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United Kingdom

Halifax, England, United Kingdom

Strategic communications and stakeholder engagement for large-scale capital and regeneration programmes.Consultations for Calderdale Council capital projects, under the Next Chapter brand, working with a diverse range of partners, consultants, and contractors.Coordinate publicity and public relations for projects, and design briefs for communications and engagement assets, from creative direction to video scripting, copywriting and editing, social and email content.Manage the Next Chapter online channels, with a focus on accessibility, audience growth, user journey development, and better online value propositions.Provided consultancy and support to other teams to develop their own communication and engagement strategies, emphasising listening.

Helping people running businesses we like to communicate.

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Delivered a programme of communications for a £31 million government investment in net zero science. The purpose of the capital project was to build subsurface facilities for research in Cheshire and Glasgow, a facility for scanning geological core, and an associated platform for sharing open data.Built the audiences, planned engagement activities, and created the communications infrastructure to serve a complex map of stakeholders, across science, local and national politics, communities and industry.Created and managed channels on social, email, search. Managed the development of the project website coordinating design, copy and UX . Managed the development of the visual direction for the project and produced outputs: video content, direct mail, slide decks, exhibition visuals and display stands, mixed media webinars and guidelines for brand implementation.Planned and delivered marketing strategy to grow audiences in key segments ready for when new opportunities, events and value propositions are brought to market.Managed social and traditional media monitoring for the project and used these insights to plan and develop PR, report to the board on progress and sentiment, and as a tool to make sure that as an organisation we were responding in a timely and effective way to developing press attention and interest from key stakeholder groups.Delivered packages of work for the UK Geoenergy Observatories capital project which have the potential to be scaled for the whole organisation and been a critical friend for colleagues, influencing the development of the tender brief for the new BGS website; and messaging for the BGS 5 year strategy, mission and vision.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Temporary role planning and creating content for Nottingham Trent University's primary social media accounts. I worked on projects including The University of the Year award announcement, EQUIS accreditation announcement, social messaging for graduation, and planning the main social calendar three months out.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Transformed the marketing function supporting Nottinghamshire YMCA to become one of the top performing YMCAs in the federation. Brought consistency to the Nottinghamshire YMCA brand, managing a team of marketing and communications professionals working across the marketing mix; influencing everything from programme development to pricing strategy, to planning people resources and development pathways. I developed market research for programmes as diverse as housing, to childcare and outdoor activities to gyms and managed content planning, creation and proofreading for everything from recruitment ads to awareness content, and press releases to planning submissions.Responsible for the marketing and communications budget, held influence within the senior management team and was responsible for crisis communications management.Achievements include: Supported the organisation to diversify revenue streams.Devised a repositioning strategy for YMCA gym, and launching the first YMCA CrossFit affiliate outside the USA.Launched a high concept school holiday activity camp: Camp Williams, that broke even in year two and became the highest rated such offer in the area.Coordinated valuable PR activity with content shared in industry publications, local and national media.Implemented a common feedback methodology, and shared language of continuous improvementImplemented email management (and marketing automation), search engine optimisation and search engine marketing, customer relationship management, social media management and advertising, analytics and reporting, e-commerce, display ads, lead generation and marketing automation.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Provided administrative support for Nottinghamshire YMCA's NHS/Nottingham City Council funded Physical Activity on Referral Service, and the YMCA gym. Added marketing responsibilities to my role. Founding member of the Business Resource Centre team. Created the 'Managing feedback' training workshop.

Graduated with 2:1. International marketing, Strategy, Economics, Ethics.Dissertation based on extreme short-term labour markets.Other highlights include: Adapting existing strategic lens for use in not-for-profit organisations, a report on the obesogenic environment and its implications for business, and an analysis of the notion of 'free trade'.

Bar staff - while studying.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Promoted to share the position of the existing General Manager.* Key responsibilities *Licence responsibilities, entertainment booking, staff training and development, standards and procedures, ordering and cost monitoring, stock taking, cash responsibilities.* Key achievements *Won the 96 Trent FM Listener's Choice Award at the Best Bar None Awards.Consistent year on year increases in turnover and profitability.Recorded the first single shift turnover in excess of £10k and repeated on several occasions (<220 capacity, wet led venue).

Nottingham, United Kingdom

In charge of 220 capacity late bar at least 3 days a week and whenever GM was on leave. Promoted from Bar Staff. Fulfilled the following areas of business:* Responsibilities *Licence responsibilitiesStock control, order planning and cellar managementRecruitment and training of staffMusic policy sound tech and lighting* Achievements *Made improvements to standards in all areas of bar service by introducing a training plan for new starters, and regular staff communication to share best practice.Introduced a successful marketing campaign based on an improved web site and social networking.Created policies to help inform decision making for door staff, ensuring that their conduct reflected our organisation culture.Ensured that the owners of the business took their responsibility to their staff seriously, allowing them to take paid holidays and ensuring that they had access to ear protection and were properly treated at work. Facilitated a zero-tolerance culture towards drugs and violent conduct.Oversaw the response to the smoking ban in July 2007.

Worked on the checkouts, as a store greeter, car-park attendant and shelf-filler during study.Other Work Have held various other jobs including roles at Woolworths, a restaurant and a small hotel.

Diploma, Cim Professional Marketing (Strategic Marketing, Digital Strategy, Mastering Metrics)

Level 6. Strategic Marketing, Mastering Metrics, Digital Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) (Hons), Business

Awarded by Nottingham Trent University

Diphe, International Business