Editor-in-chief at hyperlocal website covering the Gedling borough area of Nottingham which attracts over 100,000 unique visitors pcm: http://www.gedlingeye.co.uk

Managing communications around a recent company acquisition notifying employees about pension changes and other new terms and conditions

Communications Lead on multi-million pound transformation project and also Shared Services Implementation programme. I create comms plans, all materials and update social channels and intranet.

Writing internal communications for newsletters, intranetStakeholder management

Writing press and media releasesManaging internal communications Handling press enquiriesMonitoring and updating social media channelsCreating communication plans Creating SharePoint sites and carrying out training to improve collaboration between communications teams.

• Working on digital transformation plan for internal communications• Building business case for investments to communication channels and platforms• Managing and maintaining the E.ON UK intranet on SharePoint platform• Delivering look and feel improvements to online corporate news channels

• Communicating latest news and business updates to over 1000 colleagues based in the IT department at Boots’ headquarters in Nottingham, at Alliance Boots HQ in Weybridge and also to partners based offshore.• Writing and designing monthly internal magazine and weekly email newsletter.• Communications lead for extensive IT change management programme.• Developing and managing the communications channels within the IT function.• Designing posters and artwork required by colleagues within IT.• Organising quarterly and annual conferences. • Maintaining and creating content on the company intranet.• Create and manage monthly communications plan for department • Created and now maintain internal communications SharePoint site

Rewriting copy and writing headlines on three leading regional publicationsPage layout on three regional daily papers using TERA and InDesignCompiling and laying out supplements for publicationsOccasional chief sub shifts which require organising reporters and copyOccasionally submitting features and stories to Nottingham PostUploading stories to publication websitesEditing and layout on supplements for regional publications

Newsgathering Editing and rewriting copy submitted by journalists for publication.Page layout and design using TERAMaintaining the website and promoting content via Facebook and TwitterCompiling commercial features for publication and writing copy for clients.

Newsgathering Preparing and researching articles for Raymonds Press Agency for national press and magazines.Page layout and design in QuarkXpressResponsible for preparation and research for commercial editorialCopywriter for adverts and commercial brochures