Deborah Porter Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Weston-Super-Mare, England, United Kingdom

Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Experienced professional in media management, public relations, marketing, press releases, website text, newsletters & publications, press conferences and service launches, community and stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, event organisation, campaign management, consultation, branding, stakeholder management and supporting transformation.Highlights to date are:* Writing and implementing Somerset's Covid Outbreak Management Communications Strategy covering national and local messaging, latest figures, testing, self-isolation, vaccinations, business recovery, schools, children's services and adult social care*Drafting and implementing Hinkley Nuclear Power Station's Travel Communications Plan (Europe's largest building project), working closely with EDF and district partners* Supporting with communications when TV series Panorama focused on Somerset's Adult Social Care in a two-part document (the first two-part documentary ever)* When the infamous Somerset floods struck, I worked from Silver command alongside Avon and Somerset Police, the military, Red Cross and other partners. Liaised with international, national and regional media, organised press conferences, crisis management, involved in Royal and Prime Ministerial visits and supported local communities affected *Seconded to Somerset CCG for just under a year to support the launch of the 'Fit for my future' programme - Somerset's Integrated Care System (ICS)*Transformation - led on the communications for Somerset's library restructure and supported on children's centres service change, youth services and the arts*Winning a gold CIPR award for best team, gold for my campaign which 'shone a light' on domestic abuse', silver for the revamp of Your Somerset (our flagship publication) and silver for a joint campaign with Ford on the use of bioethanol fuel in the County

Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for drafting and issuing press releases, drafting web content, organising press events and launches, media liaison, creating PR and campaign plans and writing, producing and distributing Your Somerset - Somerset County Council's flagship publication which is distributed to every home (230K).

Yeovil, England, United Kingdom

Seconded from Somerset County Council to support the launch of the Fit for my Future programme. Involved drafting a communications and engagement strategy, creating a website, drafting press releases, media liaison and a huge amount of engagement and stakeholder management. Organises over 30 events for the public across Somerset, a number of Councillor engagement events in each district, engaged with specific audiences such as adults with learning disabilities, staff, GPs and Health Groups.Drafted the post engagement report and supported its implementation since returning to my substantive post at Somerset County Council.

Taunton, England, United Kingdom

Promoted Business South West - the country's largest b2b event- and recruitment events all over the UK. Responsibilities included organising media contra details, implementing creative PR strategies, newsletter production, media liaison, booking adverts, creating advertorials, organising radio campaigns, booking celebrities and VIP visits, organising launch events and photo calls. Produced event publications and newspaper supplements and worked closely with The Daily Mirror, Belfast Telegraph, Manchester Evening News, Reading Chronicle, Coventry Evening Times, Leicestershire Mercury and a host of others.

High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

Quark Expeditions promote cruises to Antarctica and the Arctic (including The North Pole). My role included producing brochures, writing promotional material, creating and writing newsletters (I titled 'Pole Position'), organising exhibition stands and sourcing and implementing promotional materials ie T-shirts and Expedition crew uniform. I was lucky enough to travel to South America and Antarctica as 'familiarisation trips' well as travel to Europe for international travel exhibitions.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

During my University gap year, I was lucky enough to secure a placement to work for British Airways Holidays and Nordic Tours (BAH was contracted to Nordic Tours). As Sales & Marketing Assistant, I booked people's dream holidays, wrote promotional literature, organised exhibition stands, produced marketing plans, liaised with the public and travel agents and went on product visits to London hotels and Miami to view luxury cruise ships.