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Oxford, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading on a social media strategy and plans, plus implementation, for the Finance Innovation Lab-led civil society campaign on the Financial Services Bill. Providing strategic communications advice and delivering engaging digital content including video, blogs, news posts, report design, and social media infographics to support the wider campaign strategy.

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading on communications strategy and plan, plus implementation for the Climate Safe Lending Fellowship insights report. Objectives include the amplification of the insights within the report, and the generation of interest in applications for the next cohort of the Fellowship programme among key audiences (banking professionals working to accelerate.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Leading on the development of WTI's new website, including strategic guidance on messaging and audience targeting, copy writing and editing, selection of appropriate images, design of digital assets, SEO, design of overall structure and user journey.Windle Trust International is a UK-based NGO delivering education programmes for children and young people.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsible for professionalising the communications function and supporting the creation of the international secretariat of WI, an African-led international NGO and provider of education for refugees and conflict-affected communities across eastern Africa. Responsible for:- Design & implementation of UK communications & marketing strategy across PR.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Our vision is a thriving solidarity economy for the UK – an economic system that has the values of democracy, social justice, ecological sustainability, and co-operation in its DNA.Our mission is to support the growth of the solidarity economy by educating, empowering and inspiring communities who are committed to economic and social justice and giving.

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Solely responsible for SEA’s communications strategy, ensuring high levels of engagement with key stakeholders and audiences;
• Elected member of the Board of Directors;
• Member of the core operations team, responsible for ensuring the organisation delivers its strategy effectively whilst running smoothly internally;
• Developing strong relationships with national & international counterparts and umbrella organisations;
• Lead spokesperson, including in the media, on panels and at events;
• Building relationships with journalists and securing coverage in key media outlets;

Woodstock, Oxfordshire

• We support rural communities across the UK to tackle the issues they face through community business. Community businesses are enterprises that are owned and run democratically by members of the community, on behalf of.
• Developing & leading nationwide outreach & education campaign, one of the key pillars of Plunkett’s new strategy;
• Refocusing communications strategy to better articulate Plunkett’s impact;
• Reviewing the website, collaborating across teams and implementing new site, enabling online donations, and resulting in higher online engagement;
• Undertaking review of customer journey for members and beneficiaries and implementing sound processes and new digital channels to ensure maximum engagement and support;
• Coordinating all media activity, from sourcing stories from national network of 90 advisers, writing engaging press releases and securing national coverage, to acting as a key spokesperson in live and pre-recorded.

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Working at senior level as professional communications lead for council’s major investment in rural broadband. Responsibilities & achievements included:
• Developing & maintaining relationships with stakeholders; providing robust, proactive and effective communications, from community groups to high profile commercial partners;
• Representing OCC on senior project boards with partners from BT, Openreach, and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Developing & managing project website and all digital communications channels;
• Delivering engagement events for community groups, senior councillors, and high profile Government ministers, including the then Prime Minister David Cameron;
• Reporting to senior OCC colleagues on effectiveness of communications, including creation of interactive slides to enable senior managers to understand impact.

London, United Kingdom

• First point of contact in BBC’s corporate press office, responsible for providing efficient and robust information service to the media regarding corporate issues. Responsibilities & achievements included:
• Proactive & reactive media liaison – including managing first response to journalists during periods of reputational crisis;
• Implementing internal & external campaigns;
• Advising senior staff on all aspects of media relations and creating robust briefing papers ahead of interviews, preparing journalist briefs prior to key announcements, such as release of senior manager expenses;
• Acting up as Media Relations Manager when required;
• Coordinating comms plans, writing & issuing releases, statements and media packs;

Woodstock, Oxfordshire

• Working with Head of Communications to create & deliver communications strategy that successfully increased media coverage, audience engagement, requests for support from beneficiaries, & earning Plunkett a Social.
• Attracting significant media coverage from the likes of Jeremy Vine Show; Countryfile, The One Show, Farming Today; regular commentary in The Guardian, etc;
• Writing excellent copy, creating web content and managing social media channels, producing and collating impactful videos and photos;
• Reviewing, evaluating and reporting on effectiveness of communications; implementing new system to better capture this;
• Contributing to the planning and delivery of key events such as the AGM, networking events and major conferences.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Working within the Marketing & Communications department of a progressive university with a reputation as a growing centre of research and academic excellence. Responsibilities included: - Using creative approaches to secure coverage of student successes each year in local and regional media; - Developing and maintaining relationships with key journalists.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language, First Class Honours

5 A-Levels

9 Gcses