About Me
I am currently a Video Assistant Producer at Audio Always in MediaCityUK, Salford, where I shoot and edit video across a variety of podcasts for social media.
Throughout university I engaged in student media, whether that be roles in the television, radio or newspaper outlets. As a Senior Producer across the whole of the Manchester Media Group, I ensured that all three divisions worked together, something that won awards at the Student Publication Association Awards 2023.
The Best Overall Digital Media Award was judged by Lucy Dyer of News Associates, who said: "This publication should be proud of the sheer amount of multimedia coverage they've created in the last year, and their commitment to getting everyone involved. We enjoyed their live streams and video series, but most especially their use of TikTok!"
Myself and the other senior producer produced 17 multimedia interviews and news reports in the 2022-23 academic year, as well as livestreamed hustings for SU elections. I assisted in launching the TikTok channel in September 2022, amassing 46.5K views for my coverage of the building occupations by UoM Rent Strike and Manchester Leftist Action.
I studied German and Arabic at the University of Manchester, graduating with a 2:1 Honours in June 2023. During my studies, I completed a year abroad in Amman, Jordan, and Berlin, Germany. I strengthened my journalistic skills whilst interning at the national English-speaking newspaper The Jordan Times, where on a day-to-day basis I edited articles and created news stories from media release briefs, and also reported on my own stories in the fields of charities, film and culture. In Berlin, I wrote an article about my experiences during Germany's €9 summer of travel for a local English-speaking website.
During my time as a student, I also worked at the University of Manchester Students' Union as a Videographer. I created a range of videos for social media and YouTube, as well as becoming skilled in the use of social media scheduling platforms, and making audience-appropriate content for different social media sites.
You can contact me via email, on: tomwgrant@outlook.com