Making a difference in public sector communications.25+ years experience in communications including communications strategy, digital delivery and social media, campaigns, media management, recruitment and mentoring, project management, internal communications, engagement and co-production and event management.Specialist in public sector and healthcare.Available for projects, hack days, short-term contracts, advice and general comms and digital chit-chat

Providing communications, PR and marketing advice and support to clients, specialising in public and education sectors and supporting companies launching new products or services.

Development and delivery of the communications strategy including complete organisation rebrand, build and management of the website, social media, internal communications, stakeholder engagement and event management.

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Managed a series of projects for Lambeth including procurement to deliver increased efficiencies and value for money, shared services and business growth. Included implementation of a project management tool and delivering savings of more than £60k on annual spend on print services.

Both set up the contract and supported the delivery of communications at Harrow Council as part of the Lambeth Communications contract. Responsible for management of communications team and delivery of a wide range of services including campaign development and delivery, internal communications, social media, media management, campaigns, lobbying, consultation and engagement, income generation and council publications and marketing materials. Also responsible for issue management and… Show more Both set up the contract and supported the delivery of communications at Harrow Council as part of the Lambeth Communications contract. Responsible for management of communications team and delivery of a wide range of services including campaign development and delivery, internal communications, social media, media management, campaigns, lobbying, consultation and engagement, income generation and council publications and marketing materials. Also responsible for issue management and strategic communications advice for council leader, Chief Executive and other senior officers and politicians. Show less

Responsible for the strategic development of a wide range of communications requirements for the council, not just digital services.Also worked as part of the council's trading company, Lambeth Communications, working in partnership with other councils and public sector organisations delivering outcome focused communications and campaigns.- Managed and developed the council's website, intranet, social media and all other digital channels- Responsible for management and… Show more Responsible for the strategic development of a wide range of communications requirements for the council, not just digital services.Also worked as part of the council's trading company, Lambeth Communications, working in partnership with other councils and public sector organisations delivering outcome focused communications and campaigns.- Managed and developed the council's website, intranet, social media and all other digital channels- Responsible for management and development of the council's brand, online and offline- Managed a team of designers and the production of all printed materials for the council- Development and delivery of campaigns; part of the team that worked on the hugely successful Save Clapham Fire station campaign- Responsible for the procurement and contract management for councilwide services for door to door delivery, print services, advertising channels and production of statutory noticesAchievements include:- Developed an online template design tool to enable staff across the council to produce print materials including posters, leaflets, flyers, business cards and postcards. Shortlisted for award for innovation in print. Resulted in significant savings.- Developed the councils asset management system for photography and imagery - including working with local photographers, commissioning photography, and the development of an online tool- Oversaw the redevelopment of the council's brand, including a brand for children and young people- Responsible for the procurement and implementation of council's print contract, with review of service delivery resulting in a reduction of £1million in council's print and design spend Show less

Responsible for the management of Lambeth Council website and intranet, and ensuring the council met the requirements of the egovernment agenda. This included having strategic responsibility for the development of the council's digital programme, and deciding on the future resourcing and delivery of digital services. This included:- Development and build of new Lambeth Council website, using a content management system- Winning two awards - English Local Authority website of the… Show more Responsible for the management of Lambeth Council website and intranet, and ensuring the council met the requirements of the egovernment agenda. This included having strategic responsibility for the development of the council's digital programme, and deciding on the future resourcing and delivery of digital services. This included:- Development and build of new Lambeth Council website, using a content management system- Winning two awards - English Local Authority website of the year 2005, Communicators in Business award for most usable website 2005- Development and build of first intranet for Lambeth Council, to support over 5000 staff- Worked on local government web national standards projects- Running of usability and accessibility testing for digital delivery- Roll out of training programme to staff to enable them to take responsibility for their online service information Show less

Responsible for the writing, development and management of all digital content including forms and transactions for one department at Lambeth Council, which included business process re-engineering of some services.Wrote, built and delivered a departmental enewsletter which was then rolled out to 5,000 staff.The overall objective was the digital transformation of a department, encouraging channel migration and engaging with management and staff to help them understand the… Show more Responsible for the writing, development and management of all digital content including forms and transactions for one department at Lambeth Council, which included business process re-engineering of some services.Wrote, built and delivered a departmental enewsletter which was then rolled out to 5,000 staff.The overall objective was the digital transformation of a department, encouraging channel migration and engaging with management and staff to help them understand the benefits of digital. Show less

Content editor for Richmond Council's websiteWorked on the specification, development, design and delivery of new websiteWrote and delivered training programme for over 125 web editors across the councilDeveloped and built microsites for a variety of services across the councilAlso responsible for production of range of offline information for council services, including monthly what's on guide and business brochures

Responsible for artworking and design of a range of printed materials including forms, brochures, posters, magazines and branding. Skilled designer using Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator, working with clients to develop materials through from concept to production.

Editor, designer, copywriter, advertising sales manager, marketing manager and contracts manager for university newspaper