I'm responsible for developing the narrative storytelling and communications strategies and plans for Adecco Group's AI strategic programme, content & conversations. I'm designing consistent narratives for internal/external stakeholders covering both sides of the spectrum and highlighting Adecco's leadership role in AI in its market. It's all about innovation, transformation & imagination. There are plenty of people stories and engaging content to capture and spotlight. Lots of exciting relationships to build, to grow & cultivate as we support and nurture AI-literate communities within Adecco. My key responsibilities include regularly discussing responsible AI use, concerns, ethical usage, & aligning messaging with Adecco's strategy & priorities.

Exploring a start-up of an internal communications consultancy specialising on Internal Comms + AI focused insights related to the assessment, design, and integration into workflow comms processes and tasks, training, advice, guidance, and updates through the lens of internal communications.

I'm taking a few months off to enjoy the summer with my daughter, exploring AI and comms possibilities (launching my Ai x Comms Lab concept), discovering immersive events in London, doing some DIY, and having fun to recharge and inspire my thinking.

Set up and led Framestore's first internal communication strategy and approach to bring their vision, mission, and purpose to life through visual people stories.I was their first internal communications (IC) hire. Following a big scale of growth, I was brought in to set up a modern approach to effective employee communications. Some of my highlights include:• I worked with and advised senior leaders on their comms, projects and initiatives.• I developed an initial high-level three-year employee experience IC strategy aligned with their global and cross-department priorities, which I fine-tuned to focus on 6 to 12-month priorities and comms deliverables.• I regularly used AI as part of my comms workflow and shared my AI usage, knowledge and insights with my marketing colleagues and senior leaders.• I set up best practice IC foundations as a priority, focused on scheduling, measurement, planning, templates, and coaching.• I designed and ran our first Employee Comms & Engagement Survey linked to their business priorities. I used ChatGPT to help with the research, fine-tune the question set, and help me with the analytics and reporting. I used AI to help me reframe the possible as a single comms person managing a 3,000+ audience survey with over 12,000 data responses, enabling me to orchestrate and create reports, insights and actions.• I managed and led the development of a new dedicated tech-focused stories internal comms channel called the Tech News Feed to build an internal subscription approach to trusted, bite-sized content, which was very successful.• I project managed a new micro-mentoring career advice engagement network programme called Creative BLOCK, which was very successful and well-received, as evidenced by the 5/5 rating from its participants!

In recognition of my employee (internal) communication responsibilities.

• I’m the comms change lead on various initiatives• I manage the employee engagement of our new purpose, vision and strategic priorities• I manage various CEO and leadership videos to increase senior leadership visibility, connection and engagement.• I manage various senior leader townhalls and engagement activities (Mentimeter).• I manage numerous hybrid employee engagement events• I managed our COVID and return to office communications• I’m a trusted advisor to key stakeholders such as HR, Re/Insurance functions• I lead on key manager engagement comms initiatives• I advise and support the Career Stories employee engagement campaign• I manage the brand strategy connection with customers and employees• I manage a team of six.

Main comms & engagement challenges in 2020 dealt and dealing with:- New CEO and new Leadership team engagement- New Operating Model engagement- Covid-19 global internal comms and engagement- One year post-integration employee engagementI led the development of internal communications and engagement strategy for AXA XL. My activity focused on three main areas:1. Work with global functions and leaders to deliver effective internal communications and engagement covering CEO's office, Operations & Technology, HR, Finance, CSR, Legal and Compliance, AXA Group initiatives.2. Change management and development of corporate culture (in cooperation with human resources, other stakeholders as required).3. Establish and drive a comprehensive internal communications strategy with relevant and measurable KPIs.I led a 100% virtual team of six people based in the France, India and the US.

