Apex Hotels are one of Scotland's largest independent hotel groups with nine four star city centre hotels in London, Bath, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. I am the PR lead for Apex Hotels looking after media relations, PR strategy, planning and implementation as well as corporate PR for the group.

I look after the communications for The Gannochy Trust, one of Perth and Kinross' most prominent charitable foundations set up by A.K Bell at the turn of the 20th century. I have taken a part time consultation role to implement an 18 month communications strategy which includes brand management, website development, public relations and events.

I'm the owner and Director of Candid Media, a PR and communications consultancy based in Perth and Edinburgh www.candidmedia.biz. I have 17 years PR and external communications experience working with SMEs, corporates and third sector organisations in Scotland and UK wide.Candid provides business to business and business to consumer PR and external communications services both offline and via digital platforms. In just under ten years, we have generated over £5,000,000 of editorial value for our customers, reaching a global audience of 100 million plus and generating over 10,000 pieces of coverage across broadcast, print and online publications. Candid’s clients are regularly seen in the Scotsman, Herald, BBC online, Daily Telegraph and The Times. Key disciplines include: PR and communications strategy & consultation, profile/awareness building, external communications, media relations, reputation management, thought leadership, small business PR, digital PR, trade PR, copy writing, content creation, social media management. I work with specially selected local partners to provide a full spectrum of services, from basic PR projects to full service marcomms campaigns. My sector experience include:Renewable EnergyProperty Development & ManagementCareers and RecruitmentThird SectorFinanceLawTravel and TourismFood and HospitalityHotels and SpasTraining and DevelopmentTrade & IndustryRural sectorsCome and follow us on Twitter @Cand1dmedia for all the latest coverage news and visit our services page to find out more about what we can do for you.

Senior Communications Consultant for Senvion's Northern European Hub, covering the UK & Ireland, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. I was responsible for public relations, external/internal communications and events management for the hub, which included creating a detailed communications strategy and work plan, managing an annual budget, managing local and international suppliers and reporting to the marketing and communications team at our head office in Hamburg, as well as the senior management team in Edinburgh.

Associate Director of Newgate Communications (Scottish office). Newgate Communications is a fast growing, multi-disciplinary communications consultancy specialising in capital market communications and financial media relations, corporate reputation building, public policy and regulatory consultancy. The firm is part of the Porta Communications Group with offices in London, Edinburgh, Brussels, Frankfurt and Hong Kong.My primary role at Newgate Edinburgh was to assist in the setting up and running of a Scottish based office which enabled Newgate London to increase their reach across the UK. We also added a PR element to what had previously been specialist public affairs campaigns run out of the London office, offering the client a more rounded and comprehensive communications package. We also supported the London office on pan European campaigns. e.g launch of Urica. Key roles included business development, PR strategy and planning, recruitment and staff management, reporting to London and European head offices.

Senior Account Executive (2004) Account Manager (2005-2007) Director (2007-2008) Tartan Silk is a boutique PR agency based in Edinburgh's Newtown, specialising in luxury Scottish brands across the food & drink, hospitality and tourism sectors.As a Director of the company, my responsibilities included the management of all consumer and business to business clients, from creating and implementing PR plans & strategies to assisting in the management of a team of five full time employees and two consultants. As part of the senior management team, I was also jointly responsible for human resources management and new business development. I worked closely with founder and Managing Director Martin Hunt, to bring on and manage some major clients for the business - these included the Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel & One Spa, The Mary Reid International Spa Academy, Splendid Property Management and the £200 million pound Custom House Quay Development in Glasgow.

Flagship Consulting is one of London’s most prestigious medium sized Public Relations agencies. Over the four years as an Account Executive, I was an integral part of a small team supporting major global brands across both the consumer and business to business sectors.Major projects included the promotion of BAA’s new Terminal Five at Heathrow Airport, launching and supporting the industrial wipe and soft tissue brands for Kimberly-Clark, promoting and launching new air routes for Swiss Airlines as well as a corporate brand building exercise for Hewlett Packard.