Marketing Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

Communications Consultant

• May 2009 - Feb 2023

Communications and marketing professional with 20 years of experience across charity and private sectors, specifically in youth and education. CAM qualified, specialising in communications, marketing, campaign project management and stakeholder engagement. Communications and marketing professional with 20 years of experience across charity and private sectors, specifically in youth and education. CAM qualified, specialising in communications, marketing, campaign project management and stakeholder engagement.

Communications Consultant

• Apr 2017 - Jan 2018

Providing communications support for Common Everybody a social-enterprise. Common Everybody is passionate about the power of schools-partnerships to boost active citizenship amongst children, and to underpin other positive outcomes for developing-world schools. Providing communications support for Common Everybody a social-enterprise. Common Everybody is passionate about the power of schools-partnerships to boost active citizenship amongst children, and to underpin other positive outcomes for developing-world schools.

Communications and Marketing Manager - Arts Award

• May 2015 - Jul 2016

Managed Arts Awards tenth birthday campaign on a fixed term contract, including developing the Arts Award Week campaign, PR, marketing and social media plans. Liaised with Arts Award stakeholders to roll out campaign plans, materials and resources and coordinated involvement of 160 organisations across the country in order to raise awareness of Arts Award with young people, parents and arts practitioners. Recruited celebrities and key stakeholders to the campaign, including producing a series of short films and managing a Twitter Q&A Party which trended on Twitter and reached nearly 1.5 million people. Wrote campaign communications, including e-shots, website copy and social media content. Developed press materials, wrote editorial pieces for the sector press and liaised with journalists Show less

Founder & Director

• Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

Established the South East London Mumpreneurs Network, which offered mums in business the opportunity to engage with a community of other mums to support and ultimately inspire each other, while networking, learning new skills, finding new business and developing confidence. Delivering and promoting PR and social media skills workshops to over 100 mums in business. Organising and facilitating events for mums in business to meet successful businesswomen, including Laura Tenison OBE, Director and founder of JoJo Maman Bebe and Sally Preston founder of Babylicious. Show less

Head of Marketing and Communications

• May 2007 - Apr 2009

Instrumental in the development of BYC, including income generation, strategic planning, relocation and growing the team from 4 to 22. A member of the Senior Management Team for five years, deputising for the CEO for three years. Established the department following separation of Policy & Communications, to support organisational growthResponsible for departmental strategy, including all aspects of internal and external communications; brand management, award winning 60th anniversary digital media campaigns, CRM and stakeholder relations.Led the department’s work programme and team of seven, in line with BYC’s strategic plan, setting objectives, budgets, work plans and evaluating performance. Show less

Head of Policy and Communications

• Jul 2002 - May 2007

Established the department after increase in new income streams, including all aspects of public affairs, campaigning, media, marketing and communications. Responsible for a team of four.Created and oversaw the media strategy, developed media campaigns, established a press team, and developed a media profile as a spokesperson for the organisation.Managed the public affairs strategy and activities on a day-to day basis, including lobbying and campaigning, researching and writing government consultation responses, provided the secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs and liaised directly with senior civil servants.Developed and oversaw the communications and marketing strategy to produce a range of communications materials including a new website, annual review, publications and e-bulletins.Managed BYC’s research consultancy with public sector organisations, national and local government on youth participation and citizenship, including the DfES, the Low Pay Commission and the RSA Show less

Account Manager

• Aug 2000 - Jul 2002

Account manager, responsible for managing two teams across both international and UK corporate PR accounts in the healthcare sector, including managing account budgets. Launched and delivered high-profile ‘Communiqué award winning’ media campaigns, including product launches to consumers and healthcare professionals. Account manager, responsible for managing two teams across both international and UK corporate PR accounts in the healthcare sector, including managing account budgets. Launched and delivered high-profile ‘Communiqué award winning’ media campaigns, including product launches to consumers and healthcare professionals.

Senior Account Executive

• Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

Senior Account Executive for a specialist healthcare public relations agency, responsible for project implementation, event management, tactical media, client and public relations. Delivered public relations campaigns, involving innovative partnerships between industries and charities. Senior Account Executive for a specialist healthcare public relations agency, responsible for project implementation, event management, tactical media, client and public relations. Delivered public relations campaigns, involving innovative partnerships between industries and charities.

National Executive Committee NUS UK and Women’s Officer for NUS Wales

• Sep 1998 - Sep 1999

Full time role with responsibility for coordinating the women’s and welfare campaign in Wales: representing students to external organisations and campaigning on student issues. Liaised with health and charitable organisations to develop partnership campaigns including managing a national contraceptive research project for NUS, with corporate and voluntary sector organisations. Full time role with responsibility for coordinating the women’s and welfare campaign in Wales: representing students to external organisations and campaigning on student issues. Liaised with health and charitable organisations to develop partnership campaigns including managing a national contraceptive research project for NUS, with corporate and voluntary sector organisations.