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Birmingham, Gb

Gaydon, England, United Kingdom

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

- Interviewed industry leading experts to shape content for internal and externalchannels across mediums such as RPS' website, social, press, podcast,advertorial, brochures, infographics and animation- Proactively sourced creative content for key strategic business areas- Managed media events, press briefings and grow key journalist relationships- Lead on Building sustainability: the road to net zero podcast, managinginternal stakeholders and external podcast agency-… Show more - Interviewed industry leading experts to shape content for internal and externalchannels across mediums such as RPS' website, social, press, podcast,advertorial, brochures, infographics and animation- Proactively sourced creative content for key strategic business areas- Managed media events, press briefings and grow key journalist relationships- Lead on Building sustainability: the road to net zero podcast, managinginternal stakeholders and external podcast agency- Managed social media accounts across various campaigns Show less

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

- CallyCast discusses everything as wide ranging from music, football, culture, lifestyle, fashion, to lockdowns galore, mental and physical health, and how we all aim to try and navigate through this thing we call life.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

- Working across B2B and B2C clients such as HORIBA MIRA, CALA Homes, NICEIC and Aggregate Industries, for both PR and social delivery- Responsible for KPI goal setting, and proactive account management - Leading on thought leadership, comment, feature blog and press and content across all account - Staying proactively aware of the news agenda to position and place clients as expert leaders on current affairs

Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Alongside overseeing and project managing a large number of website, digital marketing, PPC and SEO projects, I was responsible for creating, managing and implementing the PR element of the business, which I was in the process of doing until lockdown. - Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control, my role to create the PR department for Lightbox became redundant due to the pandemic.

Digbeth, Birmingham, United Kingdom

- In this in-depth position, I progressed from Senior Account Executive to Account Manager within two years. - I worked across an array of varied clients in sectors such as photography, tech and tech acceleration, venture capital and property development. - I was responsible for being the main point of contact for clients, sending weekly updates and arranging calls, finalising monthly reports, creating quarterly strategies and campaigns with strong KPIs, planning product launches-… Show more - In this in-depth position, I progressed from Senior Account Executive to Account Manager within two years. - I worked across an array of varied clients in sectors such as photography, tech and tech acceleration, venture capital and property development. - I was responsible for being the main point of contact for clients, sending weekly updates and arranging calls, finalising monthly reports, creating quarterly strategies and campaigns with strong KPIs, planning product launches- Efficiently delegated tasks to junior team members and sharing account responsibility. - Clients I worked with ranged from regional and Birmingham-based, to internationally-based with multi-million pound turnovers. They included photography solutions provider Datacolor, venture capital firm Midven, labelling and artwork solutions provider Kallik, tech accelerator BetaDen, mixed-used property developer Blackswan. - Achieved some fantastic results across all of the clients I worked across- Strong coverage - from regional publications such as the Birmingham Mail and Business Insider, to broadcast opportunities with ITV and national and international results, namely Forbes who have a nine-figure circulation and covered product launches for Datacolor. Show less

Digbeth, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Edgbaston

- Moving to a Senior Account Executive level at Bright, the main client focuses were based in the construction, energy, manufacturing and trade industries. - My role involved a huge amount of media liaison, feature creation and press release writing, as well as assembling forward feature lists, staying reactive of industry news and providing journalists with client comment opportunities. - Always client facing, I was responsible for monthly reporting, providing weekly updates to clients… Show more - Moving to a Senior Account Executive level at Bright, the main client focuses were based in the construction, energy, manufacturing and trade industries. - My role involved a huge amount of media liaison, feature creation and press release writing, as well as assembling forward feature lists, staying reactive of industry news and providing journalists with client comment opportunities. - Always client facing, I was responsible for monthly reporting, providing weekly updates to clients via meetings or calls, and brainstorming with account managers to propose how we can best service accounts efficiently. The main clients I worked on were energy efficient heating supplier Jaga, bespoke bed and mattress manufacturer Hypnos, plumbing product provider Bristan and virtual reality systems provider Virtual Worlds. Show less

Hampton Lane, Meriden, Coventry

- In my first PR role, the majority of my daily tasks were delivering excellent results for clients, reporting into the account manager on my client activity, hitting deadlines with coverage results, monthly reporting content creation. -Working across both B2B and B2C, my clients included Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Jeyes Fluid, Red Spotted Hanky, Arriva Buses, West Midlands Trains and The Company of Animals. -I supported the account manager in helping to create reactive proposals… Show more - In my first PR role, the majority of my daily tasks were delivering excellent results for clients, reporting into the account manager on my client activity, hitting deadlines with coverage results, monthly reporting content creation. -Working across both B2B and B2C, my clients included Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Jeyes Fluid, Red Spotted Hanky, Arriva Buses, West Midlands Trains and The Company of Animals. -I supported the account manager in helping to create reactive proposals, ideas to strategies and campaigns, and face-to-face meetings, amongst weekly and monthly updates and being responsible for specific elements of the accounts. Show less

51-53 Queen Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

- Initially working at Express & Star on work experience as part of my diploma placement, I then secured a position in the Sandwell and Black Country team. - In the fastest of newsroom environments, there was a huge onus on myself as the reporter to research, source and write stories to make the daily edition of the newspaper. - In my time, I covered everything from murders, hit and runs, court stories, massive breaking news, planning proposals, to the lighter topics of diamond wedding… Show more - Initially working at Express & Star on work experience as part of my diploma placement, I then secured a position in the Sandwell and Black Country team. - In the fastest of newsroom environments, there was a huge onus on myself as the reporter to research, source and write stories to make the daily edition of the newspaper. - In my time, I covered everything from murders, hit and runs, court stories, massive breaking news, planning proposals, to the lighter topics of diamond wedding anniversaries, charity runs, fundraisers, and quirky novelty features. - Covering Sandwell and the Black Country, no two days were the same as a regional reporter, where I comprehensively improved my copywriting and reporting skills, managed relationships with key members of the public and city councils, governing bodies and emergency services. - I'm proud to have covered such a wide range of stories and to have secured the front page news story several times during my reporting career. Show less

Nctj Diploma In Journalism Level 3

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Literary Studies And Film Studies, 2:2

10 Gcse'S A-C And 3 A Levels.