HELLO

FREELANCE BROADCAST JOURNALIST AND PRODUCER, HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN LIVE TELEVISION PRESENTATION AND IN THE PRODUCTION OF CROSS-PLATFORM MULTIMEDIA CONTENT FOR RADIO, TELEVISION AND THE WEB.

MY STORY

Thanks to an exciting and varied media career, I have acquired key skills that equip me with high quality news judgement and a proven understanding of digital & television production.

Currently a freelancer, I have enjoyed working for reputable clients, most recently AFP, Bloomberg, ITV and Sky News. I have several passions I enjoy in my spare time, from photography to travel.

SHOWREEL

I have several thousand hours of on-screen presentation experience, including reading the news on radio and television.

Please take a moment to watch my latest news anchor showreel from Sky News, broadcast on a global network reaching over 100 million homes worldwide.

skills

WITH OVER A DECADE OF WORKING IN MEDIA, I HAVE DEVELOPED EXPERTISE IN SEVERAL AREAS ENABLING ME TO WORK IN MANY AREAS OF BROADCAST AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION.

Video

An editor and producer of both long and short form videos, my work enhances multimedia storytelling enabling news organisations to reach new digital audiences.

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TV

A presenter with over ten thousand hours airtime, I have also worked as a television producer and in 2017 started as ‘news anchor’ at Sky News.

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Radio

I arrived on the media scene over twelve years ago as a local radio field reporter and recently returned to the airwaves as a broadcast journalist.

skills explored

Watch, listen and view samples of my work.

SHOOT

Canon XF305
Canon C100
Nikon D5200 DSLR
Panasonic P2

EDIT

Adobe Premiere Pro
After Effects
Avid
Final Cut Pro

DIGITAL

CMS
HTML / PHP / SEO
Photoshop
Social Media

Notable Clients

I have worked with some well known clients in media. For a full history - including education - please download my CV.

Sky News

Presenter / Newscaster

Anchor the live world news slot from midnight until 06:00GMT to an audience reaching 102 million homes worldwide across 127 different countries. Cover all aspects of international news and develop the stories as they happen. Break news (I was one of the first to break the news that President Trump launched missiles against Syria) and interview top decision makers and opinion formers.

Agence France-Presse

Web Video Editor

Edit video news reports for distribution on the wires for clients such as the BBC, Yahoo, Google and MSN. Sub-edit content from writers and reporters around the world to support multimedia global affairs storytelling and publish videos in reaction to breaking news. Coordinate topical and human-interest material between Washington, London and Hong Kong bureaus.

Bloomberg Television

Digital Media Desk Editor, Producer, News Anchor

Presented live news bulletins for U.S. and U.K. shows, summarising the latest business, finance and market news. Produced and published creative videos and edited projects from 30 second promos to feature-length shows for broadcast on the TV network. Shot and edited my own ideas into reports around the themes of commerce, luxury and financial markets.

Good Morning Britain

Output Producer

Produced topical segments to set the viewers up for their day. Wrote compelling scripts, intros and teases for studio items and commissioned eye catching graphics. Edited packages and picture sequences for bulletins and ‘turned around’ stories as they happened. Coordinated with correspondents on the scene and sourced relevant and informative content to support visual current affairs storytelling.

The Wright Stuff

Interactive Assistant Producer

Developed topical ideas for TV debate and produced, presented and shot reports and vox pops. Applied people management skills to research and book contributors and studio audience guests, while working closely with on-screen talent. Managed the website and created & developed a social community of over 100,000 fans, turning The Wright Stuff into a truly interactive TV show.

Photos in focus

Photography has been a passion of mine since my teenage years - and I'm excited about sharing my latest works through my online store.

NEW: Buy my photography!

Having had some of my works recently published, I've decided to sell a few of my favourite images! I've received some encouraging feedback from friends, so I'm keen to see if I can take things to the next level by opening my own store. I'm going to keep things small to begin with, but watch this space - things might really take off! Here are my favourites...

Enter my Photo Shop!

