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Plymouth, England, Gb

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Leading a team responsible for media relations, issues management, strategic messaging, stakeholder engagement and internal communications (students and staff), plus reputation and research marketing.

England, United Kingdom

Leading the Corporate Affairs Team (managing the Strategic Comms Lead and Policy & Public Affairs Officer), responsible to the Chief of Staff as a member of the Chief Executive's Office.• Reputation management, strategic messaging and positioning, including advising and supporting C-suite executives, directors and board members• Building relationships with external partners and stakeholders, including policymakers, politicians, and other influential figures, to ensure St John is a leading voice in debates relevant to the charity's vision and strategic goals• Responsible for the charity’s Annual Reports, strategy, and other advocacy content• Managed St John communications planning and media relations during Operation London Bridge, in September 2022, including generating 2,500 items of media coverage.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Public Relations, communications strategy, media liaison, public affairs and advocacy for this leading health charity (initially as a freelancer), supporting volunteers and colleagues across national and regional projects, including:- Led on the charity’s key messaging and stakeholder engagement during the coronavirus pandemic and NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme, including position statements, press releases, Q&A, fundraising asks, and briefings for executives, senior managers and volunteers.- Placed Coronavirus-related interviews and media opportunities (including documentary features, such as Stacey Dooley’s Lockdown Heroes) with the BBC, Sky, The Times, ITV and others. - Produced a series of ‘This is your St John’ short documentary films highlighting the vital work of St John volunteers across the country, as part of a major project to reposition the charity and create a bank of evergreen digital material. - Generated almost 400 items of media coverage, with an audience of almost 60 million in 2019.- Delivered external comms for a £560k Government-funded project to recruit 150 new volunteer leaders and 1,500 young people from disadvantaged areas in England to St John's youth programmes for 7 to 17-year-olds (summer 2019).

Clients included:- Somerset Wildlife Trust (interim Communications and PR Manager / magazine editor / fundraising campaigns / copywriting)- Petroc (bid writing / copywriting / editing a recipe book)- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Plymouth City Museum (creating the Major Partner Museum brand guidelines: 'Reach SW')- Cake Publicity (work for various clients, including St John Ambulance)- Mark Wall Communications (website content creation / copywriting)- Ware & Co (marketing consultancy / social media / design / copywriting)- Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (as interim Communications and Marketing Manager)

Musgrove Park Hospital

- Co-ordinated and led marketing, PR and stakeholder engagement for Somerset’s main acute hospital- Deputised for the Head of Communications in a role that was responsible to the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board- Line managed a communications officer and intern.

Barnstaple, Devon

- Strategic leadership for all marketing, branding and communications (external and internal) at Devon’s largest further education provider- Advised the Principal, Directors and Governors on PR (including speech writing and crisis management)- Led a team of seven staff, including PR, marketing, graphic design, student guidance and school liaison- Responsible for a £280k annual marketing budget- In 2008-09, I led the £330k project to rebrand the merged North Devon College and East Devon College, plus their subsidiaries. Working with colleagues and managing consultants from Interbrand resulted in the creation of Petroc - an exciting new visual and verbal identity that was rolled out during 2009-10, including a redesigned suite of publications with a cohesive look and feel, fresh new website, and radically transformed signage and décor across both main campuses plus outlying centres. The project won two Transform Awards in 2010 - Best Public Sector Rebrand and Best Regional Rebrand.

Taunton, United Kingdom

- Led stakeholder liaison, advocacy and public relations for the region’s strategic development agency, supporting museums, libraries and archives - Member of the senior management team, advising the Chief Executive, Chairman and Board of Trustees- Developed and implemented regional and national communication strategies and policies, through engagement with partner cultural agencies, organisations and professional bodies- Chaired a regional Marketing and Communications Working Group and representing MLA South West on regional/national committees- Line managed a Communications Officer.

Wellington, Somerset

- Responsible for all internal and external communications for Somerset’s largest conservation charity- Wrote and edited publications (including website management and development), press releases, advocacy campaigns and fundraising appeals- Acted as spokesperson for TV, radio and print interviews- Produced a three-year marketing and communications strategy- Managed two Communications Officers, teams of volunteers and a £90k budget.

Taunton, United Kingdom

- News gathering and writing for a three edition, weekly newspaper, plus other Newsquest titles in Somerset and Devon.- Deputised for the news editor and chief reporter as required- Mentored/line managed junior editorial staff.

Taunton, United Kingdom

Regular cinema, television and DVD columns for the Somerset County Gazette, plus weekly live and pre-recorded radio interviews and reviews for BBC Somerset Sound

Taunton, United Kingdom

- Managed a team of 40+ staff, including recruitment, training, coaching and development- Primary responsibility for customer service and marketing/communications - Relief duties and secondments to other Odeon sites.

Strategic Leadership And Management

Journalism

Journalism

Art And Design