Jane Macfarlane Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, GB

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Stirling

Glasgow, United Kingdom

University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

An absolute pleasure to programme and deliver this five-day design showcase in the heart of Glasgow. A creative collaboration with Genuine PR, art house SWG3, the St. Enoch Centre, Onward! Gallery/ScotStreetStyle, Glasgow School of Art, accommodation partners Dakota Deluxe, Model Team Scotland, Rainbow Room International and presenter Helen Marnie, as well.

Glasgow

Implementing delivery of Skills Development Scotland’s events strategy and plan. Identifying opportunities, planning and delivering high quality events across the whole business, ensuring clear alignment and integration with wider objectives. I worked with the wider marketing and communications team and contacts across all business areas in support of.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Event management and coordination of the RIAS Awards, International Convention and other events in the annual programme. Communications including website content management, editorial assistance for RIAS Quarterly, e-bulletins and media monitoring.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Worked with key internal and external stakeholders, venues and suppliers to implement the Glasgow 2014 identity and wayfinding systems across all competition and major non-competition venues. Specific responsibility for the Triathlon at Strathclyde Country Park and Mountain Biking at Cathkin Braes, gaining new skills in major event management.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Specialised in event fundraising and organising high value partnerships with a leading UK-wide children’s charity. Built and managed effective and efficient relationships with donors, supporters and volunteers, to.
• A golf day for 120 corporate guests at Gleneagles - exceeded target by ten per cent raising over £50,000
• The 13th Annual Woman of Influence Awards, a lunch for 300 guests at Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel in March which raised over £65,000
• Key role in the charity’s largest annual event – Never Mind the Business music quiz for 700 guests – exceeded target by ten per cent raising £130,000

Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Responsible for promoting and running the university as a conference and meetings venue in order to maximise revenue. Developed excellent relationships with Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, academics from various schools.
• Delivered a high standard of customer service through carefully-managed partnerships with facilities, IT, catering and other suppliers. The British Sociological Association, with 500 delegates in 2010, immediately.
• Responsible for financial, business and marketing planning, with commercial targets achieved annually
• Organised profile-raising VIP events such as HRH the Princess Royal opening the School of Health, and a visit by Sir Alex Ferguson after which he hailed GCU as ”the Manchester United of universities”
• International audiences – project managed conferences for clients as prestigious as the World Health Organisation, ambassadorial visits and SDI briefings on India and China
• Project managed three concurrent arts partnerships in 2011: covering artist liaison; community engagement; marketing; scoping exhibition space and installation; organising openings and private views

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Organised the annual Arts & Business Scottish Awards, a black tie dinner for over 400 paying guests, celebrating the best in creative sponsorships. Managed design and print; PR; multiple sponsors; entertainment.
• Specialised in creating events in unusual venues – holding the awards twice on stage of the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, and in the auditorium of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with all the seats removed
• Managed web content and media relations, twice gaining television coverage of the awards
• Developed and implemented a full programme of events, showcasing business investment in the arts with partners such as Lloyds TSB and the National Galleries of Scotland
• Promoted New Partners - a government-funded sponsorship incentive scheme - liaising with the media, corporate, commercial and cultural organisations to raise the profile of Arts & Business

• Database research & preparation of promotional material for IT project management trainers, Information Systems Management
• PR & event management for the International Antiquarian Book Fair & Congress, Edinburgh 2000
• Managed a series of IT awareness business briefings for Scottish Enterprise throughout Scotland
• Proactive PR and product promotion for Klick Photopoint with national magazines

• Gained a solid PR background in the BT Scotland press office - providing front-line response to media enquiries and proactive public relations to support national and local campaigns and sponsorships - before moving.
• Met community engagement targets through managing sponsorship events with partners such as the Federation of Small Businesses, the CBI, Napier University, the RSNO, Northern Ballet Theatre, Scotland Against Drugs and.
• Developed a series of opinion-former dinners with the BT Scottish Ensemble, in exclusive National Trust venues
• Managed the BT Scottish Press & Broadcast Awards - a lunch for 100 media guests
• BT FutureTalk - a touring R&D showcase for 200 guests
• Several secondments – most notably as Public Relations Officer (North East England) for six months in 1996 and Press Officer (South Scotland) for ten months in 1995. Also took greater responsibility for out-of-hours.

Hnd In Communications Studies, Marketing, Pr, Film And Tv, Graphic Design, Social History, Advertising, Market Research

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