I'm a creative and collaborative brand and communications professional with experience within both scale-up challenger brands and large organisations, in travel/aviation and more recently in insurtech/financial services.I’ve led brand and communications functions to help grow challenger brands including a pay as you go airport lounge, and in my current role I’ve led and rolled out a rebrand, delivered the company’s first ever brand campaign and created a PR function from scratch.I achieved a Socially Mobile certificate in Leadership Communication with Distinction (May 2024). Described as an engaging and collaborative communicator, I can influence stakeholders at all levels, am able to build brilliant cross-functional relationships and have mentored high-performing teams to deliver brand and comms projects that drive sales, increase brand awareness and improve the customer experience. Key skills- Brand strategy, positioning and guardianship- Rebranding - change management, stakeholder and internal engagement, internal and external comms planning and delivery - Communication strategy- Media relations and reputation management - PR and content strategy - Copywriting and editing
- Complex stakeholder management up to board level- B2C campaigns: End-to-end creative, channel planning and media buying for TV, OOH, radio, social and digital - Leading in-house creative teams (design, copywriting and brand management)- Coaching (professional qualification achieved in 2019)- Agency management (creative/advertising, brand and experiential, content/video, PR, digital and events) What people say about working with me"Josie has that magic mix of skills - strategy and creativity. I had the pleasure of working with Josie for over four years and would describe her as an inspiring leader in the Gatwick marketing team. Her contribution to Gatwick in her Brand role enabled us to better understand and articulate our airport positioning and her work will have a lasting impact in this area. Josie is self-sufficient; professional and a popular and encouraging manager, and her influence and reputation stretched across the organisation. As her manager, I particularly valued her thoughtful counsel in challenging situations. I would highly recommend Josie – she’s an exceptionally good marketer and most importantly a thoroughly lovely person to work with." Jo Patterson, Head of Marketing at Gatwick Airport (2020)
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