Karen Cornish Email and Phone Number

Successful campaigns include Healthy Peterborough, Safer off the Streets and the council's new trading company Aragon Direct Services.

- Created and led on council marketing campaigns including, Love Peterborough, Travelchoice, a great place to be, fostering and free childcare.- Monitor and promote the council’s brand and information about council services.- Developed new innovative ways to communicate the council’s messages, particularly social media marketing- Produced council publications including the ceremonies guide and Your Peterborough magazine.

- Developed and implemented effective internal communication strategies and plans- Developed channels of communication e.g. staff newsletters, weekly bulletins, managers toolkit and monthly briefing sheets- Developed an intranet and encouraged two way communication as well as online tools to enable staff to do their job more efficiently e.g. room booking system, council calendar- Developed and organised events e.g. staff briefings and long service awards- Developed employee engagement through, staff recognition scheme, listening groups, staff suggestion scheme and online Q&A- Facilitated change management programmes- Ensured all internal communications, including key announcements, were communicated to staff in an appropriate and timely fashion and in a consistent tone of voice using appropriate communication channels- Produced training guides and delivered training to employees on internal communication channels, in particular the intranet- Developed feedback mechanisms and continually monitored performance and targets, evaluated and implemented any improvements where required- Monitored budgets and negotiated supplier costsReason for leaving: voluntary redundancy on 30 June 2011 following a restructure of the team.

- Drafted, approved and issued press releases and media statements as council spokesperson- Proactively identified, monitored and tracked issues that could adversely affect the reputation of the council- Liaised with the media, proactively and reactively, providing statements or arranging interviews with the relevant officer- Ensured that all relevant media coverage was captured, assessed and disseminatedReason for leaving: promoted to Internal Communications Officer following a team restructure

- Supported the heads of service, through diary management and fielding calls- Drafted press releases and maintained distribution lists- Collated and distributed press cuttings, committee reports and agendas- Monitored and help manage the council's corporate identity- Assisted in elections through managing the media and compiling a scoreboard- Covered for the Chief Executive's PA in their absence.Reason for leaving: promoted to Press Officer following a team restructure