Head Of Communications
CurrentThis is a senior management role with the world governing body for golf, reporting directly to the Director of Corporate Communications. I am responsible for communications strategy, campaign planning, measurement and evaluation, advising and briefing c-suite executives, issues management, crisis communications, media relations, athlete relations, agency management and editing publications.I also act as a media relations officer for The Open, a major golf championship run by The R&A each year. My responsibilities include leading press conferences with golfers, facilitating media interviews with golfers and senior representatives of The R&A, preparing and briefing c-suite executives for media engagements, working with multi-agency partners to produce key messaging for fan communications, conducting mixed zone operations with broadcasters and media, and issues and crisis management. I also have experience of leading and managing teams at major sporting events, including The Open.