Judith Mackay Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

This is a period of enormous change in healthcare as services transition from acute hospitals to community settings. Supporting that change, and helping people understand what it all means , is a big part of the role.

Responsible for internal and external communications, media relations and public affairs. NHS Fife has over 8,000 staff serving a population of nearly 370,000.

Glasgow

Lead on all things editorial in this digital start-up which created a filming app to make it easy to share videos privately. Communications, PR, content strategy, social media strategy & community engagement. Created brand from scratch establishing values, voice and messaging, managed creative agencies, designed influencer marketing strategy and community engagement campaigns. As co-founder was part of the fundraising effort that delivered a 7 figure sum in 12 months. Also worked with business clients to develop content strategies. Particular focus on maximising use of video to suit range of different business objectives and advising on digital strategy. Client list includes PR agencies and their clients, public sector organisations, non-profits, leisure industry and B2B organisations.Communications Strategy & PlanningContent StrategyJournalism & Media TrainingPublic Speaking CoachingContent Creation ; video, audio, copywriting

Glasgow

Senior Editorial leadership. Part of management team leading around 250 journalists and support staff. Strategic role developing and launching new programme strands and online services. The desire to keep getting the hands dirty meant a fair bit of coalface working too: Editing several live TV debates, launching a pan-UK online digital democracy service and a daily radio show as well as Producer / Director credits for the investigative TV documentaries 'Fall Out: Chernobyl 25 Years On' and 'Meet the Carers'.

Glasgow

A project lead for around 700 staff across multiple genres in TV and Online on an ambitious project to facilitate the introduction of a digital end-to-end production integrating TV, online, radio, broadcast and archive services. This level of digital systems integration across a broadcast business was the first of its kind in Europe. I managed relationships with external suppliers, ensuring the design of bespoke cutting-edge technology was genuinely informed by real broadcast and production requirements. I Designed and tested new workflows to support all aspects of digital production and contributed to subsequent staff training design. I took the lead on internal communications across 7 programme genres with regular presentations and Q&A sessions round the country to hundreds of staff and ran a successful "ground up" engagement strategy to persuade a reluctant staff to embrace change and work collaboratively. Direct report to BBC Scotland’s Executive Board.

Glasgow

Editor of a number of high profile news and current affairs strands including 5 years as Editor of Good Morning Scotland - the nation's morning agenda setting news programme. Coverage included Iraq war, September 11 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA, Asian Tsunami of Boxing day 2004 and numerous UK and US elections. Led a team of 30+ who delivered highest ever listening figures and consistently delivered audience satisfaction ratings of 93% or more. Devised and launched Lesley Riddoch's award winning daily programme on Radio Scotland. (Launch Editor, 1 year) , recruiting, training and managing a team of 20. TV includes Arts chat show, Newsnight, Election Specials and Investigations documentaries. Member of senior management team in News and Current Affairs.

London

Janet Street-Porter’s producer on "As the Crow Flies" a 6 part TV series for network BBC in which Janet walked a straight compass line from the Edinburgh Observatory to the Greenwich Observatory in London in the company of talent such as Stephen Fry and Kathy Burke.

Westminster, London

Producing live daily politics TV shows and specials such as Election specials at the BBC's Politics Unit.

Boston, Usa And London, United Kingdom

Producer on the launch team of "The World" an award winning co-production between the BBC Word Service, WGBH Boston and Public Radio International. The show is networked across the USA bringing global tailored to an American audience. It started as an ambitious experiment and is now a long running success story.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Producing mainly live topical and current affairs strands such as the award winning Eddie Mair Live and Good Morning Scotland.

Pau, France

Teaching English language and literature classes and delivering lectures at all levels throughout the Arts and Science faculties.

La Côte St André, France

Working with High School students to develop their oral English skills.