Experience

Ogilvy UK

• Marketing Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom Ogilvy UK inspires brands and people to impact the world. Their iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas have delivered sustained growth for clients since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. Ogilvy UK has businesses specialising in Advertising, Experience, PR, Consulting and Health plus capabilities specialising in Influence, Social and B2B. Each deliver world-class award-winning creative solutions for clients including Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Vodafone, Sainsbury’s, The Mayor of London,… Show more Ogilvy UK inspires brands and people to impact the world. Their iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas have delivered sustained growth for clients since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. Ogilvy UK has businesses specialising in Advertising, Experience, PR, Consulting and Health plus capabilities specialising in Influence, Social and B2B. Each deliver world-class award-winning creative solutions for clients including Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Vodafone, Sainsbury’s, The Mayor of London, Sipsmith and Samsung. Show less



HugePR

• Comms Director, Independent Consultant

  • May 2008 - Present

  London, United Kingdom Clients include UNiDAYS, Cult, Feed, Badoo, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, Be Heard Group, Y&R Group, Brothers & Sisters, FCBInferno, The Talent Business, The PR Network, System1 Group, Brand and Deliver. Specialising in creative and digital agencies I develop and implement strategies to reenergise agency profiles and credentials. I interrogate positioning, challenge entrenched thinking and create brand story arcs to drive interviews, comment, regular opinion pieces & ultimately ownership on issues… Show more Clients include UNiDAYS, Cult, Feed, Badoo, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, Be Heard Group, Y&R Group, Brothers & Sisters, FCBInferno, The Talent Business, The PR Network, System1 Group, Brand and Deliver. Specialising in creative and digital agencies I develop and implement strategies to reenergise agency profiles and credentials. I interrogate positioning, challenge entrenched thinking and create brand story arcs to drive interviews, comment, regular opinion pieces & ultimately ownership on issues, news and campaigns in key trade, national and c-suite media. PR support and spokesperson management for agency clients include Sky, Museum of London, Teenage Cancer Trust, Resident Evil 6, Nokia and NSPCC and numerous new business pitches. I have secured speaking opps at Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx, Asia Spikes and Eurobest, interviews and opinion pieces in Forbes.com, Adweek, FastCompany, AdAge, Creative Review, BusinessInsider, WSJ, Vogue Business, Business of Fashion and the BBC among many others. Show less



PR Hill&Knowlton

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2008

  London, United Kingdom A maternity cover contract running Proctor & Gamble’s FMCG laundry accounts, notably launching P&G’s first premium level detergent variants for Bold and Lenor.



Trimedia

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director/ Senior Consultant

  • Apr 2004 - Feb 2007

  London, United Kingdom I returned to Trimedia, now part of Huntsworth, working on new business, leading successful pitches for the COI, the GLA’s Recycle for London campaign (partnering London Fashion Week), Book Trust’s Book Start initiative and winning the FCO’s Know Before You Go campaign. I worked again on Arts and Culture events including The Orange Prize for Fiction, Johnnie Walker’s Pioneers in the Park and Gordon's Gin and the Turner Prize.



the hotgroup plc

• Co-Founder and Marketing Director

  • Oct 1999 - Dec 2003

  London, United Kingdom I launched hotrecruit.com with a university friend, a site advertising temporary jobs around world for students and travellers. Responsible for building the brand, traffic, supporting sales, and implementing the integrated comms campaigns. The hotgroup plc became the second largest online recruitment company in the UK and was bought in Nov ’05 in a deal worth £50m by Trinity Mirror plc.



Trimedia

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager/ Account Director

  • Aug 1996 - Sep 1999

  London, United Kingdom Specialising in consumer brands and Arts and Culture. I worked on the BAFTA Film & TV Awards, the Elle Style Awards, the Orange Prize for Fiction, The Word London's Festival for Literature, The Turner Prize, The Design Council, The Science Museum's Science of Sport Exhibition and Young Person’s Railcard. I also worked on the launch of heat magazine, Red and relaunch of New Woman.



MullenLowe Global

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Executive

  • Jan 1995 - Jun 1996

  London, United Kingdom Then Lowe Howard Spink, I managed campaigns for Vauxhall across Astra, Corsa and Tigra. I attended IPA 1 and IPA 2