Ciaran Bradley

About

I am a Master's-qualified Editor and Producer with Reach, overseeing the Irish Mirror, Belfast & Dublin Live, Cork Beo, Galway Beo, RSVP and Buzz. I help make sure we reach more people with important and engaging content, and head up our podcast and video strategy. This also involves editing and production of video and audio, as well as written feature and news articles.Previously, I worked for Off The Ball, the leading sports programme in the country. We report on breaking news on a daily basis, tailoring our content for different audiences on different media. I analyse what works and what doesn't to help market our site as the place to go for news. I am skilled in video editing software, social media analytics and writing feature pieces on current affairs. I also produce the Off The Bench podcast, in addition to having produced the Keith Andrews Show.I also have extensive experience in public affairs, qualitative policy research, political risk analysis, digital media communications and English teaching. My analytical work involved identifying trends in current affairs, to write political risk analyses that informed commercial decisions for blue-chip businesses. During my Master's in Politics and Irish Studies, my thesis was on the Troubles in Northern Ireland, where I sourced and conducted interviews with members of the republican leadership and BBC producers, to produce a work of critical merit.My work in communications for a foreign policy organisation saw me source individuals for public-speaking events, as well as using social media to advertise our work. My work with the BBC allowed me to better understand how politics and the media overlap, and allowed me to garner a lot of both news media and political contacts.Additionally, working for prestigious technology companies as Yelp allowed me to understand the mechanics of digital media and messaging. Here I was credited as the best communicator in the office; a skill I have since honed in my political writing on foreign affairs (one addressing the terrorist attacks in Paris is attached.) Most recent communication work has involved teaching English in South Korea, to children who aspire to Ivy League universities in the United States and top domestic universities.Having also created and run my own e-commerce website, where we imported pet products from China and sold to the UK market.