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• Responsible for driving national media coverage for flagship fundraising, research and awareness campaigns• Management of the reactive press office to provide expert comment, spokespeople and information to national and trade media• Line management and support the development of a Media Officer

• Lead on the strategic approach and delivery of corporate media relations• Mitigate the negative effect of adverses including one from the Mail on Sunday in my first week in the role• Led on a campaign that secured over 100 pieces of coverage via PA Media including the Independent, Metro, iNews, Evening Standard and LBC

• Raise the profile of Blue Cross as a leading pet charity by securing widespread media coverage while protecting the charity's reputation• Build relationships with staff across the organisation to develop case studies to highlight the work of the charity and brief senior spokespeople before interviews• Managed the press for the charity's integrated Christmas campaign which produced over 350 pieces of coverage and raised a six-figure sum

London, United Kingdom

• Generate national media coverage to position St John as the leading health and first aid charity• Responsible for nearly 1500 pieces of media coverage to an eight figure audience in a broad spectrum of titles in 2020• Reactively handle requests from journalists as the first point of contact for incoming media enquiries and proactively pitch stories to contacts• Manage the relationship with our cuttings supplier, monitor media to identify proactive situations to respond to and… Show more • Generate national media coverage to position St John as the leading health and first aid charity• Responsible for nearly 1500 pieces of media coverage to an eight figure audience in a broad spectrum of titles in 2020• Reactively handle requests from journalists as the first point of contact for incoming media enquiries and proactively pitch stories to contacts• Manage the relationship with our cuttings supplier, monitor media to identify proactive situations to respond to and write daily news email to inform organisation of media coverage Show less

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

• Design print materials, digital content and videos to promote Student Services and marketing campaigns using Adobe Creative Cloud software including, but not limited to, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects• Use content management systems to upload content to the university website, digital signage and mobile app• Assist in the day to day running of our social media accounts, email marketing and proofreading content

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

· Manage the sport department's digital communication channels including social media pages, email newsletters and website· Increased the number of students and staff engaging with sport· Design marketing materials such as posters, t-shirts and digital screens

• After spending a week on a placement at the Howden offices in January, I was offered a freelance role to cover Barnet FC’s home games until their relegation to the National League• The role involved writing a match report to send on the final whistle and a quotes piece an hour later• My articles featured on websites including BBC Sports, Sky Sports and ESPN

• I received a promotion to the Sports Editor position after the student media rebrand• Duties include editing, arranging accreditation to Preston North End matches and making the sports section of the newspaper on InDesign• The Pulse won the Best Sports Coverage award and I was shortlisted for the Editor of the Year award at the university’s media awards

• Duties included editing, writing, finding news stories and designing the newspaper on InDesign• I secured high-profile exclusive interviews with Kevin Kilbane, Joe Garner and Laura Walker• Our sports content quadrupled since I joined• The Pulse won the "Sports Contribution of the Year" award and I was individually shortlisted for the "Media Contribution of the Year"

• I provided a live commentary on the club’s Twitter account and took photos on a DSLR camera during matches• After the game, I wrote a match report and filmed an interview with the manager which featured on Blackpool FC’s media channels and the matchday programme• I also helped with first team games in a variety of roles including taking match photos, operating the big screen during matches at Bloomfield Road and doing post-match interviews after the 2017 League Two Play-off Final at… Show more • I provided a live commentary on the club’s Twitter account and took photos on a DSLR camera during matches• After the game, I wrote a match report and filmed an interview with the manager which featured on Blackpool FC’s media channels and the matchday programme• I also helped with first team games in a variety of roles including taking match photos, operating the big screen during matches at Bloomfield Road and doing post-match interviews after the 2017 League Two Play-off Final at Wembley Show less

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• Started the role with no knowledge of the sport but I have quickly learnt about it• I regularly write news articles, reports and previews for the website• I have reported on the Rio 2016 Olympics including Ed Ling's bronze medal win• I was also trusted to be in charge of the website for 10 days during a world cup competition whilst the editor was on annual leave

• Contributed to club’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages• Wrote on-the-whistle match reports, reaction pieces for the website and articles for the matchday programme.• Conducted post-match interviews with the players

Globe Arena

• I regularly interviewed players for the centrepiece of the Morecambe FC programme• I have interviewed a variety of players from fan favourites such as Kevin Ellison to new loan signings such as Kieran O'Hara and young players such as Aaron McGowan• In my second season at the club I was asked to do an additional 'Key men' feature which focuses on four opposition players

• Regular pundit on the UCLan Sports Live radio show where I discussed how the university sports teams doing in BUCS competitions• I was also asked to make guest pundit appearances on other radio shows across the station

• In my first year of university, I attended the UCLan 5th Team's matches and gave live updates and post-match interviews for the SU radio station. • After matches, I wrote match reports which were published in the online version of the newspaper.