Linda Sankey Email & Phone Number

I am a highly competent and creative professional with a successful career working in communication roles in the charity and NGB sector.Communications Experience:* Developing & implementing effective Communication Strategies & Digital Strategies.* Developing & implementing successful digital campaigns such as National Walking Day.* Day to day editorial management of website and social media platforms.* Brand: brand refresh for Get Ireland Walking and created Brand Guidelines and toolkit.* Managing website redesigns including for Jigsaw (2016) and Mountaineering Ireland (2023) and Get Ireland Walking (2024) .* Created, developed & host of the podcast for Get Ireland Walking.* Contributor to Irish Mountain Log magazine since 2019.Administration Experience.* Management of Administration and Housekeeping Services. * Creation and update of HR policies, Data Protection, Health & Safety, Environmental & Green policies.* Health & Safety Inductions for new staff.* Extensive Google Docs experience.* Extensive Salesforce experience.* General secretarial and administrative support to Management Forums.Other Relevant Skills:Design Software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, CMS including WordPress, Expression Engine and Modx. Email marketing software including Vertical Response, Salesforce and Mail Chimp. Survey and Form software including Survey Monkey, JotForm and Typeform. Video editing skills. Social Media ads and monitoring including Twitter and Facebook adverts, Google Adwords, Hootsuite, Google Analytics. Media Monitoring including Kantar/Newsaccess. E commerce proficiency using Presta Shop and Shopify.I also have Event Management experience, having worked on Riverdance as well as on various Festivals and Exhibitions including Production Coordinator on Family Day Festival for two years. I have experience of working with and managing volunteers. I successfully organised a book launch and several graduations.I have extensive experience in general administration including over ten years’ experience working as a freelance television production manager . TV Credits include Associate Producer on 'No Frontiers', Production Manager on 'About the House', 'Beyond the Hall Door' and 'Garden Heaven' and various documentaries. These roles ensured I can organise events such as shoots and launches on a tight budget and timeframe.

Listed skills include Web Design, Graphic Design, Web Development, Social Media, and 23 others.

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  Communications Officer

  Mountaineering Ireland

  Dec 2019 - Present

  Developed a 3-year Communications Strategy for Get Ireland Walking (2021 - 2023).Developed a 3-year Digital Strategy for Get Ireland Walking (2021 - 2023).Developed & managed National Walking Day since 2020. Now in it's fifth year this national event is part of a week of celebrations as part of European Week of Sport. The annual week now consists of Mon - Mindful Walking Day, Tues - Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Day, Wed - Access for All Day, Thurs - Active Travel Day, Fri - Workplace Walking Day, Sat is Happy Hiking Day and Sunday is National Walking Day.