Charlotte 'Fozz' Forrester

Hi! I'm Charlotte 'Fozz' Forrester, an English graduate from the University of Exeter and a young journalist. 

I am currently the Kickstart Content Assistant for Tyla (LADbible Group) and the co-founder of gals in journalism, a platform that shares resources and creates a community for marginalised genders entering the journalism industry.

My work has appeared in Tyla, Huff Post UK, Polyester, The Breakdown, Student Hut, Express & Star, Girlguiding UK, Live Mag and Femsplain, as well as other publications.

Here is an outline of my editorial experience and for my portfolio. If you would like to get in touch then my links are above to drop me an e-mail or message me on social media.

Experience

Tyla (LADbible Group)

  • Sent several reports daily on Tyla's traffic numbers and video views.
  • Sourced stories and assisted with social packaging, We had record-breaking weeks of traffic and video views while I was on the Tyla team.
  • Wrote articles ranging from features to breaking news and live TV shift work to trending topics. This was done through EMS initially and then Content Stack.
  • Sourced videos and edited them before uploading to JW player.
  • Helped with Tyla's Instagram by using Photoshop and Premiere Rush to create posts and co-led our Black History Month content. During my placement, our Instagram following increased by 25k.
  • Acted as admin for the Tyla beauty and skincare Facebook group which doubled its membership in four months.

    Gals in Journalism

    • Used graphic design and social media strategy skills to share resources and create an online community of over 2,700 members/followers on our Facebook group and Instagram page.
    • Improved my social media copywriting, podcast production, virtual event organising, Canva and Adobe Creative Suite skills, specifically Photoshop, Audition, After Effects and Premiere Pro.

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    • Edited and wrote articles for the Film & TV column using Squarespace and curated a monthly content call.
    • Helped with social media publicity and assisted with other tasks such as newsletter creation.

    RAZZ Magazine

    • Edited the University of Exeter's arts, culture and lifestyle magazine's print issues and regularly contributed to online editing. After my two years, we had tripled its online readership per month and increased the physical distribution from 150 to 4,000 copies.
    • Received our first-ever national SPA nominations in 2019 (Best Magazine Design and Best Interview) and later won our first award for a fashion photoshoot that I led (SPA’s South West Regional Award for Best Collaboration). Later won national awards in the Best Entertainment and Best Lifestyle categories.
    • Developed my skills in newsletter creation, social media management and WordPress. 

    Exeposé

    • Proofed the University of Exeter's biweekly student newspaper which won SPA's 2020 Best Student Publication.

    Work Placements

    • I have fulfilled work experience placements at Red Magazine/Good Housekeeping/Prima, The Sunday Times Magazine, Offstone Publishing Company, Live Mag (Livity) and the Express & Star. My responsibilities included transcribing, researching, producing cuts, contributing to newsletters, writingn pieces and shadowing editors.

    Sample Articles

    Exeposé Online •

    Exeter LGBTQ+ community celebrates Pride

    On 11 May 2019, the 11th annual Exeter Pride took place. The attendees met at St. Sidwell’s Church at 11am, and marched to Northernhay Gardens at noon. Hundreds of attendees carried a 50-metre rainbow flag down the high street. The parade included a fire engine, an ambulance and community volunteers. Councillor Rob Hannaford, the Lord Mayor of Exeter, led the parade and opened the main stage at the Northernhay Gardens. Live bands and cabaret acts performed for the crowd. Exeter Pride is the So
    Huff Post UK •

    Compulsory SRE Is A Massive Step Forward For Gender Equality

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    Exeposé Online •

    “Did this film direct itself?”: The forgotten women filmmakers

    “These four men and Greta Gerwig created their own masterpieces this year” were Emma Stone’s words as she introduced this year’s nominations for the Best Director Oscar. The statement was met with cheers and applause from the audience as the Academy was called out for their poor form in gender representation. Gerwig, the woman behind Lady Bird, is only the fifth woman ever in the Academy’s 90-year history to be nominated for Best Director. The only woman to ever win is Kathryn Bigelow in 2009,
    Sexplain •

    Sexual assault should not be the norm for freshers

    Young people across the country have frantically bought sets of pans and new bed sheets ready for the move to university. There’s panic about whether you’re going to be able to fit all the boxes in the car and whether you will be able to tolerate your flatmates. An unspoken panic though is the one concerned with sexual harassment and assault. Incidents are at a high during first term, and especially during Freshers Week. In amongst the socials and ice breakers, there is an epidemic of abuse goi
    RAZZ •

    Review: Always Be My Maybe

    Netflix provides another charming romantic comedy for us in Always Be My Maybe, one that endears the audience but fails to reinvent the genre. The story of Sasha (Ali Wong) and Marcus (Randall Park), two childhood friends who reconnect after sixteen years not speaking, navigate their feelings for one another despite living two different lifestyles. Always Be My Maybe does not completely redefine the romantic comedy genre, sitting quite easily amongst its peers. For example, very familiar motifs
    RAZZ •

    “#MakeFestivalsAccessible”: Exeter Student Speaks Out on Her Hijacked Experience

    Ruby Jones, a University of Exeter student, disabled writer and activist, tweeted last week about the ableism she suffered at Hijacked festival on Thursday 30 May. In the original tweet was four photos of an e-mail she sent to a person of authority in relation to the Hijacked events team with the caption “my letter of complaint after having to deal with discrimination and medical neglect at Hijacked Festival yesterday – utterly appalled lengthy read but highlights the ableism i had to deal with