Media Consultant/Consulting Managing Editor at Deadline Press and Picture Agency
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Consulting Managing Editor at Deadline Press & Picture Agency
- owner at Milne Media Consultants
- Past
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- Owner at Planet Ink Limited
- Director at Planet Ink Limited
- Associate News Editor at Scottish Daily Record
- Assistant Editor (Scotland) at Daily Mirror
- Senior News Reporter at Sunday People
- News Reporter at Scottish Daily Record
- Education
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- Napier University
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Shaun Milne’s Summary
Media consultant examining how trends and strategy can be developed and applied practically in both digital and print environments.
Substantial journalistic experience gained from roles as reporter, sub-editor, news editor and assistant editor on various national UK newspapers.
Former co-owner and director of an award winning newspaper and magazine publishing company specialising in digital page turn publications.
Provide advice to other companies on improvements in working practice, strategies and development of core business.
Motivated self-starter with generous contacts books and hands-on approach to developing lasting relationships with key stakeholders.
Highly organized with a proven ability to work across a range of media platforms including National Press, consumer publishing, digital magazines and online.
Experience of working within hostile environments overseas including problem solving, risk assessment, liaising and content delivery.
Additional experience of business management, forward planning, editorial conferences, staff training, conflict resolutions, crisis management, ambassadorial roles, confident writing, editing and commissioning skills, staff development, budgets and dealing with both legal and compliance issues.
Pro-active high level relationships across media, business and political communities.
Elected as Fellow to the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in 2008.
Active blogger for a number of sites, seasoned ghost-writer for newspaper columns.
Keen advocate of educating next generation of journalists on how to marry traditional newspaper skills with new media.
Shaun Milne’s Specialties:
Digital newspaper and magazine production, reporting skils, news management, media law, newspaper production, contract negotiations, copywriting, newsgathering, strategy, online news, web development, training.
Shaun Milne’s Experience
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Consulting Managing Editor
Deadline Press & Picture Agency
(Writing and Editing industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Overseeing editorial operation supplying words, images and video to UK national Press, broadcasters and magazines.
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owner
Milne Media Consultants
(Writing and Editing industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Freelance media consultant and editorial content supplier.
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Owner
Planet Ink Limited
(Media Production industry)
January 2006 — February 2009 (3 years 2 months)
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Director
Planet Ink Limited
(Media Production industry)
January 2006 — February 2009 (3 years 2 months)
Founding Director and Company Secretary, Planet Ink Limited: New generation digital publishing for corporate and private sectors; award winning publisher of in-house company magazines; specialist publishers of niche publications and digital page turn-magazines; corporate redesigns.
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Associate News Editor
Scottish Daily Record
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
Launch news editor for Record PM stable of free newspapers
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Assistant Editor (Scotland)
Daily Mirror
(Newspapers industry)
2000 — 2006 (6 years )
Reporter for London desk followed by promotions to news editor then assistant editor for Scottish operation.
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Senior News Reporter
Sunday People
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
News reporter for red top Sunday newspaper
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News Reporter
Scottish Daily Record
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years )
News reporter for Scotland's biggest selling national daily.
Shaun Milne’s Education
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Napier University
1991 — 1993
Additional Information
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Shaun Milne’s Interests:
Digital publishing, page turn, media, journalism, publishing, newspapers, magazines,blogs, blogging, new technology, football (soccer), music, reading
Shaun Milne’s Groups:
FSB (Federation of Small Businesses, NCTJ (National Council for Training of Journalists), NUJ (National Union of Journalists), RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
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Edinburgh Communications and Media
Shaun Milne’s Honors:
PPA Scotland Award 2007 'Best Staff Magazine'
PPA Scotland Award 2007 'Highly Commended' Specialist Consumer Magazine
PPA Scotland Award 2007 'Highly Commended' Best Customer Magazine
Bank of Scotland Press Awards 2000, Runner-up.
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