Jennifer Purcell Email & Phone Number

- Overseeing the Marketing & Comms dept - Support to Senior Management team - Internal Comms - Public Relations / Managing press releases and media requests - Brand Management, growth and development - Website Manager - Content Manager - Student media Manager - Freelance creatives Manager - Ezine - Data Guardian - Manage branding committee, part of the awards committee - secured Great Place to Work for the past 2 years - Orientation Lead for ULSL - Sockies 2024 winner for best Instagram

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Manage and maintain the London Irish Centre website – including content creation, box office, fundraising appeals, income generation and ensuring effective flow of the users’ journey• Content creation and management of all social media networks including live event coverage• Manage all graphic design for the creation of reports, newsletters, event brochures, social graphics & posters• Creation of print and e-newsletters including design management and content creation• Lead on video content creation - producing appeal videos/ event coverage / Moving to London guides• Produce press releases and feature pieces ensuring positive press coverage across UK and Ireland • Manage a team freelance photographers, videographers and graphic designers • Management of all digital fundraising campaigns including our annual Christmas Appeal. Two months into my new role, our 2017 Christmas Appeal raised an incredible sum of £49,000, a 180% increase on 2016• Work closely with the Senior Management Team and CEO on creating the annual comms plan/ strategy • Liaise with special guests coming to the centre including Governing Ministers, corporate sponsors, large funders and international artists• Handle all press queries • Impact reporting through Google analytics • Management of Google Adwords • First point of contact through our organisation’s info@ inbox

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

• Data research for news, features, consumers and politics, using Tableau software, CSO figures and archives • Day to day news reporting including event coverage, researching, interviewing and producing news stories for print & digital • Front page Op-ed on the Decriminalisation of drugs in Ireland in response to a controversial story from a reporter at IT

County Limerick, Ireland

• Supporting the Marketing and Communication Department with social media • Covering events on social platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat • Freelancing at large external events such as Cycle Against Suicide Student Leader Congress• Creating blog content for multiple departments across the University including First Seven Weeks for incoming students and the Dept. of Arts, Humanities and Social Science

Limerick, Munster, Ireland

• Manage a team of feature writers including briefing, pitching, proofing, editing and holding weekly news team meetings • Creating print and digital content for the Limerick Voice Website and Newspaper• Researching and producing investigative pieces through the use of FOI’s to the HSE, TULSA, and the prison service • Design and layout the feature pages for print newspaper using InDesign and Photoshop• Sit on the editorial team to discuss and decide on news stories, prioritising pieces and feedback on stories• Creator of 3 of the 5 top most-read stories across the website

County Limerick, Ireland

• Working closely with Limerick Mental Health Association and the board of Limerick Mental Health Week to curate the week• Supporting a number of local and national charities in the lead up to and throughout the week, to boost their charity profile and create awareness of their work• Manage social media channels to create awareness of Limerick Mental Health Week and reach a wider digital audience • Create press releases and photography for local media coverage • Assist on the launch night including organising guest speakers, inviting special guests and covering the event on social media

Limerick

• Worked as a city reporter on the Limerick Leader - city edition, county edition and the Limerick Chronicle • Creation of digital content for the Limerick Leader website • Had numerous front page stories• Conducted a 3-month investigative feature on the mental health epidemic in Limerick winning the Headline Journalism award and being nominated for Journalist of the Year in the Smedia awards• Creating news stories, feature pieces, breaking news, politics and arts & culture• Worked to tight deadlines across 6 weekly newspapers • Attended and pitched at weekly editorial meetings

Journalism And New Media, Journalism

Media And Film Production, Distinction