As the comms business partner, I worked closely with senior leaders providing communications support and advice. I brought insight into employee engagement to inspire confidence with our senior team. I was responsible for developing creative and interesting ways to keep employees up to date with the latest news and developments at Lloyd's as well as developed internal campaigns. I managed our internal communications channels such as the intranet and Yammer and led on our global townhalls and live streams. I produced updates and articles which inform and engage employees about our strategy, priorities and successes. I managed our Senior Leadership Team comms update meetings and helped our People Manager community to be better communicators and engagers through conversations.- I led the day-to-day execution of all internal communications: planning, writing, advising, guiding, editing, publishing, scheduling and measuring.- I developed and deliver the internal communications processes.- I led on internal campaigns that supports our strategy, purpose as well as mental health wellbeing messages, to build advocacy amongst our employees and support our external communications thought leadership and activity.- I was the comms business partner for HR, IT, and Operations helping them to execute their objectives through interesting, effective communications and engagement that is tailored and relevant to the audience.- I launched a modern global intranet in four months to be at the centre of our digital workplace experience.- I led on internal comms and engagement on change from leadership/CEO changes; IT transformation; new systems; improving and creating a modern working environment; operating model efficiency changes.- I worked closely with our CEO to create regular video blog messages and updates to engage and connect our employees around our purpose, strategy and direction.

Dealt with developing and executing a global comms strategy, tactics and business as usual challenges. Helped to create Grant Thornton's first global narrative to create the foundation for our storytelling. Community management with enterprise social networking / global digital workspaces using Yammer and O365. Worked to improve engagement via internal email campaigning - using MailChimp. And generally, managing our global comms/channels - internal and external and working to increase more face to face by helping our leaders tell their stories to inspire and connect.- I managed all global internal communications activity.- Comms and engagement adviser to senior leaders.- Led on comms and engagement around purpose.- Project managed the development of a global strategic narrative and storytelling approach to improving employee connection and pride.- Comms and change lead for an office move.- Employee conversation and voice development and management using Yammer with 40,000 people.- Managed the development and delegation of workload in my team (one executive and various comms consultants).

I delivered internal marketing communications (projects, global story development, global communication plans, PR, communication analytics); digital communication channels (global intranet and web, CMS, digital training, email marketing and CRM, social media channel management and content creation, digital community development and support, video creation); digital marketing (social media global campaigns, social media dashboard, How to guidance, digital website templates).- Internal global comms journalist | Employee engagement Project Manager for IBM Global Jam – crowdsourcing ideas and employee voice from 40,000 people worldwide.- Content and thought leadership social media strategist.- Project manager for internal employee engagement using gamification for a global advertising campaign.

Internal and external global communications and marketing utilising digital technology from intranets (Sharepoint), to email, to ebooks, presentations, web and social media. International brand promise roll out, presencing, toolkits, newsletter creative communications advisor, internal visual identity development, digital video asset production, ideation, script writing, storytelling, storyboarding, editing, CEO blog publication and advising, internal global CRM mailing list, CSR storytelling, digital marketing, social media content creation, management and campaigning (global advertising Twitter hashtag campaign, staff/employee ad competition), analytics and reporting, graphic design and photography, intranet training and management, collaboration project management, sharing international best practice, press release writer, content marketing, publisher.

Internal communications and engagement planner, project manager (e-Enablement, new intranet & portal), intranet content creator, writer, publisher, lead trainer, weekly staff e-bulletin newsletter editor, internal email campaign manager, HR comms adviser, staff communications campaign lead.- Comms lead: new intranet and new office move.- Internal comms journalist & intranet editor and trainer.- Managed one executive.

Staff representative election campaign manager, creator of training role-plays, marketer, staff forums advisor between staff reps and senior management (CEO and executive board senior leaders) about how to engage staff better, analysis and data reporting, budget holder, and managed an intern.

Managed people data reporting | Issued contracts for new starters | Policy adviser | Supported grievance and disciplinary meetings.

HR generalist, HR projects (efficient ways of working), recruitment campaigning, advertising, event organiser, training and development, advising about contracts and employee relations.

Where I found my passion for business, people and communications. World class customer service training helped build my foundations in understanding customers, clients and interacting with teams and colleagues. It is also where I developed my love of a brand that I was proud to work for.

HR project management, all staff attitude survey management, analysis and reporting data, creative advertising designing for recruitment, HR administration, business presentations, meeting management.