Polly Winn Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Communicating complex policy ideas to broad audiences; from politicians, Government advisors and Civil Servants, to journalists, third sector professionals, businesses, community groups and individuals. - Creating strategic communications plans to launch leading research, events and campaigns, developing key messages, identifying and engaging stakeholders and securing media coverage- Condensing complex policy messaging into engaging, accessible content to be communicated across a range of platforms- Providing expertise and guidance about gender and equality policy in a Welsh and UK context, at meetings and roundtables, as well as in formal briefings, reports and consultation responses- Creating and developing networks to maximise the impact of our work within the politics and public affairs community- Overseeing and managing key Chwarae Teg events, including our annual State of the Nation policy event and LeadHerShip shadowing programme for young women- Securing media coverage for research, events and and responses to emerging or current issues and providing media briefings both internally and externally- Thought leadership content - Taking part in media interviews and providing commentary for media- Chair of Chwarae Teg's Employee Forum, representing staff interests

Newport, United Kingdom

Responsible for communications and community engagement for Jayne Bryant, Member of the Senedd for Newport West. This included:- Building up Jayne's profile as a new MS after the 2016 election, through local press, social media and community engagement to ensure she was accessible to all constituents- Writing and researching for speeches and questions in the Senedd, as well as blogs and articles for her website and local media - Representing Jayne within Newport West, and within the Senedd, this included overseeing her Cross Party Groups, and supporting her membership of local organisations, communicating and building relationships with people of all walks of life

Newport, United Kingdom

Supported Jessica Morden MP's work representing the constituents of Newport East, including:- Constituent casework, liaising with agencies, individuals and Government departments to resolve issues and concerns- Policy enquiries on behalf of constituents, and policy research- Publicising Jessica's work in local media and online - Organising events for constituents, and helping to ensure Jessica was as accessible as possible

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Edited and oversaw the fortnightly production of our newspaper. Managed an editorial team of 27 volunteers alongside final year studies. - Editing 48 pages of content per issue, with a projected readership of 6,000+ for the newspaper and 10,000 readers online- Chaired conference meetings to determine content - commissioning content and writers across different editorial sections- Held regular meetings to members of the University society, advertising Forge Press to students as a society to get involved with and to learn new skills such as InDesign, Photoshop, Wordpress, Editing and working as a team- Copy editing and approving final copy and design before exporting to printers, this included fact-checking and proofing for any legal issues.- Visual editing of the final pages to ensure that images were legally sourced and of a high quality, as well as proofing indesign layouts and ensuring that they reflect the nature of the content- Writing fortnightly editorials around 300-400 words engaging with current topics that were of interest to students in Sheffield- Facilitating a regular column for the Sheffield Central MP to encourage students to be politically aware in a local environment - Successfully managing a voluntary editorial team, which allowed me to improve my skills in team management and to learn more about working with a large team and advising and supporting people- Maintaining a positive relationship with the Students' Union and its members of staff and volunteers, including overseeing coverage of major Union events such as Varsity and SU elections- Maintaining relationships with members of the Forge Press alumni, and involvement in alumni and networking events- Using software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Wordpress

Sheffield

Throughout my time at University, I consistently contributed to the University's independent student newspaper. I wrote articles for various different sections, including News, Features, Comment, Music and Screen, these varied from short reviews, to long form Feature pieces, and local reporting. I balanced my regular contributions alongside my studies, and alongside my section editor responsibilities. Writing for Forge Press enabled me to learn a lot about the writing and editing process, it taught me how to take constructive criticism on board and use it to enhance and improve my writing skills. I was able to come up with my own article ideas often and write about things I felt passionately about, as well as working to tight deadlines.

Sheffield

Throughout my second year of study at the University of Sheffield, I was oen of three editors for the Features section of the student newspaper. My responsibilities included:- Editing six pages of longform content fortnightly for the university newspaper with a projected readership of over 15,000 - Regularly commissioning ideas for and often writing articles for the features section (for both the paper and online) that would engage with readers and be of interest to the target audience of students in Sheffield- Utilising Adobe Photoshop and InDesign to design layouts suitable for the six pages of content, and to make the Features pages appealing and attractive to readers - Researching and fact checking information for articles to ensure they are of a high quality and are informative and engaging for the audience - Utilising the Forge Features social media accounts to publicise the work and to engage with readers - Chairing regular meetings with contributors to discuss ideas, distribute content, assign deadlines and communicate with readers and contributors for Forge Press - Copy editing articles by fellow editors and contributors - Using Wordpress to upload articles and ensure that the Features section of the forgetoday.com website was up to date - Sourcing appropriate images for reuse - Distributing the fortnightly newspaper - Working as part of a large team of editorial volunteersThis was my first experience of understanding the editorial process of a newspaper, and I learned a lot about the printing process, this experience was useful in following roles and on journalistic work experience. I learned about working as part of a time, coordinating aims and goals, and communicating with other team members and contributors. I focused particularly on expanding the readership of the paper, and tailoring the content to our audience and increasing the section's appeal.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

As a student caller I contacted University of Sheffield alumni to hear about their experience at Sheffield, as well as to inform them of the work of the Alumni Fund. We collected donations that go towards different areas including student support, student experience and student facilities

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I worked on the shop floor in the Sheffield Lush store. I was responsible for ensuring that all customers I encountered received a full and detailed consultation, and found all of the products they needed. This included giving demonstrations of different products, a full and detailed knowledge of our products - particularly products within the christmas range - and a positive and friendly attitude towards customers.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Bachelor’S Degree, History And Sociology, 2:1 Ba (Hons)

Activities and Societies: Forge Press, Sheffield Labour Students- Completed a final year short dissertation in History about working class.

English Literature, Sociology, History And Btec Music, A A B Distinction*

Activities and Societies: Voice Choir, Musical Theatre Productions, Orchestra