Department in Granada Studio's. Researching song titles from music books. Initial music set up, digitising music onto the computer and setting LP's ready for digitalisation.

Better Choices Ltd 30/7/06 - 31/10/06:
Part of a clerical team providing clerical assistance. Data inputting clients details on 'Core plus'. Sorting out the mail, photocopying, faxing, using own flexi sheet, franking and answering phone calls. Reception duties, being the first point of call for our clients to see and handling queries.

Women's Enterprise Initiative 05/05 – 05/06:
Providing supervisor with administrative assistance. Daily duties including email, intranet, filing, faxing, mail, photocopying and answering phone calls. Responsible for providing information into the databases and spreadsheets. Typing correspondence and attending Network Events/Trade Fairs.

Hobbies and Interest:
Working as part of a team or individually with a local charity group to organise and plan fund raising events. Utilising my organisational and communication skills under pressure at times. Part of the team organising and producing musical theatrical productions in my local amateur dramatics society. Going to the cinema, listening to music and reading. Editing film/music clips on Adobe Première, with putting together video shorts for educational and personal purposes. Attending Studio audiences watching television productions and crew at their work. Doing television extra work and applying for reality television shows.

Education & Training:
Rydings School 1990/94:
GCSE Science E

Hopwood Hall College 1990/1998:
GCSE English D
GNVQ Maths level 1 & 2
GNVQ English level 3 & 4
R.S.A Clait
Pitman Diploma Office
Office Applications
Btec 1st and National
Dip in Performing Arts

Hopwood Hall College 2007:
Btec National Award Y1 Media

Learn Direct 2004/2005: Part 1 ECDL E3 Mathematics

Women's Enterprise May 2006: Courses attended: Interview skills, Assertiveness, Impact and Etiquette in the Workplace, Confidence Building, and Time Management.

Radio Regen June/July 2007: 10 week production placement
Covered editing, using technical equipment e.g. mini disc recorder, mixing desks, and using adobe audition.

Discovery Day Nov/Dec 2006: Taster course following ITV ITV Disability Placement Disability Placement

Discovery Day 20th/21st Aug 07: ITV Taster course which includes understanding of ITV as a whole

Media Portfolio:

Audiences:
15/02/03 – Saturday Night Takeaway
?/09/05 – Mastermind
23/11/06 – The Jeremy Kyle Show
8/01/07 – Soapstar Superstar
14/02/07 – Britain's Got Talent 'Birmingham'
23/03/07 – Britain's Got Talent 'Manchester'
31/03/07 – Mastermind
9/07/08 – Sport Mastermind

Participated/Extra:
6/09/05 – ITV Soap Challenge
6/11/05 – Antiques Roadshow
9/01/07 – Accuma Advert (Paid Role)
18/01/07 – BBC Meat Programme aka 'Kill it, Cook it, Eat it'
09/03/07 – Swizzcall Contestant

Auditions:
26/07/06 – X Factor, Televised on Xtra Factor & DVD
9/11/06 – Mastermind
03/02/07 – Big Brother
15/02/07 – Grease is the word
27/02/07 – Britain's Got Talent
12/04/07 – Identity