Michael Jess Email & Phone Number

Belfast, Gb

Ireland

Communicating all that the RNLI does to protect and enhance our reputation, raise our public awareness and encourage financial support for the charity and all its goals.•Plan, prepare and issue multimedia news releases, using text, photos and videos, and conventional and social media channels•Respond to media enquiries to enhance and protect the reputation of the RNLI• Establish and maintain good media relations• Prioritise and select news-worthy incidents to publicise •Support and brief RNLI staff and volunteers in media activity •Edit and upload content to the RNLI News Centre•Build professional working relationships with a variety of RNLI people• Maintain an awareness of the current news agenda and monitor coverage of the RNLI in the south west•Assist the Regional or National Press Office with handling major incidents and issues•Support the media activity of media Engagement team members and operations personnel remotely or, if required, on location.

Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Gained a lifeguarding qualification, trained vigorously with the RNLI over 5 entire easter/summer seasons with first aid, fitness competencies and interpersonal skills to provide professional and high-quality life-saving protection & prevention, across a span of more than 7 different beaches in the north of Ireland•6 seasons being responsible for the public’s safety in and around the coastline •Provided water safety talks to over 50 primary schools across Northern Ireland•Completed an Operational Leadership course in Poole, England•Lead weekly training sessions and train other lifeguards•Various ad hoc jobs involving work necessary to prepare for the start and end of the summer season•Volunteered 30+ hours mid-season to capture content for our region’s Facebook and Instagram pages

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Analyzed reach and engagement on several social channels to produce better audience engagement regarding visual content in a fast paced ever changing sports environment•Creative direction of promotional campaigns to increase ticket sales and audience retention on social media•Communicated and organised with current sponsors and external stakeholders plans to enrich customer engagement and gain funding•Self-reliant photographer and videographer duties carried out mid-week to drive anticipation for weekend games.•Extensive editing experience and writing experience for all channels under pressure, due to the time constraint of a fast-paced sports industry•Consistent audience interaction on a face-to-face level to establish what the fans want, which gave us priceless information on how to structure and utilise future promotional campaigns

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom