Ciarán Scott Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• The AKU Society is an innovative patient support charity that transforms the lives of alkaptonuria patients through patient support, community building and medical research. During my time at the charity, I have been.
• Leading and implementing a redesign of the AKU Society website.
• Continuing to own and improve all external and internal communications and the communications strategy for the charity.
• Improving upon our social media platforms and staff adherence to the communications policy and plan.
• Increased website traffic with an innovative Google AdWords campaign.
• Leading on numerous projects designed to expand our reach and status within the rare disease community and beyond. Key Achievements

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Edited, designed and planned all external digital and print communications.
• Owned and improved AKU Society social media channels.
• Lead and solely implemented a redesign of the AKU Society website.
• Overhauled the charity’s branding to ensure clarity and accessibility.
• Represented the charity at national and European level – speaking at events about patient centricity and effective communications to rare diseases patients. Member of PFMD Task Force on patient engagement in medicines.
• Disseminated through a dedicated website and social media the ongoing results and success of our European wide clinical trial.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Tasked with dissemination, recruitment and communications for a series of international clinical trials funded by the European Commission - called DevelopAKUre.
• Ran the AKU Society and DevelopAKUre website – led a major redesign of both sites.
• Lead and authored policy documents and guidelines for the AKU Society’s successful application to NHS England’s ‘The Information Standard’.
• Continued to design various external documents using a variety of desktop publishing software including the Adobe suite and continue to improve social media channels.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Used my extensive design experience to write and create the AKU Society Impact report.
• Began a redesign of all external documents utilising style sheets and various software.
• Successfully performed many ad-hoc duties for all members of the team.
• Owned the charities various social media channels increasing user engagement and interaction.
• Tracked success of various campaigns via social media analytics and google analytics.
• Ran the google AdWords campaign.

• Assisted clients with learning disabilities to pursue various leisure activities and integrate into the community through volunteering. Further expanded organisational skills and demonstrated adaptability whilst.
• Through adherence to a loose curriculum, taught adults with learning disabilities core aspects of English and Maths.
• Successfully assisted service users to write and edit the charities quarterly newsletter and word press blog - producing a professional publication and website for distribution to the charity’s staff, clients and.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

• 4 week internship at a leading local media communications agency which strengthened and developed a passion for public relations.
• Utilised knowledge of extensive research techniques and social media planning and conversation to increase the public profile of numerous large fast moving consumer goods manufacturers.

Leicester, United Kingdom

• A part time position at a project initiated by the charity Voluntary Action Leicestershire, which aids people with moderate to severe learning disabilities gain employment, volunteer and pursue leisure activities.
• Further expanded adaptability and organisational skills in order to assist service users with learning disabilities pursue various and ever changing leisure activities, plus integrate into the community through.
• Volunteered and successfully assisted service users write and edit the charities quarterly newsletter - producing a professional publication for distribution to charities staff, clients and benefactors.

Leicester, United Kingdom

• Contributed extensive administrative and organisational skills to successfully support the running of a busy constituency office.
• Instrumental in the running of both local and general election campaigns, utilising excellent communications and problem solving capabilities.
• During the last General election, I was tasked with supervising other volunteers in the Abby Ward of Leicester West.

Leicester, United Kingdom

• Personally awarded ‘Best Newcomer’, ‘Best Article’ and ‘Most Achievement’ during the De Montfort Student’s Union awards.
• The Demon was awarded ‘Best Media Strand’ and second best in show at the 2009 Associated Collegiate Press convention held in Texas, USA.
• Instrumental in the design and implementation of award winning branding and design change.
• The role required organisation, problem solving and management skills, along with high levels of journalistic and editing knowledge.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Ba Journalism, Journalism

Activities and Societies: The Demon Newspaper. DMU Politics Society • Highly practical course, with focus on news writing, its creation.

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