I am an award winning journalist and confident communicator. My background as a reporter, sub-editor and Features Editor on a large daily newspaper with several editions per day led to me becoming a magazines' Editor for a leading monthly glossy and Consultant Editor for 17 UK and Ireland titles. I then moved into PR, communications, content, marketing and events.I am a skilled researcher, interviewer and writer of jargon-free copy, used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines. I am highly competent at writing medical, as well as corporate press releases and case studies, on any topic, to cut through the noise and gain traction and valuable leads. I'm excellent at pitching strong ideas to media and seeing them come to fruition. I have a superb network of contacts in national and regional print, online and broadcast media.I specialise in crisis mitigation and issues management, as well as change comms and social media.I am used to working alone and managing teams, including national and global agencies, and am responsible for strategic planning and executing multi-channel campaigns. I'm highly experienced in B2B and B2C comms and working with key stakeholders at all levels.I am also skilled at managing events worldwide and controlling large budgets.I have been through two major rebrands with top companies, looking after internal comms and PR nationally and globally within those crucial periods of major change.Above all, I'm a people person who loves to hear and tell a great story.