Claire Strachan Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds

Freelance consultant with over 30yrs experience in internal/external marketing, communications, proof reading, PR, fundraising (corporate/Trusts/events/community), event management, campaigns and commercial activity. Also highly experienced in consumer disputes. Responsible for campaigns of over £1m+, and managing regional teams and departments. Working.

Knaresborough, England, United Kingdom

PR & Communications consultant working on NHS projects ranging from Extended GP Access, Medicines Optimisation and Suicide Prevention, to a local rum company. Providing copy-writing, research, social media management, marketing input and event management.

West Yorkshire

Providing Fundraising & Marketing support at an exciting time for the Foundation as it officially becomes a charity this year. Helping the charity grow and develop in 2018, raising additional funds towards new equipment/coaching, and recruiting corporate sponsors for the teams. Helping the charity create a new girls' cricket team, with a view to also.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Provided commercial and marketing expertise, developing new sales opportunities. Overseeing new marketing approaches, developing the sales database and pipeline, whilst managing the changes and challenges of this. Ensured accurate and targeted marketing, in an increasingly competitive market, developing new promotional materials with partner Standout.

Managed Regional Fundraising for Northern & Central England. Ran the Yorkshire Post 'Hidden Disability Appeal' for 5 years raising £1.2 million for a school for children with autism near Rotherham - 'The Robert Ogden School' (working with the NAS, Yorkshire Post and Sir Robert Ogden CBE LLD).Managed corporate accounts with Magnet/Corus/first direct/Ben.

Created and edited the weekly company newsletter (Black & White), ran and updated information on the company intranet (fdnet), and managed all communications for charity/community partnerships. Managed a team of 20 Communication Co-ordinators covering all departments/sites of the business. Reviewed all internal communications and co-ordinated departmental.

Bradford, United Kingdom

University placement which led to ongoing employment. Designed and made exclusive recycled applique clothing and accessories. Managed a retail outlet in the Granary Wharf in Leeds part time. Worked with a brilliant team who designed and screen printed exclusive clothing and accessories sold under the brand 'Pinkfish'.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Voluntary work having finished at University. Provided much needed support for the fundraising team at the Leeds office - oversaw an initiative involving the collection of old 10p coins across businesses in the region, which the team simply didn't have the manpower to support prior to me joining. Advised to develop my career by gaining business experience.

Bradford, United Kingdom

University placement within the Campaigns team. Marketing and campaigning support relating to a project entitled 'Forced to Flee'. I was responsible for involving businesses across the region in an event at Temple Newsam Park recreating both the trek to a refugee camp, and the conditions there to raise awareness of refugees across the world.