Current responsibilities include:• Selecting research for press release; organising multimedia relating to promoted papers.• Press releases: writing and editing press releases about research published by PLOS.• Distribution: managing press release distribution; managing the PLOS press list. • Media coverage curation: tracking media coverage of press papers.• Relationships: building and managing relationships with authors, public information officers and press contacts.• Documentation: developing and maintaining documentation for press processes.• Training: on-boarding, training and mentoring colleagues and external contributors, including freelancers.• Reporting: regular summaries of key media coverage for internal and external use.• Crises: Managing crisis situations, especially embargo breaks.• Strategy: Planning and implementing press campaigns and developing long term strategies.

Worked across all the PLOS Journals.Regular tasks:• Communication with contributors: built relationships with authors, institutions’ press officers and journalists, assisted with queries, handled embargo breaks.• Selection of research for press release; selection of appropriate multimedia.• Press releases: wrote and edited press releases about research published by PLOS.• Distribution: managed press release distribution; managed the PLOS press list. • Monitored press papers through the press process, working with authors and institutions.• Media coverage curation: helped to track media coverage of press papers.Projects:• Process optimisation: standardised and centralised journal press processes, including a transition to Salesforce and the introduction of new press paper tracking tools. • Documentation: Created and managed centralised internal documentation hub and communications templates.• Reporting: wrote monthly, quarterly and annual summaries of key media coverage for internal and external use.

Regular tasks:• Communication with contributors: assisted press, authors, reviewers, and academic editors.• Data: managed administration around Data program. Initiated and conducted a project reorganisation, including creation of a Data Advisory Board. Provided organisational and administrative support to senior staff. Created and managed program documentation hub.• Surveys and data analysis: analysed and reported on journal statistics regularly and analysed other data samples ad hoc. • Training: on-boarded new hires; trained various colleagues on administrative tasks. Projects:• Documentation: acted as user experience consultant for development of new software; participated in documentation-writing BookSprint. • Surveys: helped conduct surveys of publishing experiences of contributors to journals and of effects of insourcing vs outsourcing.• Communications: managed project to update and improve communications templates.• Salesforce: evaluated and helped to customise set-up following journal mailbox transition to Salesforce.

Worked across all the PLOS Journals. Regular tasks:• Processed manuscripts and moved them through the assessment process.• Communicated with authors, reviewers, academic editors and press by phone and email, educating and problem-solving.• Worked in teams with colleagues on daily running of journalsSpecialist roles:• Helped to develop processes for quality checks and to train staff on policy application and implementation.• Oversaw publication of one article Collection and worked as part of a team to manage and produce other Collections• Trained new hires on daily tasksProject management:• Used cross-journal experience to analyse, compare and streamline administrative work.• Managed projects to improve communications and optimise processes.• Used article data to create and present various reports.

Produced communications including regular newsletters for donors and for students. Liaised with African beneficiaries.Publicised events, both fundraising and informational, via social media and websites as well as in printOrganised beneficiary details and project proposalsUndertook various other administrative tasks on behalf of the charity.

Read Natural Sciences (Biological) at Jesus College, Cambridge UniversityObtained a BA (Hons) Natural Sciences Modules:Part II: Pathology (2.1)Part 1b: Pathology (2.1), Cell and Developmental Biology (2.1), History and Philosophy of Science (2.1)Part 1a: Biology of Cells (1), Physiology (1), Evolution and Behaviour (2.1)

I undertook my sixth form studies at Lancing College, where I gained an academic scholarship. I attained A grades in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Spanish at A level, as well as in Physics and Critical Thinking at AS level.