Marketing and Communications Executive

• May 2022 - Present

Communications Executive

• May 2019 - Apr 2022

This role includes: - First point of contact for all media enquiries - Writing press releases and media statements - The business’ first point of contact for messages they want to communicate - Managing internal communications channels (including weekly newsletter, intranet comms, digital screens, Board of Management Blog) - Working with senior stakeholders (internally and externally) - Managing internal campaigns - Managing the editorial agency and being their key contact Show less

Media Relations Officer (FTC)

• Sep 2018 - May 2019

Covering a secondment on a fixed term contract I was the first point of contact for all media enquiries for the brand. This role included: - Distributing today’s news and weekly media reports containing group corporate and product press coverage - Liaising with Journalists - Creating media coverage reports about products and key activity in the media (e.g. Tesco Pod Point announcement) - Updating and organising product photo’s on the media site - Organising photo shoots - Creating comms for internal screens and the company intranet - Organising internal launches of new products for the Volkswagen brand - Creating a weekly social media calendar for the PR teams Twitter and Instagram accounts - Hosting at media events - Helping the team with ad-hoc tasks when needed Show less

Placement Ambassador

• Oct 2017 - May 2018

Product Affairs Assistant

• Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

A one year industrial placement working in a busy communications department as a member of the Product PR team. This role included: - Press Releases - Organising Press Fleet Loans - Organising Photo Shoots - Liaising with Journalists - Creating spec sheets to be used by media when writing about vehicles - Editing and updating the media website as well as overseeing the new update of the site and working with the website development team to iron out any issues - Endorsing the Heritage vehicles through a 'car of the month' feature as well as creating new leaflets for the collection to be given to visitors - On hand assistance at Product Launches - Monitoring coverage of Vauxhall Products in the media and creating coverage reports when requested (these were used by the Digital Marketing and Fleet Marketing teams) - Updating Vauxhall media's twitter account with press releases and launches etc Show less