Ben Payne

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Independent Advocate @ Shropshire PCAS
Shrewsbury, GB
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Some exciting things that have happened during my career:- Student counsellor for two amazing charities and on the brink of qualifying.- Used PR magic and a calculator to get a dog into the Guinness Book of Records. Secured worldwide TV, radio, newspaper and magazine coverage for Tubby the recycling dog. Ensured he appeared on Channel 5 and the One Show. - Developed National Lottery social media campaigns which regularly reached 600,000 people a week and were rolled out across the UK. - Oversaw successful major BBC series, Village SOS; ITV Wales voting competition, People's Millions, and helped shape Secret Millions TV series for Channel 4. Filmed, produced and edited film shown on national television. - Appeared on the 2023 series of the BBC's The Apprentice.- Worked with makers of the National Lottery Draw show to ensure the Big Lottery Fund’s work in Wales was represented and was a judge on the BBC’s annual National Lottery Awards. - Introduced new strategic approach for Housing Plus Group which transformed internal and external communications, including tripling social media engagement and reducing the cost of game-changing recruitment campaigns from £1,000 to less than £100. - Launched new websites for Housing Plus Group which saw page views grow by nearly 60 per cent, introduced customer e bulletins with over 50 per cent open rates (industry norm is 24%) and oversaw and developed an award-winning intranet. The intranet had 30,000 hits a month compared to legacy sites which had a few thousand. Record results achieved with over £150,000 of savings over three years. - Lead on business strategy and operations for 7video, achieving record turnover and profit margins, more than doubling in size. We won Small Business of the Year in 2020-21.- Won NUJ reporter of the year award, six Chartered Institute of Public Relations awards, Chartered Institute of Marketing award, LG Communications award, intranet awards, 24 Housing award and internal team of the year award. - Guest speaker for the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Institute of Public Relations and Inside Housing.- Volunteer for the Teenage Cancer Trust, volunteer mentor for the Prince’s Trust and Chair of PCAS, an advocacy service supporting vulnerable people in Shropshire..

Ben Payne's Current Company Details
Shropshire PCAS

Shropshire Pcas

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Independent Advocate
Shrewsbury, GB
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Ben Payne Work Experience Details
  • Shropshire Pcas
    Independent Advocate
    Shropshire Pcas
    Shrewsbury, Gb
  • 7Video Ltd
    Operations Director
    7Video Ltd Jun 2022 - Present
    Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
    Lead on all things people, business improvement and performance, production, strategy and operations for an award-winning team. Helped achieve record turnover and profit margins with the company more than doubling in size.Team won business of the year award in 2021.
  • 7Video Ltd
    Business Development Manager
    7Video Ltd Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
    Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
    Part of an excellent, award-winning team making great things happen with film, animation, drone and timelapse. Love what I do with marketing, PR, sales, business strategy and insight, achieving significant year-on-year increase in turnover and profit.
  • Rekindle Charity
    Student Counsellor
    Rekindle Charity Jan 2024 - Present
    Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
    Providing person centred therapy to 16 to 25 year olds.
  • Telford After Care Team (Tact)
    Student Counsellor
    Telford After Care Team (Tact) Jan 2024 - Present
    Telford, England, United Kingdom
    Providing person centred therapy for people in recovery from addiction or experiencing poor mental health.
  • Housing Plus Group
    Head Of Marketing And Communications
    Housing Plus Group Feb 2017 - Jan 2020
    Shropshire And Staffordshire
    I was the group’s head of service for marketing and PR. We made great things happen in housing and care across the two counties. I provided strong leadership and strategic direction to a high-quality team, delivering award-winning, innovative and insight-driven results for customers in 18,000 homes, 800 colleagues and our stakeholders.Won major sector award for communications approach in 2019
  • The National Lottery Community Fund
    Communications Manager For Wales
    The National Lottery Community Fund May 2010 - Feb 2017
    Cardiff And Newtown
    Lead responsibility for the PR and Welsh Language strategy in Wales, managing the communications team. This included marketing, social/digital media, media, reputation management, public affairs, events, internal communications and campaigns. Award-winning results meant we were widely acknowledged as being a beacon for the rest of the organisation. I was the country lead for national initiatives including ITV's People's Projects, BBC's Village SOS and Channel 4's Secret Millions as well as award-winning ones like Grab a Grant. Also developed other highly engaging campaigns such as #LotterySelfie and Surprise Lottery Letter. Shaped UK-wide strategy as part of the Strategic Framework team.Won major PR award for Grab a Grant community initiative.
  • Torfaen County Borough Council
    Senior Communications Officer
    Torfaen County Borough Council Jul 2007 - May 2010
    I managed internal and external communications for one of the biggest council departments, Neighbourhood Services. This included waste and recycling, highways maintenance, street lighting, highways and transportation, property and engineering, regeneration, leisure and street cleansing. Neighbourhood Services covered all the frontline services so is the only department that affects all 96,000 residents in the borough. It is one of the most newsworthy areas with carefully managed and clear messages crucial to its smooth running and reputation. Won six major PR and marketing awards for my approach.
  • South Wales Argus
    Senior Journalist
    South Wales Argus Aug 2005 - Aug 2007
    Over two years I broke many exclusives stories and I was a valued member of the team. I covered a wide range of stories including court stories, features, local politics and crime. I was a trusted and reliable reporter with a high story count and high level of accuracy.
  • Swindon Advertiser
    Senior Journalist
    Swindon Advertiser Jul 2004 - Aug 2005
    Covered news from the local area. I was also responsible for inspiring new employees during group presentations.Won an NUJ reporter of the year award.
  • Wiltshire Times And Chippenham News
    Journalist
    Wiltshire Times And Chippenham News Aug 2001 - Jul 2004
    During my time at the paper I was responsible for my own edition- the Chippenham News- changing up to nine pages every week. During my stint readership grew by more than four per cent.
  • Warminster Journal
    Junior Reporter
    Warminster Journal May 2000 - Aug 2001
    As well as covering news and sport I was also a photographer.

Ben Payne Skills

Strategic Communications Internal Communications Public Relations Media Relations Social Media Journalism Press Releases Storytelling Community Engagement Editing Publications Corporate Communications Copywriting Marketing Communications Event Management Writing Stakeholder Engagement Magazines Social Media Marketing Social Networking Radio Crisis Communications Newspapers Strategy Copy Editing Publicity Marketing

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