Tom Griffin Email & Phone Number

Australia

Provide communications guidance and reputation management at a federal level to the office of the Minister for Government Services.

Oxford, United Kingdom

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT• Led and coached a team across the UK and US reporting into the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).• Developed a clear team vision aligned to overall organizational objectives.• Managed various levels of change management (individual, team and organizational).STRATEGY & OPERATIONS• Developed public relations, communications and crisis management strategies for: Wiley corporate, Wiley Higher Education and academic partners.• Media liaison and spokesperson to tier 1 media including: New York Times, Reuters and Nature.• Committee chair including the Brexit Communications/Advocacy Group and Wiley Social Media Council.ISSUES & CRISIS MANAGEMENT• Managed multiple issues and crisis on a regular basis across technology, financial reporting. copyright, research publication and higher education. CLIENT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT• Oversaw client account management focusing on PR and communications strategy for Wiley largest corporate partners.COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS• Managed external communications for national open access transitional deals including Norway, Hungary and the highly publicized DEAL agreement in Germany• Developed global industry campaign to combat piracy and assist copyright holders (researchers, scientific associations, industry). • Developed materials for government affairs programs including: APEC's Project DARE (Data Science Raising Employment); a national textbook agreement with the Egyptian government and an agreement with Arizona State University as part of their work with the US Agency for International Development.• Led external communications strategies for Wiley’s first Gender Pay Gap report, co-led Wiley’s response to US Presidential Executive Order on Immigration• Developed Wiley's thought leadership program.REPORTING• Drafted KPI and progress reports for Executive Leadership and Board of Directors including the analysis of industry trends and insights.• Reporting and measurements based on based on AMEC framework.

Oxford, United Kingdom

COMMUNICATIONS OVERSIGHT & OPERATIONSA managerial position responsible for the integration of a number of departments. Lead a comprehensive public relations and communications strategy for the global Wiley business with a focus on digital innovation to drive efficiencies, build awareness and usage. Work as an account manager, providing PR and communications strategy and guidance to some of Wiley's key partners. Build relationships with multidisciplinary influencers to strengthen profile and reputation among key audiences in support of business growth. Provides leadership and direction through senior managers and managers. Develops departmental business plans and operating budgets.

Melbourne, Australia

REVENUE & GROWTH | TENDERS & RENEWALS• Managed commercial publishing program driving revenue, growth and profitability across partner portfolio through tenders and acquisitions, innovation and identifying new partnership opportunities. • Maintained, renegotiated and renewed partnerships agreements.• Managed program budget, providing quarterly and annual reports including royalty payments and licensing fees.PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS• Managed relationships, services and strategic development for product portfolio of journals, websites and magazines alongside key partners, authors and customers.• Integrated workflows across departments and regions to increase efficiency.• Specialized in digital publishing, innovation and development key to the engagement and retention of partners including a surgical wiki, CPD platform, and Wiley’s second ever journal app. ANALYTICS & REPORTING• Provided guidance to societies and researchers on scholarly industry publishing trends including impact measurements, open access, publishing rights/copyright and new technologies.• Invited speaker on open access at the Australian Medical Writers Association and Melbourne University

Tokyo, Japan

Team leader responsible for the Japan Editorial Office of John Wiley and Sons.

Melbourne, Australia

Editorial Assistant for APAC reporting to the Editorial Office Manager.

Kanagawa, Japan

English teacher in Kanagawa, Japan. High school teaching and conversational English.

Professional Diploma Of Public Relations, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

London, United Kingdom

Mass Communication/Media Studies

New York, United States

Ba, Psychology

Melbourne, Australia