Catie Guitart
Freelance Journalist and Researcher
Freelance Assignments
Researcher March 29 – May 7 2010
Online Researcher for STV news website. Taken on for the election period to research, create statistics and write articles for the Politics section.
Research Assistant February 8 – March 24 2010
Research assistant for the Scottish Centre for the Book. Researched, created statistics and wrote copy for The Book Report, a document covering the state of the Scottish publishing industry from 2008-2009. Funded by Publishing Scotland.
Research Assistant May – July 2009
Research assistant for the Scottish Centre for the Book. Researched, created statistics and wrote copy for Intangible Cultural Heritage, an advocacy document to inform and educate communities about intangible cultural heritage. Funded by UNESCO.
Schooling and Skills
- First class BA (Hons) Journalism degree from Napier University
- Winner of the University Medal for the Creative Industries Department of 2009 (Top First Class degree)
- Top student in a graduating class of 25 students
- NCTJ Shorthand Certificate at 100 wpm
- Editor-in-chief of Veritas, the Napier University student newspaper, 2008-2009
- Subeditor of Veritas, the Napier Univerity student newspaper, 2008-2009
- Production and Design editor of Veritas, the Napier University student newspaper, 2008-2009
- Editor of Impulse Magazine, a self-funded student glossy magazine created during third year at Napier University 2007-2008
- Editor-in-Chief of Cougarosity, a student newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska, for two consecutive years 2001-2004
- Proficient with Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut Pro editing suite, Audacity and Microsoft Office programs
- Able to speak, read and write Spanish