All Australia Iceland London New York

City Abstraction

Long exposure on New York's 3rd Avenue

Bondi Beach Pool

Bondi Icebergs Swimming Pool

Black is the New White

The black beach of Vik

Northern Light Star Trails

Aurora Borealis illuminations at the Barnafoss waterfalls

Manhattan Skyline

View from the Rockefeller Tower

St Paul’s

Cathedral approach from the Millennium Bridge

Thingvellir Park

Site of world's oldest existing parliament

City Sunset

View of London from Aldersgate

BLOG

FROM TIME TO TIME, I LIKE TO WRITE DOWN MY THOUGHTS...

21 Jul, 17 Eric no Comments

African Skies over…

… Watford. Yes, hard to imagine but this photo isn’t one from my holiday album. It was actually snapped at the local park down the road from my flat!

28 Jun, 17 Eric no Comments

UPDATE: NEW SHOWREEL

I’ve been reading the World News on Sky since March and thought it about time to make a new showreel to reflect the presentation from the new glass box studio.

15 Jun, 17 Eric no Comments

Reporting Grenfell Tower Fire

London has seen its fair share of bad news recently and the Grenfell Tower block fire is the latest disaster to devastate a community and shock the world.

25 Apr, 17 Eric no Comments

De Montfort Uni Feature article

My old alma mater De Montfort University has written a wonderful article about me and my career. What an honour!

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CONTACT

If I can help in any way - whether it's a professional enquiry, seeking advice or just want to say hi - please fill out the form below and I'll respond at my earliest opportunity.

Drop me a message

Contact Info

Alternatively, feel free to contact me through my email.

Watford, Hertfordshire
Upon Request
me@eric-johnson.co.uk

And finally - Word From the Clients...

Dafydd Rees - Head of EMEA TV, Bloomberg Media

Eric is a valued and versatile member of the Bloomberg London office. He's a highly skilled TV news producer, editor and business journalist. He's also shown his ability as a presenter, having anchored our First Word Segment on screen.

John Weaver - Head of online, English, Agence France-Presse

Eric has been working as part of the AFP online desk in London since February 2014 and is a key member of our web video production team at a time when the agency is putting an increasing emphasis on video and our multimedia operation. Eric brings a sharp eye to his editing, producing a large number of quality videos sent in from all over the world that reflect AFP’s diverse output. He is a pleasure to work with and a valued colleague.

Matthew Wright - Host, The Wright Stuff

Eric's a uniquely entertaining personality who's wicked fun to work with - he'll have a go at anything from entertaining the Wright Stuff studio audience to servicing new media or even starring in his own off-the-wall VTs. Nice one, Eric!

Nigel Hilditch - Executive Producer, Reuters Digital Video

Eric has been excellent at coming in to cover for us. We have quite unique and complicated systems that can take a while to get used to. But Eric has picked them all up very quickly enabling him to come in at short notice and do a good job of managing our day-to-day coverage. Trust is a key thing in our busy newsroom when there's not always time to micro manage what people are doing so it's good to have someone like Eric who can do the work with no fuss to a high standard.

Chris Maskery - Head of News and Digital Content, Mix96 FM

Working at Mix96 can be a busy shift, I need to know it’s in a safe pair of hands and that’s what you get with Eric. He’s capable of finding stories, interviewing, editing, writing, getting everything on-line and reading the bulletins on top of all that!

Lisa Keddie - Managing Editor, RealNetworks

In a constantly changing and vibrant multimedia environment like Real.com, we are always looking for enthusiastic and energetic self-starters to come up with creative ideas for promoting our products. Eric has proven himself time and time again.

Tim Cunningham - Head of Branded Content, Princess Productions

Eric is a great team player, always ready to share his ideas and go the extra mile for the benefit of any programme. He grew The Wright Stuff's twitter and Facebook pages from zero to tens of thousands, and created a useful and truly interactive website for the show. He's proved second to none at dealing with members of the public and has always been willing to get involved and do whatever has been necessary to make the show an entertaining watch.

WELCOME

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