Jack Lenox
Student and entrepreneur currently launching new social network eNovella
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://jacklenox.com |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Leadership, Management, Public Relations, Web design |
| Location: | London |
| Groups: | Seedcamp |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of London |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | The Founder newspaper & QUAD magazine (Wise News and Media Ltd), Egham |
| Position: | Owner and Editor-in-Chief |
| Time period: | October 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Founded Wise News and Media Ltd to launch and publish The Founder, the independent student newspaper of Royal Holloway, University of London and its magazine supplement, QUAD.
• Lead a team of 25 people working in a high-pressure environment to produce a fortnightly publication. • Nurture relationships and promote communication between the College, the Students’ Union and the student body at large. • Take editorial responsibility for the publications; coordinating and composing submissions for national student publications including the National Student. • The newspaper has to date generated a turnover of over £40,000 with a forecast annual revenue of at least £25,000. |
| Employer: | Moneymagpie.com, London |
| Position: | Lead Web Developer |
| Time period: | October 2008 - August 2009 |
| Description: | Initially, as an intern, assisted the editorial team by writing and editing financial self-help articles for the site.
Currently implementing and overseeing the restructuring and redesign of Moneymagpie.com. |
| Employer: | The Straits Times, Singapore |
| Position: | Intern/Journalist |
| Time period: | June 2008 - September 2008 |
| Description: | Internship on the sportsdesk of The Straits Times, the national broadsheet newspaper of Singapore.
• Worked independently as a journalist and covered numerous high-pro!le events. • Reported on the build-up to the Beijing Olympics 2008; compiled results and information during the games. • Covered personally assigned domestic sporting events including the Fisher & Paykel Five Nations Netball Cup 2008 - a week-long event which involved composition of credited articles daily. • Assisted a team of more than 30 people on the sportsdesk working to tight deadlines. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of London |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Ancient History, BA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Shortlisted under Innovation category for Channel 4’s 4Talent Awards 2008. Youngest of five individuals to be shortlisted for the category:
"To have driven the launch of a student newspaper is a fantastic achievement. Jack's entrepreneurial spirit really impressed us, and we think he'll go a long way. People who show his drive and vision are hard to come by." - Andy Pipes, Development Producer of channel4.com |
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