• Proactively seeking out information and stories from across Hartpury, developing these into persuasive press releases, case studies and appropriate content, to gain maximum impact• Building and maintaining strong relationships with local, national and international journalists and media outlets• Responding efficiently and quickly to media enquiries, working to maximise positive opportunities and limit any potential negative PR - co-ordinated on TV projects with 'Blue Peter' and 'Get Fit and Eat Well with Tom Kerridge'• Creating and maintaining an annual media and communications schedule, working closely with digital marketing colleagues to share content• Producing engaging and creative copy for a wide range of audiences and channels, including writing, editing and proofing for printed publications and web/digital marketing materials• Managing external agencies and suppliers, including print houses and designers, ensuring they adhere to Hartpury’s brand guidelines• Working closely with associated departments, including Alumni and Development, to support their content and communications plans• Producing media and communications evaluation reports for the Senior Management Team• Managing range of social media accounts

• Maximising opportunities for PR, including liaising with regional centres of the business to source 'good news' stories and case studies• Production and distribution of press releases to regional, national and trade media• Delivery of news and internal communications elements of Bovis Homes’ intranet with a view to maximising its effectiveness as an employee communication tool• Supporting the regional teams with intranet communications content• Daily maintenance of Bovis Homes’ social media presence, including Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin accounts• Supporting the marketing teams and graphics department to deliver impactful marketing communications.

• Handling a variety of client accounts• Writing and distributing press releases for local, regional and trade publications• Managing social media accounts• Producing ezine• Co-ordinating media events• Building and maintaining good relationships with clients and media• Attending networking events• Updating www.Punchline-gloucester.com website via CMS• Writing and researching content for website• Writing content for magazine• Planning page layouts for magazine

• Providing PR and marketing services, writing online and print articles and sub-editing pages on a freelance basis • Delivering excellent customer service through effectively deploying flexible copy-writing and content marketing writing skills• Creating and managing award-winning content across multiple diverse digital publishing platforms • Successfully utilising strong written and verbal communication skills as well as comprehensive understanding of inbound marketing and marketing communications• Developing effective social media PR and marketing strategies • Writing and editing content to promote schools, charities and clubs

• Writing marketing content promoting the 2015 Gloucester Tall Ships festival, the Rugby World Cup, the Scrumpty Sculpture Trail and the Gloucester History Festival for media releases and brochures• Updating and monitoring social media accounts promoting festivals, places of interest and events• Liaising with promotions and commercial departments over appropriate subject matter for media releases• Writing quotes on behalf of Gloucester City Council leader and Marketing Gloucester chief executive for media releases• Distributing media releases and pictures to TV, radio and newspapers• Securing live half-hour news broadcast from festival, including interviews with chief executive and events director, by BBC Points West• Building relationships with BBC and ITV, local media and outside agencies to maximise coverage of festivals and events• Researching and writing content for visitbritain.com promoting places to visit and things to do in the city of Gloucester during Rugby World Cup• Writing promotional content for thecityofgloucester.co.uk‘Extraordinary and brilliant PR job for @mktggloucester #Gloucester Tall Ships festival by JBHerbertmedia’, Marketing Gloucester chief executive Jason Smith via twitter

I held a number of senior posts, including sub-editor, assistant sports editor and racing editor.As sub-editor I planned and laid out pages for the company's two daily newspapers, the Gloucestershire Echo and The Citizen.My responsibilities as racing editor included organising the company's coverage online and in print of Cheltenham's biggest sporting event, the world-renowned National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse which attracts crowds of nearly 250,000.During nearly two decades working within the editorial department across multi-media platforms, I demonstrated talents for: Initiating and planning projects Managing, supporting and inspiring a team through my leadership skills Working successfully to strict deadlines and under pressure Providing engaging content for online and in print Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with external agencies Copy editing and flexible copy writing skills Ghost-writing columns for Gloucestershire sports stars Using social media platforms to spark interest and debate Working independently and managing my own workload Team-working by assisting colleagues when necessary and being prepared to work late Working with advertising and promotions departments to produce attention-grabbing designs