MARIA GALEA - CV
PERSONAL PROFILE
I’ve always had an interest in music, writing and social media. I am well- acquainted with various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, TikTok and YouTube. My blogging experience has enabled me to work with Blogger and Wordpress, as well as using Analytics for these and all social platforms. I enjoy listening to different styles of music, especially indie, pop and electronic as well as attending gigs. I'm currently working in Digital at Blackstar London and as an Assistant Publisher at LDN Magazine. I'm looking to expand my freelance music journalism work alongside my other work.
EXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT PUBLISHER, LDN MAGAZINE
EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR, LDN MAGAZINE
October 2018 - Present
October 2018 - May 2019
Writing articles and pitching to PRs (interviews, features, reviews)
Choosing content and leading a group of people
Managing Emails
Subbing and editing (using Google Drive/Sheets/Docs)
DIGITAL ASSISTANT/OFFICE MANAGER, BLACKSTAR LONDON
WORK EXPERIENCE, BLACKSTAR LONDON
June 2019 - Present
September 2018 - April 2019
Create marketing plans and roll out plans
Schedule social media posts
Compiling weekly stats for artists using Photoshop and Chartmetric
Dealing with emails accordingly
Organising calendars and boards
Updating website using Squarespace
General office duties
Use of Google Docs (Docs and Sheets)
Help at video shoots
Editing videos using Premier Pro, and Filmora including making of sizzle reels
Creating one sheets and templates using Google Sheets, Slides and Photoshop
RECEPTIONIST/OFFICE ASSISTANT (INTERN), COOKING VINYL LTD
November 2017 - February 2018
Dealing with phone calls, guests, food/stationary shops, post, emails, deliveries
Sorting through the archive room
Packing and sending of promos and other day to day admin work
Assisting Product & Marketing by creating and working on Spreadsheets (Google Docs) looking at sales
and productivity, and compiling press cuttings
• Compiling weekly Chart data
JOURNALISM AND SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BIMM INSTITUTE, SOUNDCITY FESTIVAL
May 2017
Covered Liverpool Sound City Festival 2017 for BIMM
Used BIMM’ s Instagram and T witter accounts over the weekend
Wrote articles and interview features
DATA ENTRY AND ARCHIVE (WORK EXPERIENCE), BACKPAGES LTD
February 2017 - May 2017
Sorting through magazines at Rock’ s Backpages
Archiving
Cataloguing of magazines using Microsoft Excel/Google Spreadsheets
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, A WEEK IN THE LIFE
April 2017
• Social media manager: Twitter and Facebook content and growth
CONTENT WRITING, FREELANCE
December 2015 - Present
I have contributed to both music and non-music pieces. Music Blogs included: Yousical, Music Saints, PopuLove
My freelance specialises in article/blog writing, copy-editing, copy-editing, copywriting and proofreading
All blogs used Wordpress
BLOG WRITING, FEARLESS HEAVEN
March 2014 - Present
Use a Blogger format
This has helped me become more comfortable with Google Analytics
Since I have a Facebook page, it has allowed me to find out about Facebook Analytics and Advertising
I also use Twitter Analytics and Promotion
EDUCATION
BA(HONS) MUSIC JOURNALISM, BIMM LONDON
October 2016 - June 2019
Graduated with a First Class
Modules included PR, Marketing, Music Business, Magazine design (using InDesign)
DIPLOMA IN POPULAR MUSIC PERFROMANCE VOCALS, BIMM LONDON
October 2015 - June 2016
Vocals, live performance, music production (using Logic) and music business modules