External Affairs and Policy Manager

• Oct 2022 - Present

Communications Manager

• Jun 2017 - Oct 2022

Producing and implementing the communications strategy. Includes website design and content; news releases; newsletters; social media; stakeholder engagement and management; media enquiries; events management; sense checking documents; political briefings; profile raising/ lobbying.

Communications Manager

• Jun 2017 - Present

Communications Officer

• Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

Worked on communications for successful unitary proposal. News releases/ handling media enquiries/ creating campaign website/ producing localised resident newsletter from concept/ raising national profile in trade magazines/ filming video for external clients/ communications strategy/ sense checking council documents/ advising councillors and senior officers/ submitting successful awards entries/ engagement work Worked on communications for successful unitary proposal. News releases/ handling media enquiries/ creating campaign website/ producing localised resident newsletter from concept/ raising national profile in trade magazines/ filming video for external clients/ communications strategy/ sense checking council documents/ advising councillors and senior officers/ submitting successful awards entries/ engagement work

Deputy editor

• Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

Direct responsibility for three newspapers and two websites, overseeing their content and production on a day-by-day basis.Developed strategy for and overseen growth in websites and social media, successfully analysing user data to inform content choices and how it is presented.Responsibility for generating and managing story ideas, headlines, angles, proofing/ subbing, legal checking, priority and placement within the newspaper/ website.Responsibility for meeting strict weekly and daily deadlines and targets.Writing a large quantity of copy.Handling reader queries/ complaints, mindful of legal issues and code of practice.Managing team of reporters, workload, holidays and personal issues.Managing budget for freelance photographers and agency copy.Representing the newspaper at community functions. Show less

Bucks Herald news editor

• Jun 2009 - Apr 2014

Overseeing news content of newspaper and website, as well as producing my own stories.Playing key role in transformation of Bucks Herald from broadsheet to compact size and the transition.Designing pages using InDesign.

Business Editor

• Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

Producing and writing monthly business supplement. Wide range of content, eg in-depth business leader interviews, company profiles, new products, staff announcements, employment news, new businesses etc. Also involved advertorial features including the production of two bespoke advertorial supplements for two local clients.

Reporter

• Jun 2006 - Jun 2008

Generating and writing a large output of news, sports and entertainment stories.Experience in covering different storytypes, eg court, council, calls, human interest, sports, business, housing development.