Ben Schofield Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Tower Hamlets

London, United Kingdom

What a year at Viridian. My team has run stellar internal and external campaigns,we have new publications and a new website. After just 12 months we won 24housing’s Communications Team of the Year. Hard work made easier because Viridian has a great story to tell.

I managed a communications team of media relations staff and a magazine editor plus a range of road safety campaigns in traditional and social media.Achievements: Increased print media coverage by 60 per cent, increased broadcast media coverage by 80 per cent in three years.Team awards: PRCA Young Communicator of the Year, 2011. PRCA best automotive campaign 2012, .PRCA Dare Awards 2013 - winner media and measurement. PRCA Young Communicator of the Year 2013, PR Moment Young Communicator 2014, PR Moment best automotive campaign 2015.

Reporting directly to the head of communications with responsibility for managing a team of five communications and media relations staff as well as conducting strategic marketing and communications planning.Evaluating communication campaigns and as successfully managing a budget of £0.5millon and project managing all print and design for each campaign.Managing internal communications for a complex change programme involving a 25 per cent reduction in staff.Launching new publications and developing new visual identity.

Responsible for managing a team of marketing staff dealing with all issues relating to staff performance as well as editor of the council’s housing magazine, Developing and producing housing and social services information leaflets, web pages and other publications for internal and external use.

Founding editor of the council's customer magazine with a circulation of 126,000, with responsibilities for writing news and features for the magazine as well as conducting research and commissioning writers.Managing communication for a complex organisational change programme, migrating 4000 staff to new jobs. Controlling the magazine budget including all advertising income as well as project managing production.Managing numerous accounts for various council departments as well as liaising with key contacts.Successfully planning and implementing communication strategies and campaigns.

· Responsible for composing media relations for the housing and regeneration department · Responsible for reactive press enquiries on the Southall rail crash

Responsible for coordinating all press and media relations activities as well as liaising extensively with various contacts inside and outside the organisation.Editing the organisation’s magazine plus writing various articles for the website, internal and external publications and press releases.Managing the consultation process for Heathrow Terminal five proposals. · Managing the consultation process for Heathrow Terminal five proposals

Master Of Arts - Ma, Internal Communications, Distinction

Ba, Modern European Studies

Activities and Societies: Chair of governors, Greenfields Children's Centre Director, Desi Radio and the Panjabi Centre Part time.

2 A Levels, Geography And Government And Politics; Including English And Mathematics

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