• Leading on the comms function of the team and developing and delivering communications strategy• Line managing the Communications Officer, monitoring their development and progression, evaluating their progress, and working with them through their personal development plans.• Managing and evaluating campaigns for a variety of audiences and media, ensuring consistency of branding and visual identity to positively build on the organisation’s reputation.• Maintaining a political and sector awareness in order to assist the Policy team and the Chief Executive to build relationships and increase influence on key sector issues. • Monitoring and evaluating campaign objectives to showcase successes and ensure all comms work links to the wider business objectives.• Deputising in the absence of the Senior Lead. • Recording performance indicators to contribute to the corporate scorecard.• Confidently monitoring and managing communications during crises.• Managing the production of any media materials requested (whether that’s digital or traditional) by colleagues, ensuring deadlines are met and final drafts are quality checked.• Sound financial management of the team’s resources and budget and manage campaign budgets and placing orders for goods. • Promoting a positive image of Trivallis through the development and maintenance of excellent working relationships with customers, partners, colleagues and key stakeholders.• Managing Trivallis’ online presence through the social media monitoring platform and signposting any comments, queries, compliments and complaints to appropriate teams. • Managing Trivallis’ external website and internal digital workplace (intranet and digital signage) to ensure regular content uploads that are engaging, and factual.

jamjar PR is a creative communications agency that specialises in PR, social media and marketing. As a senior communications executive, I helped the jamjar PR team to deliver internal and external communications for clients and assisted with the day-to-day running of a busy office. Through a mix of communications tools such as media relations, marketing and management of websites and social media accounts, I helped to raise the profile of jamjar PR's client base with their target audiences. My main duties included:Researching and writing copy for news/press releases, blogs, advertorials, newsletters, websites and e-bulletinsManaging and updating content on websitesUndertaking research for new business proposals and contributing creative ideasManaging social media accounts, creating content plans and measuring/evaluating responses to campaignsAssisting with event management, including distributing and following up invitesPitching news stories and features to the media and following up stories to achieve press coverageResearching, creating and maintaining media lists and other databasesPhotography for clientsDelivering social media trainingShooting and editing video content for clients

The Factory Music Venue is an industrial building based in Porth, South Wales. As a live music/ events venue and creative industries hub, it hosts many guests, artists and businesses across it's spaces. As social media and marketing manager I controlled all aspects of external and internal marketing for the venue. My main duties included:Brand developmentWeb site traffic growthSocial media management, developing content and analysing resultsWriting press releases for eventsDeveloping brand strategy and statistics systems whilst conducting audience developmentLiaising with artists/musicians/businesses using the spacesPhotographing events I also managed marketing for Rhondda Rocks, a live music and art festival based in The Factory.Main duties included:Developing and nurturing an audience and community both on and offline to promote the festivalOverseeing all print, PR, social media and marketing platforms for Rhondda RocksLiaising with Festival Director, artists and all staff assistants to ensure the success of the festivalManaging a team of volunteers and work experience students to assist with the set upOverseeing budgets and finances for all materialsLiaising with artists and sound teams to develop technical riders and festival schedules

PluggedIn was a music magazine aimed at young people and music lovers in South Wales.Main duties included:Attending concerts and writing reviews & editorialLiaising with the editor to create and draft contentBuilding relationships with venues/acts to secure blogger space at events

The Vale Resort is a 4 star hotel and golf club based in the Vale Of Glamorgan. Main duties included:Working independently to ensure rooms and venues were prepared for guests & eventsLiaising with management to help with guests requestsMaking sure the resort was presentable and in excess of the 4 star standardAssisting with preparing the facilities of Cardiff Blues and Cardiff City FC and the WRU for training and press conferences

E3+ is a scheme to encourage young people to take part in various after school clubs.Main duties included:Supervising children aged 11-17 in after school clubsUndertaking health and safety training to ensure I was able to assist with any injuries or accidentsDealing with registration and monitoring attendance of young people