Georgina Watson Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Brighton And Hove, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Developed and implemented strategic communications plans, working with the internal communications team and third party providers. Managed the communication and engagement workstream of specific project plans on a day to day basis. Engaged with key stakeholders to ensure key messages relating to specific projects are clearly communicated and issues identified and managed.Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders and new stakeholder contacts.Delivered high quality briefing material and presentations to senior management for use in stakeholder interactions.Oversaw the production of a range of communication products, working with third party providers to ensure high quality, accurate products that fit the brief.Fed intelligence gathered through internal and external engagement into stakeholder analysis and strategy, fine tuning of policies, standards and guidance.Raised the profile and understanding of specific projects and their implication within the organisation.

London, United Kingdom

Planned and delivered engagement and communication activities, developing and supporting relationships with key stakeholders and mass audiences, as part of the programme of work to develop regulation for the new nursing associate role.Contributed to the development and delivery of the NMC’s approach to engagementDeveloped innovative engagement plans and activities to support work programmes in line with corporate objectivesIdentified and maintained relationships through which engagement can be delivered in partnershipCreated and developed the strategic overview of engagement activitiesGathered intelligence to build our corporate awareness of the priorities of key partners so that we can make informed approaches about collaborative work towards shared goals

149 Harley Street

Developed and implemented The London Clinic’s internal communications strategy.Wrote content for and managed the approvals process of internal communications channels, including Employee intranet, Email bulletins, Monthly employee magazine and newsletter.Contributed fresh ideas for content and identified new channels for communicating with employees using digital and social media tools.Handled the internal communications response to crisis situations which affect organisational perception and reputation.Collated and responded to feedback from employees.Supported colleagues in the department with external communications activities and ad-hoc tasks as required.

Borough

Provided bespoke marketing, communications and PR support to over 60 drug and alcohol services across the UK. Developed new internal and digital communications channels to reach services in remote locations and delivered staff campaigns across the organisation. Launched a new website, rebranded individual services to appeal to new audiences, and developed a new social media strategy to engage with both a professional and service user following. Managed the press office, oversaw budget management, created marketing and communication strategies, co-ordinated national events, including a pop up street cinema, and planned awareness raising campaigns. Supported and managed a team of three staff and four volunteers, who produced reports on emerging drug trends, developed Phoenix's customer relations management, delivered service user involvement projects, updated news on our external and internal websites, and designed branded marketing materials.

Battersea

Developed creative ideas and used a range of PR techniques to attract visitors to events, rehome animals, receive donations, and educate the public on political animal welfare issues. Devised strategies and led on the delivery of new events, campaigns, social media surveys and online competitions. Responded daily to enquiries from international, national and regional print, broadcast and online media and briefed spokespeople on the charity’s policies for live interviews.Set up and managed photo shoots, interviews and documentary filming on and offsite for ITV primetime series. Liaised with internal stakeholders, at all levels of management, celebrities, and press to deliver on projects with fixed deadlines. Worked closely with marketing team on social media, campaigns and events, contributing innovative ideas for PR stunts and newsworthy case studies.Managed volunteers' workload, giving feedback, solving problems and guiding on projects. Created and coordinated an event which brought a record 700 people to the cattery and resulted in the rehoming of 32 cats in one afternoon. Received a CIPR award for Best Use of Social Media for a campaign promoting the cattery, which led to more cats being rehomed than dogs for the first time in the charity’s 154 year-history.

Pontefract

Produced copy for media platforms - print, website and mobile app and reported from court, press conferences and community events to meet tight, pressurised deadlines. Wrote headlines, captions, fact boxes and SEO optimized content and uploaded stories daily to the website, while updating and editing developing web stories and monitoring online users’ comments.Provided proactive press coverage and lead on the regional newspaper’s charity campaign, which raised £60,000 to open a nursery for disabled children in the local area.Reported live from the Olympics live torch relay through the region on social media.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

During my volunteer role on the commercial cage diving and research boat, I wrote reports, features and memoirs for my blog and the company website. I was also asked to give interviews for international television shows on my experiences working as a crew member and conservation researcher on the boat. www.jawsgies-blog.blogspot.com

Master Of Arts (Ma), Print Journalism, Merit

NCTJ-accredited course. Teeline shorthand

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English With A Minor In North American Literature And Film, 2.1 (Hons)