Laura Latham Email & Phone Number

Locking, England, United Kingdom

I lead communications for Extend Learning and our primary schools across North Somerset and beyond. I am therefore responsible for the implementation of the trust's marketing strategies, communications and public relations activities.I work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, HR Manager and Business Operations Manager to ensure good marketing practices across the trust and our schools. I aim to improve the quality and effectiveness of communication mechanisms, ensuringthat all of our aims and key messages are communicated, whilst providing every opportunity for feedback. I create, maintain and update content for our online platforms and printed materials as well as the trust's social media accounts, including maintaining the social media strategy and monitoring each of our school’s online presence. I also support academic staff with social media advice/account management within their individual schools.I am the Lead Creative for the trust and advise/create for schools too.

North Somerset

Social Media Manager and Content Producer - (ELAN, Bournville Primary School, XTND, The Beach Teaching School Alliance).I set up, produce all content for and manage all social media channels for four organisations.Web Content Management - (ELAN, Bournville Primary School, XTND, The Beach Teaching School Alliance). I manage and produce content for websites and audit and advisen other schools on their content and statutory information. Press and PR and media bookings, Building positive relationships with local press. Design and produce branded templates, leaflets, marketing materials as required. For example, to advertise new courses and events; to highlight key messages and disseminate information to the community. I can produce photographic imagery for use in communications and marketing if required.I am part of the Bournville Primary School Online Safety Committee, feeding back to the team new developments in technologywhich may affect children and young people and how the staff and families can continue educating them to keep safe online.I manage the charity XTND which provides wrap around care for children and provides an activity programme designed to engage the community, increase parental involvement in school, help the schools break down barriers with those hard to reach families and support adults and children with positive, healthy activity and life skills.Maintain Charity Financial Accounts and present for annual review.I am responsible for all statutory charity and business administration and funding and grant application research to ensure there is funding in place to enable parental/community engagement work.

Felton, North Somerset

Supported whole school function during final year of existence. Helped close the school down and ran the office function. Supported staff and children in transition, creating a memorable final year! Even went to camp!

Bristol, United Kingdom

Researching and planning client’s online media recruitment campaigns. Creating tailored, bespoke media schedules and rationale documents to be presented to account team and client. Where possible, information gained from campaign research is used to strategically plan for individual campaigns in line with campaign objectives.Ensuring campaigns are managed appropriately time by liaising with media, campaign management, account team to get things live effectively and on time.Analysis of weekly statistics to track effectiveness of campaign (media and creative) and ensure that campaign is all live and working.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Project Planning and Delivery. Client Service Team Leader – training CS team, driving digital and spot buy figures, reporting figures to Head of Finance, quality checking.Internal Brand Communications for South West and Wales.

 Researching and planning of client’s online media recruitment campaigns through media scheduling and supporting rationale  Media buying and negotiation (online media) Delivery of multiple projects accurately and on time Analysis of weekly data to track effectiveness of campaign  Keeping all project administration up to date and accurate

Bristol, United Kingdom

BBC Music MagazineManaging and co-ordinating all advertising business for About the House magazine and liaising with the Royal Opera House to ensure maximum sales revenue.Maximising sales revenues through good account management of all Branding and Performance clients and media agencies for BBC Music magazine and other BBC titles where appropriate.

Bristol, United Kingdom

 All advertising business for About the House magazine (Royal Opera House) Maximising advertising sales revenues for BBC Music magazine working to targets Overseeing “special projects” i.e. BBC Music Summer Festivals Guide

Proofreading And Editing Diploma, Proofreading, Editing, Copy, Distinction

Introduction To Public Relations, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

How To Be A Super Learner Diploma, Digital Learning, Distinction

Digital Skills: Social Media

Digital Skills: Digital Marketing

Ba Hons, Photography

Scr Diploma Photography

Btec National Diploma In Media, Btec National Diploma In Media

Gcses, Gcses

Activities and Societies: English Language & Literature, Mathematics (Intermediate level), Art, Geography, French, Science, Religious.